I AM SHOOK

Rating: 10/10 (25 July 2018)

Wow. I mean WOW. Hereditary was a very hyped movie and my expectations were very high but for the first time I felt like the movie fully met my expectations and was even better than what I imagined.
NEGATIVES
For me there're really not much to say about the flaws of the movie. Maybe it is very disturbing at some points and it has some weird are freakish scenes but to me it wasn't that negative because they contribute to the better understanding of the movie and after all Hereditary is a horror movie and this shouldn't really come as a surprise. Although I think Alex Wolff did a good job in most of the movie there were a scene or two where his acting has leaning more to ridiculous than realistic, of course that's only my impression.
POSITIVES
The first half of the movie is flawless to me. It builds tension and gives us useful information and hints in order to be able to follow what's coming in the second half. Also as much as it concerns the first half the twist was amazing and certainly not predictable so early in the movie at least. The plot leads perfectly to that twist and the scene that it happens is perfectly executed in every way. Now for the second part: It follows the consequences of the twist mentioned before (which I don't want to reveal because the movie is totally worth watching and I don't want to ruin it). During that half the movie evolved from the original and disturbing horror movie that it was to a more cliche and classic horror movie per say but let me explain. When you first see the second half of the movie especially towards the end you will probably ask yourself questions like: 'what in the name of God is going on here?', 'I am completely lost', 'okay this is very weird' but when the credits start to roll and when you start processing what you just saw and taking all these little details that were given to you throughout the whole movie under consideration you will realize that everything that was shown makes perfect sense and that the movie's transition from alternative to classic was not only acceptable but also necessary. If you are confused make sure to make a little research about the movie in order to better understand these things that you maybe missed. It's really important to be able to understand the whole point of the movie since it can be interpreted both literally and symbolically- and I know- the movie is not the easiest to follow but everything you need to know it's there. Also most of the performances were flawless and I really like the symbolism behind Ari Aster's directing work.
CONCLUSION
For me Hereditary was a nearly perfect movie. Although it left me with a very strong and positive impression when I first saw it I really needed to think and research about it in order to fully appreciate it. It might seem weird with the first look but it makes A LOT of sense more than most movies do and for that it requires us to see beyond the haunting pictures and more deeply into the plot. So yeah, I totally recommend it to the lover's of the genre mostly, I am not sure that it would be pleasant enough to people that are not used into watching horror movies. Anyway everything said is my humble opinion and there will be people who will disagree with it but as much as I'm concerned GO WATCH IT.
MY RATING:10/10