Midsommar
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 4:35:21 PM | (Age Not Specified)
If you like the folk horror genre of film, no doubt you’ll enjoy Midsommar. Befitting of the genre, there is the unsettling isolation of not just location, but of language, customs, and culture. As the film unfolds, so comes the “great” deception, a characteristic of the genre that envelopes its characters, ex., newcomers, outsiders, etc., in dread, even death. While Midsommar plays a bit too long before its “payoff,” something 2024’s Get Away, a comedy/folk horror film also set in Sweden, suffers from as well, it is worth a watch for its suspense, unease, and a “what would you do?” question if in a similar situation - run (for your life) or stay (as a guest). Most assuredly, as an audience member, you keep wanting to shout “leave, leave now!” 🍿