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When the witches are seen at the Halloween party


I always found it funny how when Max points out the witches in the crowd everyone jumps back acting scared. Lol i mean everyone there is in costumes, what Winnie Sarah and Mary are wearing is anything that amazing or terrifying that should make anyone jump.

Thats what i love about these high school girls, i get older they stay the same age.

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I guess b/c ppl recognized them as the legendary Sanderson sisters.

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I guess but there was never really any pictures of the witches was they? Most likely just sketches giving people an idea of what they looked like. I just always found it weird everyone jumped back when really it was just 3 women in witches costumes.

Thats what i love about these high school girls, i get older they stay the same age.

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I guess ppl knew what they looked like, or it was in legend, b/c those 3 girls who stole their brooms were dressed like them.

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I always thought the crowd reacted that way because the Sanderson sisters stood out as eccentric beauties . Other than the fact that the spotlight was on them, they were supposed to be really eye catching. Remember how Max's dad said "wow" when he saw them. And yeah the fact that earlier the bus driver was hitting on them. They're supposed to stand out.

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beauties? really?

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Well yeah, in a sense. In that universe maybe, considering how the crowd and Max's dad reacted.

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Really? I think the people honestly thought that they were the real Sanderson sisters / the Sanderson sisters have this enchanting aura or something, because they are witches, not beauties. It would be a completely different matter if say Scarlett Johannson, Mila Kunis, and Olivia Wilde played the Sanderson sisters.

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Lol yeah could be that too..I dunno, something about the Sandrrson sisters makes everyone react in one way or another. Cuz they witches. You're right, it's their aura.

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I thought Max's dad and everyone else reacted that way because of how authentic looking their costumes were.

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I thought that was weird but I forgave it because that is the best scene in the movie.

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The partygoers knew the legend of the Sanderson sisters, including that they could be brought back to life. When Max got onstage and was serious about the three being the real Sanderson sisters brought back to life, the people were taken aback - they believed him. Winifred plays it off like she's just a costumed partygoer herself and starts singing.

The singer/MC tells Max, "Good joke, happy Halloween," so everyone thought it was just a joke or gimmick.

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I just figured it was because they were in badass "costumes"

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