MFW I discovered there’s a 2h51min director’s cut of Midsommar that’s potentially scarier than the original
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The original was beautiful but not very scary. The tribe was the good guys lol.
It’s definitely not a traditional scary movies. One of my favourite movies still. Looking forward to this one
Incredibly beautiful and I do think it holds great meaning. The main group was so insufferable, the first hour and a half felt like I was getting water boarded 🤣
The main character with all her feelings 🤣
Her boyfriend was possibly the worst dude ever and their relationship was so toxic.
Her families death was also brutal and I think the contrast between that and how they treat death in the tribe was interesting.
There were so many subliminals about race, gender, and culture, it was refreshing that it let things air out at the end and allowed the group to die.
The familiy’s brutal death + the painting starts it off as a terrifying movie. I love the paintings in the beginning of his horror movies. Tells you everything that’s going to happen. There’s no escape basically.
Yeah the boyfriend was a terrible human being. It was satisfying to see what happens to him
I found it pretty scary. One of those I should watch again, but reluctant to enter that headspace or whatever.
It is quite scary. Ari Aster is able to blend horror and family themes. Those 2 elements together make for the scariest movies
I heard (on this lecture series I can't shut up about), that true horror, is becoming unanchored from sense making (or some such thing, I'm butchering wording).
Example given was The Shining (paraphrasing as a quote):
"I was watching, thinking it was metaphor for alcoholism, as I know alcoholism is a big thing for Stephen king. Yada yada, some brief examples that support the interpretation. Not that scary. But, There's a scene where wife tricks Jack and locks him in utility closet. He protests, and at some point hears voices, and talks to them, and the door clicks/unlocks. Right then, I felt the horror take hold"
The Shining’s most frightening moments had no soundtrack, where the hotel itself becomes a character in itself.
Shining is in my favourites as well. The pictures of the past in the hotel. History repeating itself. And this character. One of my favourite characters. So evil. Just the look on his face
And the terrified look on Scatman Cruthers’ face as he silently realizes what is happening at the hotel.
I saw that movie very young and it scared me more than anything has.
There's analyses of some deep imagery, Native American stuff largely, that I've watched/read pieces of. Hotel built on Indian burial ground iirc. Forget most of what I read, but worth a look if you're interested