Midsommar

[Darcy Parker]

Was it unintentional? I thought it worked as absurdity.

I think it was intended to be surreal touches, but came off as silly bullshit.

[JoeS]

Verdict's still out on the director's intentions. I felt there were some bad laughs during the climax that didn't seem intentional, or at least didn't feel earned when the rest of the film seemed fairly serious.

Bingo! After folks started laughing AT the film, Aster started claiming the whole movie was a joke. Yeah, right. Having seen all his movies in theaters, Aster isn't exactly a barrel of laughs. Sure, there is some dark humor around the edges, but, Billy Wilder or John Hughes he ain't

[Matt H.]

Was it unintentional? I thought it worked as absurdity.

Verdict's still out on the director's intentions. I felt there were some bad laughs during the climax that didn't seem intentional, or at least didn't feel earned when the rest of the film seemed fairly serious.

[Randy G]

Was it unintentional? I thought it worked as absurdity.

[JoeS]

And, the bear suit in MIDSOMMAR was pretty unintentionally humorous, too. Especially, after Nic Cage in a bear suit in the Wicker Man official remake. (Midsommar is like an unoffical one)

[Darcy Parker]

It was definitely a strange decision to kill off a character in such a contrived way.

And then have another character build a goddamn diorama of the incident! WTF!

[Matt H.]

I laughed so hard aththe initial telephone pole scene that I nearly puked, and the diorama later on was even funnier.

It was definitely a strange decision to kill off a character in such a contrived way.

[Darcy Parker]

Oh shit, how could I forget that scene!

I laughed so hard at the initial telephone pole scene that I nearly puked, and the diorama later on was even funnier.

[Matt H.]

Oh shit, how could I forget that scene!

[Darcy Parker]

I don't get it.

A reference to Hereditary.

[Matt H.]

As long as it has a telephone pole, and a diorama of said pole later in the film, maybe.

I don't get it.

[Darcy Parker]

That could be interesting.

As long as it has a telephone pole, and a diorama of said pole later in the film, maybe.

[Matt H.]

DISAPPOINTMENT BOULEVARD. Sounds like an oddball 3 hour story about a weird mother-son relationship: https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/202...144avdyhfoc16w

That could be interesting.

[JoeS]

I've actually been meaning to revisit both this and HEREDITARY. I wonder what's next for the director?

DISAPPOINTMENT BOULEVARD. Sounds like an oddball 3 hour story about a weird mother-son relationship: https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/202...144avdyhfoc16w

[Matt H.]

I've actually been meaning to revisit both this and HEREDITARY. I wonder what's next for the director?