Shot in black and white, which could have been interesting if they had used a better lighting camera man ... In an aspect ratio of 1.19.1 for no conceivable reason ( it was the aspect ratio of 35mm film when an optical audio track was added on the side ) ... Some scenes actually scream for a wider view ... And no it doesn't make things more claustraphobic ... The acting is good until about three quarters of the way through when it just gets too histrionic ... And the narative has been done many times before ... I'm sorry, but the people who praise this sort of film just don't seem to have a wide knowledge of cinema ... The Witch by this director was another over rated piece of film that was nothing new, even though it had the wonderful Kate Dickie in it ...I'm afraid Robert Eggers just seems like some shallow hipster passing phase as far as I can see and certainly isn't doing anything original for cinema apart from for people who haven't seen a lot of films