I know that I’m in the minority of people when it comes to feeling disgusted byMidsommar.

I have racked my brain for years trying to see if I had missed something.

These horror films will haunt fans for years to come.

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These moments are so dark,but they’re impactful because they have a narrative purpose.

Compared toMidsommar, what does a man strung up with his lungs ripped out tell us about anyone?

Or a girl putting pubes in Christian’s (Jack Reynor) pie?

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At least Dani found her people, right?

This isnt to say you cant make morally dark protagonists, or have cults be your antagonist.

Pagan cult members hold their arms down and open during a ritual in Midsommar

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A couple travels to Northern Europe to visit a rural hometown’s fabled Swedish mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.

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Ari Aster