The SCARIEST Movie On Netflix.. Again? (Incantation Review) 

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Something about mistagg reassuring everyone that everything related to the curse in the movie being fake is really wholesome for some reason.

As a native chinese speaker, the translations about “throwing her away” is actually totally accurate HAHA she says “丢掉” which is literally throw away

1 saving grace of overthinking the implications of this movie is that because the curse gets more and more diluted the more people watch it the curse evolves from the "a demon will possess you and literally use your body to shoot yourself" into like "you will lose 50 cents when you check into your pocket" and I think its somewhat soothing

Honestly, I love the Mother Buddha face reveal. It reminds me a lot of something you might see in a Junji Ito book, like in Uzumaki when the one girl's face just sort of spirals into itself. I'm also loving all the cultural information and perspectives people are offering in the comment section; I think it does really help to understand the movie, knowing the religious and cultural implications of the events in the plot. Awesome video as usual!

13:37 That's actually foreshadowing. Ronan actually knew about the curse the entire time. She got her daughter for that very purpose, hoping to alleviate her own curse by replacing the Chosen Child with Dodo. That's why she gets her to chant her own name the very first night in the house. But somewhere down the line, she said she ending up falling in love with her daughter. So she went from trying to save herself to trying to save her daughter. Even sacrificing herself in the end. It's sad and messed up on Ronan's part, but I guess that's just human nature, to want to preserve your own life

i watched another analysis about this film and they provided a pretty good theory about Ms. Hsia's death. Ms. H is dead even though she didn't watch the video probably because she asked another god to protect Dodo. The slip that Ms. Hsia gave to Ronan is actually an amulet to protect Dodo (that's why Dodo's name is on it). People usually get this kind of amulet by praying to god in temple to ask for blessing and protection. Dodo is chosen and possibly protected by Mother Buddha, and by asking other god to protect Dodo, Ms. H pissed Mother Buddha off so she was cursed and killed.

if i remember correctly, the reason why they all deteriorated/got affected by the curse differently is based on how much they knew about the curse itself which is why guy who wanted to be Dodo's dad and doctor died quickly as they either researched about the cursed and/or saw the final video of Rona's friends. (they essentially got a crash course on the curse if they watched it) and the only reason why Rona didn't get affected by the curse until much later is because she "offered" her unborn baby to Mother Buddha (i.e. when it was revealed she was pregnant and urged to offer her child as well, so she was being spared as Dodo was the expected to be the NEW SACRIFICE) But since she rescinded that offer as she grew to love Dodo and wanted her to live freely (why she went to the monk in the first place and tried to find a way to end the curse), but when nothing worked she instead decided to bear the Sacrifice role instead of Dodo and had us cursed as well to ensure that the remaining curse on Dodo gets lessened. hope this helps! ^7^

Ronan has mother buddha statues at her place because she was still trying to bear that curse or whatever. After seeing the end, we know that she'd been involved with it all this time. I think she was planning on sacrificing her child, but fell in love with her baby so she ended up wanting to save her instead.

I thought it was creepy specifically because the whole “if you think about it too much you’re inviting it in” thing especially freaks me out, bc I already have weird ass intrusive thoughts to begin with lol

I know this is stupid, but I do really appreciate you warning us about the reveal of the face before showing it, and making a point to say the chant an everything was made up for the film. I have really bad anxiety, and while I know it's fake, because it's a movie, and everything, it's still something does really trigger my anxiety. I just wanted to thank you for a small, but greatly appreciated gesture.

Tbh when I watched this movie and saw the mother Buddha statues face I was like “….ohhhh!!” and I’ll tell you why, this might just be a coincidence but idk hehe So the people who see mother Buddhas face tend to off themselves in a very specific way, by repeatedly smashing their face against a hard object. This feels like a really really weirdly specific way to go about it, so I wonder if the hole in the statues face is alluding to this. The repetitive smashing kinda felt like the characters were replicating that really gross open wound looking gape by disfiguring themselves.

"The curse was already just C-walkin through the apartment" the amount of water I just snorted out of my nose

No cap, Im not superstitious but I appreciate the "it's not real" at the end because, in my opinion, they did quite the job of making it seem like it's real. I usually laugh at people who exaggerate on the occult but I understand the mom's reaction because my ass would've turned it off too lmao.

I felt so bad for Ronan during the movie, because her friends and boyfriend were the biggest assholes and she didn't do shit to get this curse. She didn't break down a temple shrine door or mock a religion, she just spent time with a disturbed kid for a little bit.

Proud of Taiwan’s media production and how it’s steadily coming into it’s own in terms of aesthetic and story telling. This movie reminded me of Taiwanese indie horror game “Devotion” because they both capture elements of the country so well.

When the little girl went under the table I just assumed that it was connected to the tunnel, which is why it took her so long to come back.

I think that, with the monk scene, it's supposed to show that Ronan knew about the curse from the beginning. When she's teaching Dodo to write her name right after taking her home, that's apparently her TRYING to pass the curse from her onto Dodo. She then feels guilty when she sees Dodo is cursed, and attempts to reverse it the rest of the movie. Dunno how accurate that is but it's what I've read

This concept is actually really common in a lot of Asian movies, particularly Japanese, Taiwanese, Korean, and Vietnamese films. Sharing a curse is a huge superstition in these cultures. There's even a Japanese movie very similar to this one that I recently watched, where a bunch of teenage girls invoke a curse by accident. At the end, the surviving girls curse the audience so they can live decades peacefully before the curse gets back around to them (they found a way to skip over themselves, but the curse always comes back). They then apologise to the audience for involving them, admitting it's selfish but determined to live.

I watched this movie with my sister and we were laughing about the people throwing up gang signs and the girl calling ghosts "Baddies"

So about the “im sorry i lied” part of the video, yes i think Ronan knew the whole time how the curse worked… but in a nut shell she was told she was crazy and superstitious when she got back.. that’s also why she may have given up the child along with it a curse. But then through therapy an possible meds they managed to convince her that this cant be real… after years of being miss lead she thought she could get her child back but what she did was being the child back in close to the curse.

There were signs that Ronan planned this from the beginning. The closet with statues, her hair,tooth and everything was placed waiting for Ronan. I think she thought she could offer up Dodo in her place, because she didn’t expect to fall in love with her. At the end, she said she didn’t know when, but she loved the girl.

The “cops defund themselves” joke is basically S Tier comedy. Literally one of the best jokes I’ve heard in 2022

Ok so, the thing about her being pregnant, if you take into account the fact that she says a couple of times that the more you know about the curse, the more it effects you, it implies that everything is happening because she knows so much. And the video of her pregnant shows she knows everything.

For the end of the movie, the reason Ronan got cursed was not coz who sees the face probably gets cursed but because whoever reveals the face gets cursed.

This movie hits even harder within a Buddhist cultural context. Statues of some Buddhist figures do have covered faces, particularly wrathful deities (using the word deity here loosely). I learned that this was to prevent those of us not spiritually strong of mind from looking upon the wrathful deity's face and questioning Buddhist belief and doctrine. So, to look at the Mother Buddha face is to directly pervert the Buddhist doctrine of the temple. This explains the heaviness of the action within the film. The gang signs (lol) used by the temple are mudras, used as ritual gestures for the purpose of meditation or prayer. There do also exist some more gorey Buddhist stories or rituals, so that too is somewhat rooted within realism although it usually would not be to that extent and such rituals are rare. One example would be Chöd, a Tibetan Buddhist ritual meditation in which you offer yourself physically to demons to be eaten and separate yourself moreso from your flesh (which is an earthly attachment). Typically though these are simply ritualistic thought experiments. To avoid the curse by giving up all attachment, even your name, seems suitable as well. The twist that Ronan was trying to spread the curse and offload it from herself was really interesting. I did not expect it at all. I might have to check out the movie.

10/10 for the spilled milk joke, I actually said “no use crying over it!!” out loud right before you did the bit about it lmao. Love your content GG, been watching since the first predator chronicle

lmao he did the Finding Nemo chant, man that took me back, hard to believe it's been about 2 decades.

I doubt I'm the only person that's mention this, but Ming's death where he looks up and then bashes his head into the laptop is totally inspired by that old viral marketing clip "Girl goes psycho during makeup tutorial" in which she goes out the same way. It ended up being a promo for this video project called the 15 Experience. It's already been talked about here on youtube but I wouldn't mind MistaGG taking a look at it too!

7:48 Not sure if you noticed, but everything starts going to shit because the mom starts to say Dodo's real name and the spirit recognized it, seeing as her name was offered up during the ritual as well. Dodo's nickname therefore was most likely made to avoid using her real name which I say is plausible because in my culture (I am hmong which borrows from many other asian cultures) you would change your name whenever you're severely sick so the spirit or curse won't be able to recognize and afflict you.

Wait, so you didn’t understand that the mother knew about the curse and she brought the daughter back specifically to lift her own curse off using the daughter? That’s why she teaches her her name the first day and that’s why all the shit starts happening

Bro, mad respect for blurring out the trypophobia scene. I would’ve thrown up, died, resurrected, and died again.

Rounan tells you to close your eyes after the optical illusions because its meant to be like an ARG. Since the illusion burned that image in your head, while the monk is explaining it, its some extra spooky factor since you can see the symbol with your eyes closed. Also idk whats so confusing about the pregnant thing, or the ending lol

I don’t understand people that refuse to watch foreign films with subtitles. There are so many incredibly talented actors from other countries that you will never get to appreciate.

When you said "I'mma need you to stop chewing your food so damn loud and listen to me" I was literally about to take another bite of mac and cheese 😭😭😭

If you enjoyed this movie, I highly recommend "Noroi: The Curse." It's a very similar feel, and it's honestly the most disturbing and terrifying movie I have ever seen.

it's my first time on this channel and this review was a blast! The Finding Nemo chant intro, the sick ad read, the "no crying over spilled milk joke" etc etc. I think I've just found a new RU-vid channel to binge!

you saying the cops 'defunded' themselves was so fucking funny! I love your comedic timing, especially with such dark subject matters

Scariest shit was when she said I didn’t have to say it and that I could just think it. Everyone knows obviously it’s the curse but man that is so invasive to think the only escape is to just stop watching. Also breaking into my mind opens the door that anytime I think about something demonic/supernatural it could inadvertently be a beacon for all that shit.

“So I’m gonna need you to stop chewing your food so damn loud and listen to me” -👺

i genuinely love this movie so much. it's slow in all the right places and the studio and audio team did a fantastic job at making sure the viewer never feels "safe" it's so tense nerve wracking that it is a difficult watch. the first time i watched it i was on a plane home from thanksgiving break and i remember being so genuinely horrified about it that i had to call my grandma (someone who hates horror) to calm down. spoilers The scene with the guy i can't remember if its Dom or Yuan pulls out his teeth triggered my odontophobia something wicked and each time i saw it i had to turn away from whatever i was watching it on so i didn't have to see it.

“And they promptly defunded themselves” has me in stitches lmao!!!

I liked the Mother Buddha's face. To me, it felt like a representation of that whole "if you stare too long at the void, it stares back at you", as well as the "knowledge that is not wished to be known" from the Mandela Catalogue.

I genuinely didn’t expect the twist of the incantation and symbol, they caught me so off-guard (literally as I was jokingly saying it) and had me kinda freaked out. I have a massively over active imagination so this is gonna haunt me hard for awhile lmao. Sleepless nights and incantations playing on loop in my head here I come

i love horror and i am not good with jumpscares or tension, but what scared me more than any jumpscare it could've thrown at me was the visual of the statue's face, or lack thereof. the fact that you could see how the space extended far beyond its physical properties made for a much worse effect than just having a black empty void, or a hole that can physically be there. i was genuinely terrified upon seeing it, not the "ha ha this is a movie and i like to be scared" but a "this clawed at some deeply basal, instinctual fear so now i feel like i'm in real life danger" kinda way.

some corrections for you: -The reason she has buddha statues is the same reason she knew the people at the Buddha temple so well its implied she went through a heavy religious phase to fight or spread the curse before having a mental breakdown and ending up in a psychiatric hospital -The reason the little girl tries to take the camera is the same reason the uncle tells Ronan to fuck off when the ghost busters arrive. They dont want outsiders to also be a part of their horrible karmic retribution despite what it might seem in their worship and rituals to appease the mother buddha. -The reveal well not really well done is supposed to imply that she knew this shit and probably had already seen what was in the tunnel video meaning she might have willfully killed her family (maybe accidentally in this case) and those 2 cops at the beginning in order to spare herself and more importantly she uses Dodo at the beginning of the movie in a similar way by getting her to give up her name. One of the reasons she gave her away was so she didn't fall in love with her making it easier to do something so vile. -the reason she shows the mother buddha's face at the end is so people watching incur the "heaviest burden" ensuring Dodo's safety. as long as there are those with heavier burdens to be punished Dodo will hopefully be spared. - this correction is purely speculation but I think part of the reason Ronan has been somewhat spared from death is because she is a very unreliable narrator she has been using opportunities to spread the curse and ease her burden like when she got Ming to chant while they were in the car. By offering the ear at the end and basically fucking up the shrine in hopes to spread as much curse as possible she had also effected her own survivability succumbed to the curse. not to mention that the writing on her body is basically saying that she is sacrificing herself to the deity in order to spread its power. -and finally a lot of people would succumb to the call of the void and be curious enough to look at mother Buddha's face regardless of how they felt about he lying

I actually got shook when GG said stop chewing your food so loud, with half a fry in my mouth.

I love horror movies, as does my husband, and it’s been awhile since we both got legitimately creeped out by a movie. I’ve gotta agree with you, there’s a lot of plot holes and unexplained things in the movie. However, I think that kind of fits the whole “found footage” sort of genre. I think Ronan knew much more than she let on, as evident by the fact that she knew the statue placements, but also by the hints dropped by her doctor that Ronan was obsessing over this for a long time. I mean, Dodo is 6 years old, and Ronan had been searching for answers well into her pregnancy, as evident from the monk clip. Who knows exactly when Ronan actually checked herself into a psychiatric hospital. Like other people have mentioned, I think Ronan was planning on sacrificing Dodo to save herself, but ultimately completed the ritual she stopped years ago with the “chosen girl” to save her child she had grown to love. I also think that the reason the “chosen” girl was found in a ditch implies that Mother Buddha didn’t want her anymore. Maybe because she had tried to save Ronan? Idk. Just spitballing here.

something about gg's videos just puts me in a better mood i love these

after having a horrible day, seeing Mista gg upload is like a treat. I’ve been watching you for years GG!

The first scene wasn't abrupt! It started after Ronon made Dodo write her real name. You pledge your real name to the god, as Ronon did for herself and her unborn daughter and are not allowed to ever say those names again. While Ronon calls Dodo "Dodo", the god can't claim her as your name/fate/life are tied in this conception of religion.

i find myself always coming back to rewatch videos. you're my literal favorite youtuber

Thanks for all the efforts towards your ads. And your video essays of course. Whole thing is well done

So about the statue room, it's actually pretty common to have shrines everywhere in most asian countries. My aunt had a shrine pretty much identical to the one in the movie (yes even the creepy red light, it's essential) my grandmother had a shrine in the living room and a small one outside and I personally have one in my living room too. In my area it's not uncommon for people in small apartments who dont have room for shrines just find a small unrented room and just devote that one to a shrine room, everyone pitches in to pay and everyone can use it. So maybe it's just difference in culture if you don't quite understand

the weird part about this is that people are taking this movie as non-fictional, even though it states that it’s entirely a work of fiction. Am not sure if it relates to anything that would happen in the real world or not but it is harrowing to think that people think this is real EDIT : spelling check

I’m so glad I found your channel again! I’ve been craving a good movie review and I immediately thought back to that low riders film your reviewd years ago!

I really liked the theneddledrop kinda jump shots with the music cue, really creative, always got a chuckle out of me!

Literally the only content creator that makes me actually want to watch the sponsored segment! 🔥🔥

As someone who has really bad trypophobia, I can't thank you enough for the blurs and warnings. Huge fan of your videos GG, as fun as it is to see you tear into something awful it's always cool and interesting to see you tackle a movie you enjoy but have critiques or have mixed thoughts on. Keep up the killer work dude!

Dude. You just talking about Dodo saying "pineapple, bunny..." as she passed out almost got me choked up

Your ad reads are always a vibe man 😂❤

Kind of reminds me of that one Korean horror movie, found footage I believe, when a group of young adults go into an insane asylum. And of course it has a horrible back story and it doesn't end very well for any of them.

the idea of involving the viewers its pretty damn neat and refreshing! that would totally freak me out to watch, even knowing its all fake

This is my first time watching you, you have put my faith back in film reviews and making light of a confusing, but interesting horror movie. Thank you

9:13 I don’t know why this always gets me but it does every time I watch this video 😂

Everyone already brought up the "defund themselves" joke, so here's a shout out to "Idk she had to leg-drop a car to get a knife" because that made me choke on my spit.

I have to genuinely thank you for blurring the holes on her body, Mista GG. I have both trypophobia and a fear of skin-related illnesses, provided they look realistic enough. I blame Cabin Fever for pushing that one over the edge for me, as a kid. I would never ask that a content creator edit their video to keep me comfortable. Honestly, I just take it as it comes and luckily it's not a super frequent occurrence, but when it does happen it's quite upsetting. For you to have that consideration is rare and very welcome, so I felt I should personally thank you.

Dude, I really appreciate the effort with the ads. They are actually fun to watch. They are lucky to work with a creator like you.

Brooo I love your freestyle part, and I love your videos you make movie reviews sooo worth watching much blessings brother

That was probably one of the most effective jumpscares I've seen in years. Lost all bodily control for a hot second there

OH HELL NAH. I was wondering if you were going to ever review this movie😭😭movies rarely ever creep me out but this one left me really paranoid and creeped out. I would never watch this at night by myself. This movie really had me thinking “should i be watching this?!” A movie never made me feel like that before lmao

@ 7:20 I literally thought of the saying and that bit not only read my mind but had me rolling, I love you Mista

This video is special because it's probably the only video I have ever watched that, When I come back to it, I always watch the ad segment multiple times because you did an amazing job for the rap you did for the ad. Your really good at making music. I would unironically listen to music the you would make if you ever go professional!😁

I’m so happy you reviewed Incantation. I’m Taiwanese-American and there are some cultural features in the movie that were frightening for me because of my background. Like the scene when Ro-nan returns to the couple after Do-do eats the pineapple: the little statues with the flags on them moving suddenly was the biggest jump scare for me. As a child, when we visited Taiwan, those little statues are representations of god-generals that would be in the temples. My great-aunt loved telling us scary stories before bedtime and that lore and tales of Taiwanese boogeymen shows in Incantation.

Ain't gonna lie, I was gonna skip the sponsored segment but man.. I gotta say that your sponsor efforts are top notch 🤣 I just can't help but watch them lmao love the creativity. Your content, skits, and sponsor segments always make me laugh and smile haha 🙏

i love coming from the bye bye man video to this and hearing the reference of it at 11:58

Thank you for switching the times of the jump scare, i really appreciated that.

"So stop chewing your food so damn loud and listen to me" Me: *chewing my breakfast, slowly stopping chewing my food after such a command*

The bit about switching jumpscare timestamps genuinely made me laugh out loud. I love the format where you retell stories I would never be able to watch on my own. You are an amazing creator, hope you have a good day!

How have I not found your channel earlier. Your edits are hilarious 🤣

So many gems in this one. Haven’t laughed to tears in a bit. The Chills reference had me rolling. Great content. New subscriber.

I was raised religious and am very superstitious, so this movie was SO effective at creeping me out. I highly recommend watching it before watching this review, it's such a wild ride

Switching up the time stamps for the jump scare and calling us out for skipping the jump scare, had me laughing out loud

Love GG’s ads. These are the only one I don’t fast forward through.

Bro this intro was spot on. The incantation chant vs the finding Nemo chant absolutely love it my dude 🖤

Actually one of the coolest RU-vidrs ever. Going “watch it pussy” for a jumpscare. Top tier humor, I’m gonna ring the bell for you my friend

This movie literally freaked me out I loved it

I love the way he delivers his sponsors

ok, GREAT review, but that AD???? fire. you’re one of the only channels i watch the entire ad for. you have made me buy wine for the first time in years just as a kudos for the effort you put into this!

The only thing I liked about the movie is how it involves the viewers into the curse, which is a neat concept. The major thing that took me out of the movie is the constant cut to multiple camera angles even though the character on screen only has one camera. Made it feel like one of those prank videos.

Been watching GG for years. One of the few to bring great content and stay out of controversy. Much love.

I just came across your videos, started with 1408. Your line deliveries, editing style, humour and things your notice during these movies are excellent to watch and hear. Very entertaining! Also, I totally don't feel called out while eating a meal right now.

Dear Mista GG, I respect your opinion when it came to the suggestion of watching the subtitled version of the movie, but due to my more recent immunity to the horror genre, I challenged myself to this esteemed experience while stoned on an edible of only the most high caliber of legal thc, which hindered my ability to keep up with such a feat of comprehension, thus requiring the assistance of the dubbed version to enjoy the film. PS, I thought it was cold af when you rhymed "redacted" with "I almost yakd it"

Time to to take a break from rewatching GG videos to cure my boredom and watch a new one. Perfect timing!

I dont know if anyones ever told you this but your sponser songs are literally the best things ever and i hope you never stop doing them. Its part of what makes you unique. And i would absolutely add all of them to my playlist rotation if they were released as tracks.

That was the first sponsor segment I didn't want to skip lol great stuff

if i watched this with no previous knowledge of the movie i would definitely be terrified bc i hate the way the curse can be spread without saying it, that thinking about the phrase is enough to spread the curse. it's a pretty effective scare for me. luckily i got plenty of spoilers so i can enjoy the movie for the scares only lol. i remember reading a horror manga as a kid and in one story, they said that a particular ghost will come for you if you still remember it until you're 20... sure enough, i keep thinking about it every 2 years or so. i'm now 23, healthy and ghostless. but that kind of curse scares me the most.

9:18 I laughed wayyyy too hard at them throwing up gang signs 😂😂😂😂

This whole video made me laugh so hard 😂😂😂 thank you for such great content

This movie sounds like such a cool concept. I like the idea of getting the audience in the curse and also saying the incantation is a blessing when its not.