Ari Aster opens up about his bizarre "nightmare comedy" Beau Is Afraid

[@Cinemastaan2024]

Ari Aster's films: 😱😰😱😰😱 Ari Aster in real life: 😄😁😄😄

[@tilapia4444]

reminds me of junji ito !

[@yellowisme]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@dalindyebongene5530]

😂

[@delrey874]

haha

[@fundifferent1]

I wish people would stop making this joke. When will you all learn that the "quiet" "nice" ones are the most wild ones.

[@jessieloh4750]

As someone with childhood emotional neglect, the movie reminds me a lot of the dreams that i have sometimes. The feeling of frustration, not being able to speak up, and literally EVERYTHING goes wrong.

[@NekitGallus]

I feel the same way. I've had similar problems with my mom, like what Beau and his mom go through. Those scenes of anxiety felt like they were from my own life. I think Ari Aster did a great job showing these specific issues. Never feeling good enough for your mom, always anxious, and blowing things out of proportion due to a harsh lack of self-confidence.

[@DelFlo]

@@NekitGallus And also, the gaslighting and sheer not understanding how any of this could be your fault, not knowing what you did wrong, being afraid of doing something wrong even when something has happened to you. Feeling ashamed when something has happened to you, not telling anyone about it. The unpredictibility of not knowing and not understanding when/why something is wrong or not and what the response will be..

[@NekitGallus]

​@@DelFlo yes... thoughtful description.

[@nikkingman]

How can you possibly know you were neglected? It's just how you were raised/not raised. There's no other standard. You've lived the officially normal life. Or you were "neglected". Whatever bro.

[@yesreneau]

What a genius. I want this man to keep being given insane amounts of creative control.

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

Yeah he can be trusted, he is a true artist, it’s amazing

[@davidjjah]

well spoken! this man deserves all the budget he needs!

[@kimseniorb]

he is a true artist if all you ever experienced in your life is dumb netflix shows

[@drumgold23]

Didn't love it. Didn't hate it. I was just bored at what an inconsequential piece of ephemera it was. Phoenix's one note, gaping faced performance inspired nothing more than apathy and ennui. Dull as ditchwater. I actually gave up before the end I cared so little what happened to the main character, but I can imagine the student types who will get overexcited pretending to like it.

[@HelloEarthling]

​@@drumgold23so because you felt indifferent and didn't care towards the end, then other people liking it is just them being "over excited" and simply "pretending". Could you have made a stupider comment? Just tell us you didn't get it and keep your daft opinion to yourself. Invalidating someone's enjoyment because you simply didn't. 😂😂 Can you be any more full of yourself? Genuine question.

[@Dumbfacee]

watched Beau last weekend, loved it more than his last two. i wont be suprised if its not as digestable for larger audiences but if youre even slightly interested go watch it. this is a super unique film that has to be experienced in theaters 100%

[@itsmethedog3718]

It was truly a surreal experience, amazing movie.

[@Theboringartist72]

I loved it but differently than the last two. In fact, I enjoyed Beau is Afraid more than I enjoyed Hereditary and Midsomer.

[@Walking_Ears]

I wasn't quite sure what to think of it as I left the theater but I've been thinking about it every day since I watched it last week. Clearly it made a big impression but takes some time to absorb. I think it'll grow on me with repeated viewings, which was how Midsommar was for me too

[@b.pack3]

Definitely enjoyed Beau more hereditary and midsommar. It was hilarious and refreshing because of how different it was.

[@convolution223]

I agree. Easily his best. The middle was my favorite part. The film goes super meta and breaks the 4th wall. DO NOT WATCH THIS ON DRUGS. however, if you've ever tripped in your life, you'll recognize what he's expressing there.

[@JimmyDThing]

Love that he mentioned "Silence" out of all of Scorcese's work. Hugely HUGELY underrated film.

[@CoNiCuZn]

For real! Still to this day my favorite Andrew Garfield performance.

[@VinelSeason]

In my opinion it’s Scorsese’s best movie

[@Dapryor]

I need to rewatch it. I love most of his work but found that to be overrated. Drastically overrated.

[@VinelSeason]

@@Dapryor why didn’t you like it. I get that it’s long and slow paced but I still think it’s amazing

[@Dapryor]

@@VinelSeason it just didn’t land with me. I love the subject too, as I’ve grown up around missionaries and admire people who have the guts to do that. I’m also a recovering alcoholic and was probably not fully conscious when I saw it. I’ll give it another watch here soon.

[@guccigang9881]

Ari is quickly becoming one of my favorite directors of all time. His movies are always top notch.

[@elijahlane4866]

Just watched this movie with my mom. Craziest and most uncomfortable movie experience! It was great!

[@Benjiroyoface]

someone couldn't pay me enough to watch this with my mom LMAO

[@seasalt9289]

I’m a teenager and watched it with both my mom and dad. That s*x scene was so uncomfortable to view with them but also hilarious

[@KnarfStein]

Incest subtext FTW. _The Northman_ (2022) is an even better Mother's Day gift, LOL.

[@matureyoungman]

she watched it with you too?

[@zaphyra-]

I watched it with my mom too lol

[@CroshVine]

The whole thing felt like a nightmare. Especially his cries. The muddled continuous whimpers that I wake up to. Insane.

[@lilyflower0616]

Really interesting film.. Obviously the whole plot feels hard to grab onto but ultimately I felt like it was a movie full of anxiety/internal fears that become true. I was blown away by how many of these internal fears were shown in the movie. It feels like anxiety in a movie.

[@LutzenkoAlexander]

Yeah, as if the nightmares of a person with ocd come alive

[@visdarfrankas]

Watched this movie with a friend and we both agreed that the whole experience was anxiety inducing, which we believe was the point of it

[@user-oe7qp3ig2q]

@@LutzenkoAlexander This... "basic" reply sweeps Beau's abuse under the rug. "A delusion... cause you are mentally unwell... and the audience knows... you're "mentally unwell" "weak" "mooching of your generous mother... to live... and you CAN'T EVEN VISIT HER?! She provided EVERYTHING FOR YOU... she even paid for your therapist (which you didn't know... and you didn't know Mona heard ALL the minutes..." That... brief synopsis you just gave, I feel, sweeps all the literal abuse Beau suffered under the rug.

[@TheMreh]

This movie felt exactly to me like one of those dreams where you’re trying to get somewhere, or get something done and no matter how hard you’re trying or fast you’re running there’s endless hurdles in your way. I have this type of dream a lot. Missing flights, trying to save someone. Those dreams always feel like this long, epic Odyssey of going nowhere fast. I wake up feeling tired. This movie just made me feel like I was watching one of my nightmares.

[@lllULTIMATEMASTERlll]

1:15 "If you fasten yourself to any given point in the film, you're not gonna stay there." He says this in reference to why it's hard to watch the movie while figuring out what it means. I'm so glad he said this because I felt the exact issue when trying to interpret it. I thought I had an interpretation that made sense and then the movie changed so much and I felt like I could no longer view the movie solely under that lens. There's usually a single line that movies stick to when it comes to the meaning and everything more or less fits. But this movie is so hard to pin down; I feel like different parts of it stick to a different "line" making it hard to interpret.

[@dwaiting883]

I think that was his way (POSSIBLE SPOILER) Saying this film isn't really a narrative. It is a collection of fears, from spiders, to unlocked doors leaving your home to vandalism, to a teen on the street with a gun, to never having sex or anything men dream of in the narrated scene of building a home (living off the land, having children), to a man shooting up a theater. It’s not The Truman Show. It feels like a series of dioramas of fear that leads one to being stuck in a boat while you cant forgive yourself for your earliest mistakes in front of what feels like a huge audience and your controlling mother. Pretty scary film in one way and hilarious at the same time. That was my interpretation.

[@convolution223]

You have to view it like the whole thing is one big delusion and the reality isn't shown, it's implied. For "what really happened," you need to think about what was more likely to have happened and re-explain everything for yourself. Of course, that story is a lot more boring and stagnant but you can tell it. Beneath all that though is the subtext where the same few things happen over and over in different ways, like the explosions/leg problems and the pools of water and pills.

[@OrthoLou]

Pretty sure I have it MOSTLY figured out, after one viewing.. The only thing that throws me off a bit is... that one out of left field death in the third act.. You know the one lol.

[@mattlee6041]

@@dwaiting883​​you nailed it I think. The movie not being The Truman Show is important. I kept thinking to myself across it that his paranoia was actually reflective of his reality and he was really being watched, examined, ultimately judged. In reflection, I see how the movie kind of prods you away from that ( “a life un-lived”). That final scene to me was indicative of him having the very final judgements cast upon him, this could already be common consensus but I think that was his suicide. On the other hand, I took this movie too linearly / literally on first watch and may be doing the same thing again, gonna watch again this week.

[@jack_lazuli285]

i go on this tangent to not even mention the 8000 details that either go against this theory or support it. just goes to show my big theory is ari aster wanted people to relate in their own way to these wild situations. and i related on an extent you wouldnt believe. my friend who saw the movie with me knew this movie was gonna mess me up before he even saw my reaction. i love it and i hope other people interpret it in other ways and enjoy it that way. this is my favorite movie

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

The film is just about extreme anxiety and how it effects an individual and holds them back from literally enjoying anything in life. I love how Aster takes real human things like a family falling apart, a breakup, a study of anxiety/madness or guilt and turns them into something so much more or deeper to think about. This is why he is a brilliant yet polarizing filmmaker

[@erinmarie6736]

You said it best!

[@user-oe7qp3ig2q]

Mona was raped by her father. Mona births Beau's father from this rape. Mona kills her father... then rapes Beaus father... and later murders Beau's father. Because Mona is traumatized and angry enough... and has MORE MONEY THAN GOD to carry out her abuse on anyone she see's fit... her abuse is pretty much all targeted at Beau.

[@user-oe7qp3ig2q]

Maybe not verbatim... but Mona claims that both her father and Beau's father died after they came in her.

[@DRMZBeatz]

The film is not about that at all

[@robhulson]

It's about emasculation and how if you don't start taking ownership of your life it all goes to hell.

[@ThatOneGuy0006]

As someone who suffers from Generalized Anxiety Disorder, this movie made me feel seen

[@DJNITON]

U also have big testicles?

[@Martinus777]

Thank you for that comment! I am a psychoterapist and felt it is a perfect nightmare of someone with an anxiety. It felt like watching someone’s dream.

[@AcloneofEthan]

As someone who suffers from Generalized Anxiety Disorder, this movie made me feel less sane.

[@fiona3246]

the first hour of this movie felt like i was watching one of my dreams LOL

[@unclejunior2668]

Nah it’s just a very bad movie

[@djskinni101]

His style is so unique… it’s like reading a book that’s not finalized, ya know sort of like a puzzle… you have to watch his movies to line everything up to summarize it all. This guy is a living legend, the movie was definitely a beautiful masterpiece!

[@kimseniorb]

weird people feel that way, its pretty low taste

[@djskinni101]

@@kimseniorb weird huh, I would love to see some of your work…

[@xSenZy]

If you’re considering seeing it in theatres, you will lose your chance to in a few weeks PLEASE DO IT it’s amazing

[@kevinalford2165]

Joaquin Phoenix is phenomenal. He really gets into character in all his movies.

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

I never ever thought he’d turn into one of the greatest actors Of his generation for me it’s not like this film or Joker, my favorite was Paul Thomas Andersons “The Master”, I thought the film was a masterpiece, it changed my life that movie

[@aaaworld8995]

Facts couldn't of picked a better actor

[@jojo1cool]

​@@hippiecheezburger5457Joaquin's is great in Walk the Line too, he sang and played guitar in that role.

[@bugbug4665]

He is so adorable and genuine.

[@ac-jn1iq]

Agree..I have a crush on him 😂

[@DustyFrawn]

He is!

[@JohnnyNada]

Yorigos Lanthimos, Ari Aster, Robert Eggers, keeping kino alive

[@lagoslionhead]

Thanks for the Mariah Carey question, I am a big fan of hers. And listening to her angelic voice in IMAX theatre was a treat. The promotion campaign of this movie has been so well-planned. So far, no interview from Patti Lupone or Joaquin, so the ending or the core of the movie hasn't been discussed, not spoiling much. Can't wait to hear them to talk about it in months or years, though.

[@dentxn]

Joaquin was on SmartLess

[@lagoslionhead]

@@dentxn I am A big fan of those guys. Heading over now.

[@robbiewr8451]

Well I watched it and I think the theme of the movie is there is no solid core in the action of it, though it all revolves around a central fear...or what makes Beau "afraid"

[@k.vn.k]

@@robbiewr8451 there is “guilt”

[@k.vn.k]

Now she wanted to sing live in that part 😅

[@DJWIK]

I have never in my life seen a movie like this before. Its incredible and I urge people to go watch it

[@ericmsandoval]

If you like this one, check out the film “Men”

[@rutherfrogp.wilmington4907]

@@ericmsandovalMen was brilliant

[@johnnyxmusic]

Try “Holy Motors”

[@elmerglue21]

Ari seems super comfortable here. This host is great and is a cut above a lot of the others I’ve seen

[@ryansulak]

Yeah the podcast style feels so damn natural compared to others I’ve listened to

[@MrPhrico]

The silence in this film reminded me of David Lynch’s film. That silence creates a lot of tension and anxiety for me. Sometimes silence can be a relief but in these films it engenders feelings of anxiety for me. That anxiety of wanting to know that result, the loss of control.

[@asmrtpop2676]

As someone with CPTSD who was manipulated and controlled into my mid 20s until my grand escape, I can relate to Beau.

[@CATDHD]

what is CPTSD and where did you escape from?

[@pugdomination]

@@CATDHDcomplex post traumatic stress disorder.

[@lauragrace101]

@@CATDHD CPTSD stands for Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

[@user-oe7qp3ig2q]

@@CATDHD An abusive relationship... obviously. Are you okay? Mentally well? How could you not infer abuse from what this person said? Jesus...

[@CrudeBeach]

I have PTSD+

[@SPACE-98]

Best interview with Ari I’ve seen! Seems like he was very comfortable which is uncommon from what I’ve seen

[@pushpendrarathore2881]

Saw, Beau is afraid 2 days ago. Scenes of films still linger in my brain like vivid bad dream. I started crying in 19th minute of the film. I realized there are many people like me.

[@AMak92]

I can’t even fathom trying to explain this movie to any actor, much less a whole crew.

[@chefjeff1366]

LOVE Ari Aster and all of his films - must say that his interviews with Tom are the best. Tom is so good at bringing a casual yet deeply interested vibe - and it feels like Mr. Aster is made at ease because of it. No one likes stupid questions, and Tom just doesn't ask them. Loved this interview!

[@FlowPro203]

I cant tell you how much i was anticipating this sit down. THANK YOU FOR THIS.

[@eganyi743]

Ari: *makes movie that revolves around guilt and anxiety" Inteviewer: "did you think about guilt and anxiety making the film"

[@Tminus89]

I've never been more anxious watching a film, loved it haha. It's really an experience, the way Ari can attack your senses is something that stands out to me. Also, the moment where Beau is trying to pay a bottle water was one of multiple moments where I really laughed. You know nothing good will come of his new guests😆

[@lilscrappy3102]

Ari Aster’s films are a work of art. The way Ari talks, as a watcher you can tell and try to understand the way he struggles to speak he gives us big insight to how we are in our own heads, anxiety nervousness. With that being said… the blank and almost stern stares the interviewer gives is a great reminder that (the interviewer) is an interviewer! And Ari is what Ari is the 🐐🐐🐐

[@megs3003]

i just finished watching this, the mothers monologue right before her actual death was incredible

[@TEditsV1]

Great interview, I love how you followed up and made sure that Jaq Phoenix note could be understood by all

[@dtanobo]

This is amazing and the more I think about it, the more of a classic it becomes to me. Nothing like it and truly funny in its own way

[@qwaeofficial]

9:15 “We’re you thinking about pharmaceuticals when you made the film?” 😂😂😂

[@livingDEADpanther]

I am 100% PTSD disabled as a combat veteran of Iraq. I have agoraphobia, and night terrors. I take a multitude of medication. This film was amazing

[@jeremy_woods]

I bet he’s a completely different person on a set, but apart from his incredible movies Ari inspires people like me that doubt their ability to articulate what’s in their head as a director

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

I bet he puts so much into and is almost a perfectionist, he is like someone like David Lynch, Stanley Kubrick or like even Alfred Hitchcock. His art is just open but it means so many different things. Beau is Afraid is probably the most ambiguous and questionable films he has made

[@BaDAiR647]

Great film. Better the second time. Alot to digest. Relatable to my own experiences. I'm greatful this was even created. Well done.

[@justingreen2432]

This is one of the interviews where it looks like Ari is very comfortable and talkative and even sly, its so heartwarming! We love you Ari you crazy sick little weirdo! ❤😂🎉❤😂🎉

[@darrenbrown7037]

That paint scene still lingers in my mind…

[@anonymoushumanhi]

I just had to ask myself which scene that was. Then I realized it was the one I was deeply disturbed by. I think I repressed it LMAO.

[@tonygabagool]

Incredible contrast. It looked so beautiful!

[@ThatOneGuy0006]

Somehow the funniest and most disturbing scene in the movie

[@dylankurtz8423]

That scene hits me more than anything in Hereditary and Midsommar, that girls eyes! Good lord

[@dylankurtz8423]

@@ThatOneGuy0006 the one that makes me laugh the most is old Beau hugging the boys and crying lol. I feel like Aster intentionally made that funny

[@-iIIiiiiiIiiiiIIIiiIi-]

"If you didn't like it the first time, well I recommend you watch at least three more times in theaters to really get the message." 🤑💸💸💸💸💸

[@setphaser]

There is no ambivalence in this film for me now. But seeing Beau stuck where I was stuck… was both frustrating and a relief because it meant I wasn’t crazy for feeling that way at that point in my life… for most of my life.

[@mikeehokkaido21]

How is your mother doing?

[@hvitekristesdod]

Sir I adore this film and I appreciate you Mr. Aster. Dvd is on order and I hope word of mouth carries this film to being the classic it deserves. I’m sorry I missed it in theatres as I have been a true hermit 😂

[@rumpleforeskin3528]

I didn't find beau is afraid weird or scary. I found it relatable. It said how I felt and go through mentally because of the issues people who raised me, gave me.

[@ketocutie2981]

Great interview. I appreciate Ari's bravery in making films that show a level of systematic abuse that most victims have difficulty articulating.

[@ComedicAsmr]

Very Don’t Hug Me, I’m Scared-esque. Which I LOOOOVE.

[@katiehowyoga]

Awesome interview! Eloquence on both sides of the table. Can’t wait to see the film!

[@jorgep1]

This movie was incredible. I urge you all to watch it!

[@miltonrickman]

very nice interview.

[@iAmNovaFilms]

One of my favorite movies in a long time, so many things about it are hypnotizing and enthralling, All of Ari’s movies are this way to me

[@Solarion138]

Yeah don't try to "get" this movie during or even right after you watch it. Just soak it in because it is a lot to take in. If you've seen any of Ari's short films you know what kinda strange scenarios he can come up with. I think people saying this movie is trash were hoping for another Hereditary.

[@folklohr9108]

8:23... when he asks profoundly if ari was thinking about anxiety or guilt when making the film... haha not sure ari could take him seriously after that.

[@xNinjaTacox]

that's what I was thinking lol that was such a stupid question

[@lifewriter7455]

Ari Aster is the Metamodern version of Kafkaesque! Absolutely Genius. 😎🖤👍

[@davialvesanimator]

oof just imagine ari’s mom watching his movies lol

[@Blackout0900]

He has his mother’s anger

[@KerioFive]

watch something strange about the Johnson's 😶

[@OrthoLou]

I mean... considering how much she clearly messed him up, I'd say she deserves it..

[@Blackout0900]

@@OrthoLou What makes you think she could help herself?

[@debbymoretti4326]

Actually, he said that he has a very good relationship with his parents haha !

[@k.vn.k]

Joaquin Phoenix is ❤. He gives all or nothing.😊

[@anonymoushumanhi]

Ari’s so cute! And Beau is a great film. ❤

[@gregorysgarrison]

Phoenix of course knocked it out of the park in his performance. I liked the first act more than the second third and fourth. Still, glad Ari Aster exists and is making these creative films.

[@Feywildmother]

I would do anything to be able to pick this man’s brain about this movie specifically. Such a fantastic film.

[@CannibalWHORE22]

This year has been truly unremarkable for movies (for me), This film has been the most exciting film for me, for right now this is my first favorite of a slow movie year.

[@tremoo5987]

Man-o-man, Cinema baby. Loved Babylon, loved Beau Is Afraid, and Super Mario Bros.

[@Dxvxd510]

a man of good taste. right on brother

[@JaazBegonias]

I know Beau is Afraid just came out but.... I'm dying to know what Ari will do next!

[@Krypto_Dogg]

Beau’s entire life was manipulated. From the first scene his therapist was trying to get him to be honest and say he hated his mother. His mother through the entire movie wants to frame him as someone who actually hated her and that his feelings weren’t at all nuanced, but lying cowardice. A self-fulfilling prophecy by the mother in which Beau had nearly no agency. Somehow Ari keeps saying he needs courage to make choices, despite the fact consequences were always real for Beau.

[@bravetherainbow]

Can't wait to see an Ari Aster movie where the protagonist does something that hasn't already been planned out well in advance by a sinister force, lol

[@Krypto_Dogg]

@@bravetherainbow indeed. At this point being a fan of his is somewhat abusive because he’s already admitted that he purposely manipulates his audience into feeling ways they shouldn’t.

[@brittanybelo1361]

On the note of, just letting go and watching the film…. This is such an important take away. I went into it expecting so much, especially bc this is the first full length of Aster I’ve watched (I’ve seen his shorts, but not midsommar or hereditary YET bc I am simply a wimp😂😂) but needless to say, I was expecting a lot of significantly meaningful layers etc … and at a certain point was just confused at the absurdity bc of these preconceived notions… but it was when I saw Bill Hader that I was like « OOOOOHHHH. word. So I need to just watch and laugh cool cool » 😂 loved it, can’t wait to see more & more from him

[@derrickwaweru]

After watching the film, I was trying to find the words to explain how it "felt" and just watching this he named it! Ambivalence! That's the word that I was look for. That's terrifying.

[@JoeM.González]

What a masterpiece! One of the Best movies I've ever seen. Very, very funny as well. Joaquin Phoenix is divine. 3 hrs of Beau is the equivalent of 15 years of therapy. At least for me it is. Thank you Dr. Ari Aster. You saved my vertical smile😮

[@humbleigh]

So refreshing, with such beautiful cinematography! Kept me glued until the end, creeped me out, and made me laugh so hard. Every actor was perfectly cast and did a great job in every single role. This movie was a journey and a half. I've been left happily confused :'). So glad I didn't watch the trailer before giving it a go, added to the experience lol.

[@RealKisht]

I felt the same watching it. I just gave up trying to interpret it and just watched. Can't say I got all or any answers but, I can say i saw it at least lol

[@jimjamjerry]

Such a great experience seeing this in the theater

[@diona5370]

just finished the film and I have no idea how to feel other than that it was different and it was unforgettable

[@sepiarain]

I am excited to see this again. I super enjoyed it but made the mistake of drinking a fair bit before hand, which made the first 2 hours awesome and giggle-some although a little distracted by needing the toilet. Very surprised it held onto a 15 rating here in the UK.

[@rasaron1]

Incredible filmmaking. To be experiencing horror and hilarity and empathy simultaneously like that…genius.

[@brandonashe1763]

mariah came on and my theater lost it 😂 great film

[@TheFooleryFactory]

I haven't laughed so hard watching a film in years and years. THIS audience here, absolutely LOVED Beau is Afraid. Kudos Ari, KUDOS!

[@emochemonurse]

It's a funny movienat certain moments, but I'm surprised that you and the audience laughed out loud throughout the movie. What was so funny about it? It had comedic tones, but I felt like it was extremely disturbing and unsettling. The movie was incredible, but I can't for the life of me picture an audience understanding what the movie is trying to say and treating it like a traditional comedy.

[@РадикХисамутдинов]

I'm here right after ending watching this strange movie ) And I'm full of thousands questions, maybe more ) And now it's clear, you should watch it without deep thinking on it ) Just watch )

[@DAMAGR]

I really want Aster and Jordan Peele to do a grindhouse double feature. Put in a good word please lol.

[@ManfromNoVhere]

here after watching his films trying to peek in his brain for a glimpse of the madness.

[@bryguytyguy]

Nightmare comedy pretty much perfectly explains the ending and why I went to bed very upset that night

[@michealclarke22]

Just saw the movie ,damn what a ride. Had to give 3 pauses as each pause were a joint. You need to watch it Baked it is trippy as hell!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@danielcooper4455]

Seems just like a normal guy to me, very humble and not a egotistical or a narcissist like some of the other great directors

[@bentertainmentproductions8451]

I will not be able to view the Mariah Carey song in a comforting way ever again, or at least for a long time after viewing “Beau is Afraid”. Effective is an understatement. 😂

[@tnt01]

I know right. lol

[@dustinswarb9190]

Love this man❤ He has given me new found hope in both horror and the ability to have such originality.

[@VZB97]

Good interview!

[@RonPineault]

Exceptional interview. Well done

[@kidnaruto1994]

thats j called real acting. It's when everyone has the script and story down like the back of their hands, and only then is when you can truly explore artistry

[@johnnyxmusic]

Yes, like playing music.

[@blaisetelfer8499]

Saw it on Sunday and loved it. I was the only one who clapped at the end, though 😄

[@prettynpetty8342]

I thought his debut feature film was a masterpiece, I was wrong. This film sits in my soul and just festers. There are several scenes I had to rewind because of sound design alone. Ari doesn't miss. Whoever doesn't like this film hasn't been to therapy.

[@kimseniorb]

thats such a generalization. I appreciate the risks he took but ultimately this movie is as empty and bad taste as it gets. people have really degraded a lot if they think his movies are any good.

[@notan23]

I just watched it, and I'm in this state where I don't know what the hell to think of it. And I guess I had that feeling with the first films, too, and it really urges you to watch it again (runtime be damned) and I absolutely adore those films now. Such an interesting and engaging film-maker.

[@Lee86THUNDER]

Cant help but make the connections in this film on a political commentary level. Pharma, water, homelessness, fatherless family, american dream, lack of empathy for life, big brother watching at all times, banking system control, using sex on orhers as a weapon, media lies, the unjust court system. Theres plenty more. Its all here in this film and its brilliant.

[@Terry-Cybil]

An adventure in madness. Ending is brilliant.

[@Gar136]

Very good surface level interview with one of the best filmmakers of our time

[@hughiedavies6069]

It looks brilliant 👏

[@Android480]

Is there a longer version of this somewhere?

[@sebastianalegria3401]

Ari is a genius, a few days ago I watched his movie Beau is afraid, starring Joaquin Phoenix, and I found it unbelievable. To my surprise, in this movie Joaquin was able to be a versatile actor in every role he plays after he had played Joker's character, which made him earn the Oscar for best actor. So, thank you Ari for casting him to play the starring role.

[@nickhorn8296]

Just finished this movie....might need to re-watch it. I tried looking too deeply into it from the start and missed it all

[@iamTrippedouT]

“ You’ll always be my baby” on god I was crying 😭😭😭

[@CheerBabysForever]

Literally was singing along quietly in the theatre 😂😂😂

[@craftyape5423]

Ari Aster is a genius

[@obzen901]

Midsommar was the best movie that year👌

[@jcicerone]

Incredible! 👏🏻

[@thewheelsonthelabus]

Man, the guy asking questions was not great. Asked very shallow questions and tried to sum up Ari’s answers half the time for some reason

[@cadynspringer]

That’s what i was thinking the entire video

[@estrellacasias]

What a film maker and Hes such a cute sweet looking guy but when i watch his films i just wanna make sure hes okay