Creates intense emotion within the viewer

Rating: 10/10 (24 January 2020)

I love movies in general, but especially movies about the dark or macabre side of life or human nature. I don't get 'scared' of monsters under the bed anymore obviously, however, this movie haunted me for about three days.
It is an incredibly atmospheric; it pulled me in from the get-go, and it managed to pull me in further and further as the film played on.
Ari Aster managed to create a visually epic film, an yet, create underlying themes and emotions that leaves you with thoughts. I always love it when a movie leaves an impression: Midommar did it!
Top surface: a couple is going throug a rough time ( brilliantly acted by Florence Pugh and Jack Reynor). They get invited to go for a breakaway with one of their 'not so close friends' to a small obscure community in Sweden, for a special festival that only happens once every 90 years. Their relationship is battling, however through some exchanges, they go together.
From the moment they arrive, the film really starts playingwith your head. The story is quite straightforward, yet there is a constant underlying atmosphere that is not a easy to shake.
I recommend Midsommar to everyone who loves to actually FEEL something while watching a movie, and to those who long for that feeling of being 'haunted' by a movie...