Isolation and Anxiety

Rating: 7/10 (4 August 2019)

Midsommar captured a very distinct flavor of unease and restlessness. The film's ability to slowly bring the story to a boil is a worthwhile journey, and throughout that progression, it pulls you through a horor, both still and motionless. The cadent framing that drowns the idyllic scenery in perpetual anxiety really does its work, and I find the protagonist's expressions and emotions crucial to this development. However, its poignancy is lost in its cinematography, and I find its characters to be rather flat-footed. The plotline felt generic by the way the story elements developed, and my expectations were rather carried out. Overall, it was an interesting perspective in the picturesque horror of psychedelic and emotional trauma.