Your average person will not get it

Rating: 9/10 (4 February 2020)

Scrolling through the reviews for this movie, it's not surprising that the usual brain dead and tasteless group of people that is the general audience will not understand this movie. I might sound pretentious and arrogant, but after reading a review that said "the acting is horrible", I knew I had to say something and remind these audience members that they know nothing about acting if they think Florence Pugh was bad in this movie. (Literally every critic praised her performance, you know, those people who know what they're talking about when it comes to filmmaking)
This film is gorgeous looking. There's no doubt about that. The camera work was also good, but that one scene where the camera flips upside down while Dani and her friends are driving to Stockholm was breathtaking. The acting is obviously good, especially from Florence Pugh. The way she captures anxiety and what you're mind goes through is very accurate. Pugh's reactions are very similar to how I've reacted to things. The ending, to me, is the most powerful scene in the movie. Dani, throughout the entire movie, has been pushed aside, her emotions ignored and left alone. She had no family, and the only people who emphasised with Dani was the cult (notice throughout the movie that the cult mimics emotions and reactions that other cult members go through.) As the temple burns down, Dani is free from Christian. That's why she smiles. Her family is now the cult. People who genuinely care about her. This is Ingenious directing on aster's part.
There's a million more clues and subtext in the film, But of course, expecting general audiences to actually think about a film has proven to be difficult nowadays.
My only complaints would probably be that I wished more was done with the inbred oracle. Could have been utilised a bit more. Nonetheless, a great film. And please, everybody giving it a 1 star... go watch some jumpscare and CGI filled piece of crap that you people seem to be obsessed with... probably more your level.