Midsommar (2019) | A Deep Dive 

This is the Midsommar breakdown that RU-vid was missing! I watched it for the first time last month for a spooky spring vlog and was so astonished by how people give other people shit for enjoying the ending as a “happy ending” I know is morally corrupt as if by extension I’m a bad person? Like you said, media literacy is at an all time low (I have more proof - I’m a high school history teacher but I will spare you the details 😂) Great video!!

Yes please to the Hereditary deep dive! I adored Midsommar (and your deep dive is very interesting, thank you for sharing), but nothing haunted me after the fact quite like Hereditary. I recently witnessed a parent losing their child suddenly and unexpectedly and Toni Collette deserves all the awards for accuracy right down to the screaming in her husband's arms over the loss. I don't understand how Ari Aster was so aptly able to channel that pain and I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.

I'm so down for a hereditary deep dive. I like midsommar more as a movie but hereditary is our generation's the exorcist. The scariest film I think I've ever seen.

Scary movie. I love how so much of the horror takes place in daylight.

Hell yeah so glad to see you covering this one. Great deep dive

Great video. Midsommar is one of my favorite movies ever, and it's fun to see someone else discuss it.

I’ve never heard anyone talk about Bobby Krlic’s score, it’s so good.

Looove the vibes here . Absolutely sitting down for a hereditary deep dive !! The way Florence got so affected by the character is so disturbing to me cause it just shows how well written she was !

Awesome breakdown! I just watched this re-released in IMAX and I love it more than the first watch! This movie introduced me to unconventional horror and has shaped my taste in film since. All my friends hate it 😢

Such a good clip Kylie, I also recomand you to see "The Goat and Her Three Kids" bcs like midsommar it is also a folk-horror movie

Loved this so much! I love this film so much-Ari Aster can do no wrong!🙌 PLEASE do a deep dive for Hereditary!❤️❤️

i would love to hear your thoughts on the wicker man (maybe comparison original vs remake or even a deep dive) and it's influence on midsommar! love the deep dive as always

Love the deep dive and the film. It’s an interesting perspective to see it as a companion piece to Hereditary. Since both films deal with similar themes and I love seeing the mutual journeys through the eyes of a man and woman respectively. Brilliant setting, characters and dialogue that Ari brings along with his distinctive direction. Beau was definitely a miss but I mean the man can retire with Hereditary and Midsommar and still be a legend. Haha

Absolutely incredible video. Bravo! I especially love the rant about being needing the ending to be perfectly “moral”. haha

Love this deep dive. I actually didn’t know about the scene where Christian agrees to what’s going to happen to him for his thesis. Definitely changes my opinion on his fate.

Kylie great deep dive in midsommer (2019)

One of the best Midsommar videos I've seen on YT! Awesome job!

Great video as always Kylie 😊👍💜🐾

Amazing deep dive! Love your flower crown and dress! You’re the real may queen! lol This is probably my favorite of Ari asters movies so far and the directors cut slaps! My horror cult got a copy and rented out a theater for a private screening! I really loved it when I saw it, certain scenes I remember more than others My horror cult also attempted to have our own midsommar party with correct food and a maypole! We did it right before the theater screening! It was pretty DIY lol but it was great time! Didn’t end up in bear skin in a burning pyramid so I consider that a win lmao This is perfect cuz the summer solstice is happening this weekend so this couldn’t have come at a better time! Thank you again for the deep dive and enjoy your badass directors cut!

Fantastic video on this masterpiece of a horror movie. You look beautiful as always both Hereditary and Midsommar are both masterpieces of horror Ari Aster is a genius. Please do a video like this on the movie Hereditary.

Films are up to interpretation. Some people can view the cult as evil, but hey, Dani found her Forever Home.

I was not expecting a deep dive on this but I'm here for it. I actually haven't watched this movie fully and have only seen small parts of it. But I definitely want to give this a full watch though. This deep dive (as with a lot of your other deep dives) has definitely peaked my interest more to want to check this movie out. Also cause I've always been intrigued by the aesthetic and vibe of this. And also forgetting that this is actually a horror movie. So thanks again for another wonderfully done deep dive! Also I love your flower crown and dress!!

That remark you made on morality and religion, it reminded me so much of one of the best quotes from HBO's True Detective. "If the only thing keeping a person decent is the expectation of divine reward, then brother, that person is a piece of shit." -Rust Cohle

Insightful analysis - really enjoyed this! The way Ari Aster acted as a therapist to help Florence Pugh and Jack Reynor get into their roles is really interesting. Coincidentally, this film made it to my no.2 in my top 10 horror films of 2019 which I only just published on Saturday. Clearly it is Midsommar season ☀

Need that Hereditary breakdown. That's an all timer for me. love your breakdowns. Gimmie. Don't tease.

You do the best deep dives, thank you for being so thorough for your minions👑💜. I love Midsommar and can't wait to rewatch on the solstice☀️.

this is a truly fantastic deep dive. thank you as always!!

Very enjoyable watch, thank you Kylie, always enjoy your deep dives and hell yeah would I like to see a Hereditary deep dive!

Great deep dive as always! I have to say that I'm currently a bit on the fence on the topic of whether this should be seen as a "good for her" movie or not, though you made some good points that made me think about it for a second time. I'm still leaning more towards the interpretation that Dani is also a victim of the Hårga in her own way and that her ending is not a happy one, but I can see how the ending is also symbolically about the catharsis of ending a toxic relationship, and that it's not meant to be taken literally. I don't see it as a "good for her" ending, but I also don't see her as the villain or a bad person in the end either. I also think there is a deep problem with media literacy if people are really pointing at the ending and saying that "the movie is bad because it teaches bad morals." I think the ending being immoral for basically everyone involved is one of the reasons it is such a great movie. Also the fact that there are so many interpretations of the entire movie and its ending specifically also speak to why it's such a great movie (even if some of those interpretations are not as good as others). One of the things I've also noticed that could be tied to the media literacy thing is that there seems to be (at least in certain corners of the internet, mostly on Reddit from what I've seen) a backlash against the movie from the pagan community, either because it's a factually incorrect representation of paganism or because it represents pagans as villains. And as a Nordic pagan myself even though I enjoy watching films like Midsommar, The Wicker Man and The Ritual where pagans are the villains, I also kind of get it because paganism has a stigma with racism and white supremacy and some pagans are therefore extremely vigilant about anything that associates paganism with white supremacy or just general villainy, but I've also seen some really bad takes on this. Like one commet I saw described the movie as "villainizing communal rural life and portraying it as bad and portraying modern urban American lifestyle as good" and I'm just like... did we even watch the same movie? Like you said in your deep dive the movie is also about dismantling American white male privilege and portrays the Americans as arrogant assholes who literally piss on other cultures. So yeah, there is indeed a problem with media literacy, and this film is a great example of it. Also I just have to quote my friend who after watching this just said that "the most unrealistic thing about this movie wasn't that there is an isolated murderous cult in rural Sweden. The most unrealistic thing was that they were pagans. Realistically they would have been Pentecostals or Laestadians."

I love to download your videos and listen to them at work, you never fail to help the time go by fast. Thanks for another great vid!

I knew you would do a great deep dive! You never miss.

This video came out just as I decided I needed to rewatch Midsommar this weekend. 🖤

I’ve seen the movie 3x and adore this movie. Great deep dive video !

This was awesome. I love your deep dives. Do you edit your own videos? If so, you have a true talent. I now cite this movie as a top five movie for me. It might even be my favorite. It’s oddly rewatchable for me, and I love watching it with people that have never seen it

Not sure how you don't have more subs. Great content and a fun time :)

I still haven't seen this one, but I actually borrowed it from my library a week or two ago.. I figured I'd finally check it out and I always liked Hereditary, so we'll see what's up.. I'll probably watch it in the next week so I'll come back to this vid..

31:00 Nothing can replace The Wicker Man, with its soundtrack and great humor as well as horror.

Good deep dive! And your beautiful hair & outfit rounds it off.

So what took you so long to do this deep dive. 🤔 Considering how you have talked about this film. So here it is and it’s so good. Folk Horror can be so beautiful and then the Horror. Yes Hereditary deep dive. 👍 I also must say you look real nice for this deep dive. I had to point that out. Hope it was ok. Looking forward to tonight’s watch along. I have not seen this film but as always it should be fun.

I'm going to watch this video on Thursday night, after having gone to the special screening of the director's cut in IMAX in my city 😍 (Montreal, Canada) I can't wait!!! It's one of my favorite movies and I've only seen it once (at home). So it'll be my first director's cut viewing and first in theaters! Best way to start the summer

The fact hereditary and midsommar came from the same persons mind is scary

Excellent deep dive once again. I’ve been meaning to watch Midsommar, mostly because Florence Pugh is an excellent actress. Perhaps I’ll give it a watch to celebrate the Winter Solstice. As for a Hereditary deep dive, sounds interesting.

I still think the creepiest thing Ari Aster ever made was a short film called “There’s Something Strange l about the Johnsons” which I saw years before he made Heredity, and the way it starts, I thought it was like a dark comedy… Boy was I wrong lol.

Yess, please do a hereditary deep dive!

Crazy. Girlfriend and I just watched this last night (first time) and have of course been talking about it.

Not you quoting Britney at 22:34, omg you’re the best in the game I fear

It’s a unique take on religious cults since The Wicker Man when I saw it in a theater. It blew some other folk horrors out of the water. Deadly Blessing had some Amish people but their world not dramatically explored as in Witness.

This is one of my favorite films EVER! I was waiting for you to do a deep dive on this one in particular! Thank you for this!

Another great deep dive!! I much prefer Hereditary; Midsommar was good, but no desire to watch again. I'm one of the rare people who enjoyed Beau is Afraid, so I'm down for a deep dive of any Ari Aster films 😊

I’ve watched it twice. I don’t hate it. My appreciation for it grew on the second watch but it’s still not my favorite movie. However, it is a beautiful film and i will defend its aesthetic 100%. Also, great deep dive! :)

I ❤️ the Midsommar cult. Probably for all the wrong reasons. But the original Wicker Man cult also seemed fun, musical and happy to me. I’d join! 😊

just saw the DC in imax✨✨ i’ve only seen the theatrical and it’s one of my favorite films, this version was fun but not definitive for me. some of the extras in the front part like the argument and the extended part of the drive was interesting. the lake scene is mixed for me because i feel like even though dani stays because she doesn’t want to be without christian, her argument makes it a little harder to believe her going along with the rest of the rituals to me. I think the point of the scene that i enjoyed was it was the first time the cult mirrored dani. i liked seeing josh have a bit of personality in his fight. the thing with christian talking to the elder is that it makes it less ambiguous what he does but he’s still drugged heavily and while i think he’s more willing it’s still complicated as ari likes to be. also there’s that one scene where dani and christian kiss and agree to not fight, i liked that addition as it makes their relationship feel less one note, the whole cut really helped with that and when they are separated i feel it more. there’s so many complications with them in this version that made the ending better imo. at the end of the day i think the TC is better, some things are more ambiguous, some cuts were more poignant and i think the pacing flowed better, but god i love this film more each time i see it

Just wondering if you could be able to do a deep dive on Director, Eli Roth please much appreciated also love your videos.

Yes do hereditary deep dive please!!

Truly blessed by Satan on this fine Monday

I watched the Kill Count on Midsommar never watched the movie though. Also yes I would join a cult if the vibes are good. As long as I get cookies in the end I'm good.

The way we need a hereditary deep diveeeeee

Aaaaaaaaand I found my video to accompany my dinner.

I agree that media literacy is in the toilet with todays youth haha but anyone who takes movies so seriously that they let it influence them is taking it a little too far lol I mean I love movies so much but they’re not real life so they play by different rules for the sake of the story It’s sad that people turn to dogma to find the answers to questions and purpose but as long as your belief system is strong and good, you’re a good person in my book. Vilifying others just tears us apart. I personally loved the ending. Dani lost all she has close to her and now has this new cult family! It’s more like “happy ending?” But I love it all the same. Also I’m so down for a hereditary deep dive! Now I’m thirsty for a big cup of pube tea! Lmfao that was hilarious!!

Finally watched this film.. not really sure how I feel lol.. it's a great looking film and the filmmaking is impressive.. it's weird, but I expected that.. but not "weird" in a negative way, but in a unique and original way.. I respect it but I'm honestly not sure where it lands for me, but I think the pros outweigh the cons.. I do like Hereditary more, but they're different films.. Midsommar is definitely one I could potentially appreciate even more on a second watch, but I still enjoyed it, more or less.. but if I really didn't like it I wouldn't even leave a comment here because I wouldn't want to hate on a film that means so much to you haha..

I loved this movie but definitely scared more by hereditary. It’s hard to look at the guy who played Christian’s’ eyes because what happens to him in the movie was kinda traumatising to watch. Both movies got me to feel uncomfortable so I loves it. Kinda wish there could be a sequel to either one

I absolutely love this movie. From the color, the imagery, the emotions, the characters, the sound! “Chefs kiss”

People called me crazy for saying this movie had a happy ending.😂

👍👍Awesome!!

When my GF (now ex-GF) said that she absolutely hated this movie because it was “boring,” I knew it was the beginning of the end….

It is a bit difficult to choose between Midsommar and Hereditary.. they are both very unique and definitely different tales from one another.. for me, Hereditary has a slight edge above Midsommar.. but I never get tired of watching that movie. That 2 and a half hours just breezes by..

As a Swede, it is obvious to me that this film wasn't shoot in Sweden, and most of the rituals, except the green pole dance and the herring eating, aren't common to our customs so it just looks fake to me. I do however appreciate how it captures the Midsummer light we have, when the sun never settles. And light, permanent light, is just as scary as eternal darkness!

How in the world do people think this movie has a happy ending????? I find that certain men (online), are hypersensitive and seem to be almost threatened by anything that could be empowering to someone who isn’t a straight White man. I’ve only seen this once, but I thought it was extremely affective. It’s due for a rewatch. Thanks for this.

HEREDITARY DEEP DIVE NEEDED

This movie was decent. Great review.

❤Coolness ❤

I've only seen the directors cut. Do you think it's worth seeing the theatrical cut?

❤Awesomeness ❤

❤Excellence ❤

Hereditary is still my favorite movie Ari Aster and Midsommar is my second favorite by him, I still haven't seen Beau Is Afraid I'll probably watch this movie eventually but tbh I'm not really interested in watching it and Ari Aster next movie Eddington sounds cool a Western black comedy personally this sounds more interesting to me than Beau is Afraid

Love midsommar some characters are annoying and forgettable but great 4.75/5

I really liked the film, very well made and I do love Florence pugh. This wasn't as good as hereditary though.

ah I LOVE this film, it’s was horrifying and amazing at the same time and I love to see deep dives and analyses of it, there’s always something more to discover. I’m finnish and we also celebrate midsummer here and learn swedish (and their culture etc) so this movie was extra interesting because of the information I already have!

Hereditary please please please

A top 5 film of all time for me. Thank you for addressing media illiteracy, like yes they're both damaged people in a very damaging situation - it's really going badly for everyone you guys! Welcome to horror and fiction! 😭

I think they could dive off the cliff at 90. I think it would make more sense…the last nine years could be mourning them.😊

Christian is gang-raped in the movie in it's canonical form, but I think that's a choice that makes sense and I like the way the scene is done. It is meant to devide the viewer all the more. No matter how much we hate him, he is a victim at least as much as Danie and nobody deserve this. There's also a lot to be asked about whether he is even properly desired by the woman at the center of this group ritual, who looks quite emotionally disconnected, is clearly playing a role, and may well be after status in the cult,as much as any real connection here. I also feel like, I'm alway avoiding films just so I won't have to deal with a director who's skill I don't trust doing a rape scene that's just there to shock and beat up on audiences, as though that makes for a better movie in any genre and these are most often scenes involving women. This feels like a decently sensitive handling of what male rape might look like, which we usually don't think about in any cinematic context. It's neither trying to be fun to watch, nor shock optimally and create unnecessary trauma. I may be desensitized to some horror by now, but that'swhat I think. An abusive highly matriarchal cult does seem like one rare context where gang rapea individual men of by women could work like this. Sinse the cliche we usually see of cults involves dominant old men suounded by young women who get abused, this is useful to expanding the conversation. I remember at least one documentary that covered a cult where men explained accepted cult practices as sexually abusive to them. Cults are very much a matter of group power against the individual, so this repeat that theme while underscoring that all these foreigners endanger themselves by assuming they can take advantage of a culture other than their own while oblivious to the possibility that it could take advantage of them as much or more.

Midsommar has been on my nope list for a couple years now. I love horror movies but i seen an edit of Midsommar and there was a scene with the guys face and the way he looked at the camera traumatized me so bad i vowed never to watch it! As a member of the horror community, i've been so fascinated by it because everybody speaks so highly of it! So please let me know if it unsettled you the first time you watched and think i should get over myself and just watch it.

"It's a movie, it's pretend. You're an adult, you should know this." - I loved this line.