An exercise in cinematic perfection

Rating: 10/10 (4 September 2019)

Many people compare this to the 1978 film the wicker man but something many don't mention is how this film is in many ways better. The acting and cinematography is much better and the disturbing moments and scenes of grief or much more heavy hitting. These are movies with two different goals and similar concepts but what I would and will argue to my grave is that midsommar takes the best aspects of that movie and makes it into what in my opinion the best movie of the year. The movie takes its time and the buildup is excellent the ending while some feel may be a letdown to me was the most powerful scene in the movie and the symbolisms and story telling is fantastic. The acting in this movie is not just great its realistic, the couple feels real and there situation is depressing, I know people like Mark who just want to have fun, this movie is perfect because it has comedic relief but it never takes away from the tension, the scares and just the overall feeling thats something is not right and its only gonna get worse. I have seen the directors cut of this movie twice in theatres and the second time was even better then the first time, the movie feels much smoother and fast pace but even on my first watch I knew I was watching something and someone who was truly great. I have no doubts that movies like this and movies like hereditary will go down as modern classics in the genre and Ari Aster is a name to look out for.