Thank you -- ever since I decided to read all the reviews on the film, and talked to a co-worker who saw it -- I really wanted to know your take on it. And how someone who actually lived in Sweden would view the film.
Actually, from what I read? It was filmed in Hungary and Utah. And interesting that they got the whole lighting thing wrong. It's not necessarily bright sunlight all night long
I'm guessing it's not at all accurate and Ari just sort of grabbed this stuff out of the air?
The description of the plot in all the reviews reminded me more of "The Dark Secrets of Harvest Home" -- a 70s television miniseries than the Wicker Man, or a combination of both.
Let me see if I can find the most interesting review I'd found on it...ah, found it:
From that review and various others, it appears to be inspired by a really bad breakup that the director went through a few years back. And the focus is toxic relationship as horror film -- with the point of view solidly the woman's. (Interesting that he chose the woman's point of view in the breakup.) And a lot of feminists have really fallen in love with the film, apparently, as "revenge" flick. While most of the male reviews either find it horrifying, disgusting, or disturbing.
Has had odd reviews from the US. People who hated Heredity loved this, and people who loved Heredity hated this.
ETA: According to Bloody Disgusting Movies - the movie originally received an NC-17 rating, and there's an extended cut on the way
Considering this is almost a three hour movie to begin with...why? There's a
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Actually, from what I read? It was filmed in Hungary and Utah. And interesting that they got the whole lighting thing wrong. It's not necessarily bright sunlight all night long
I'm guessing it's not at all accurate and Ari just sort of grabbed this stuff out of the air?
The description of the plot in all the reviews reminded me more of "The Dark Secrets of Harvest Home" -- a 70s television miniseries than the Wicker Man, or a combination of both.
Let me see if I can find the most interesting review I'd found on it...ah, found it:
Midsommar Ending Spoilers -- the Movie's Ending Explained.
From that review and various others, it appears to be inspired by a really bad breakup that the director went through a few years back. And the focus is toxic relationship as horror film -- with the point of view solidly the woman's. (Interesting that he chose the woman's point of view in the breakup.) And a lot of feminists have really fallen in love with the film, apparently, as "revenge" flick. While most of the male reviews either find it horrifying, disgusting, or disturbing.
Has had odd reviews from the US. People who hated Heredity loved this, and people who loved Heredity hated this.
ETA: According to Bloody Disgusting Movies - the movie originally received an NC-17 rating, and there's an extended cut on the way
Considering this is almost a three hour movie to begin with...why?
There's a