Midsommar - Ari Aster's Daylight Folk Horror Nightmare

Matt wasn’t sure about this one. Tara loves! The second episode of The Scary Movie Project podcast, in which Matt & Tara talk about the horror movie, Midsommar. *****SPOILERS***** In Midsommar by Ari Aster, a young woman named Dani (Florence Pugh) is dealing with immense grief after a family tragedy. She decides to join her emotionally distant boyfriend Christian (Jack Reynor) and his friends on a trip to Sweden for a once-in-a-lifetime festival in a remote village. Initially, the village seems to be a serene, pagan paradise, but soon the group realizes that they are part of a series of dark, violent rituals. Christian and his friends are there for a cultural experience, but tensions escalate as Christian announces he will use the event for his thesis, creating conflict with his friend Josh (William Jackson Harper), who also planned to study the ritual. Meanwhile, Dani struggles to cope with her loss and her fraying relationship. As the festival progresses, the group is slowly drawn into the village’s rituals, marked by disturbing acts of human sacrifice. The turning point arrives when Dani, crowned as the May Queen, is given the power to choose the final victim in a ritual sacrifice. She ultimately selects Christian, who is paralyzed, stuffed into a gutted bear, and burned alive along with others. The film ends with Dani smiling amid the chaos, having found solace and a new sense of belonging among the cult-like villagers. Midsommar explores themes of grief, emotional manipulation, and the search for belonging, juxtaposing beautiful imagery with shocking violence. It’s a breakup film at its core, with the horror acting as a metaphor for Dani’s emotional journey and the dissolution of her toxic relationship with Christian. #midsommar #ariaster #thescarymovieproject #folkhorror See show notes here: https://www.thescarymovieproject.com/episodes/episode-2-midsommar Welcome to The Scary Movie Project. Get your horror movie fix with filmmaker and horror junkie Matt Lolich, as he reviews and deep dives into horror movies and other spooky topics! https://www.thescarymovieproject.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thescarymovieproject/ https://www.facebook.com/thescarymovieproject/ http://www.youtube.com/@UC3kLeVkg40F4VGhfbl-Wz1g