Midsommar (2019) | Movie Reaction | First Time Watching | It's Summer Time!

[@Tyler171819]

Awesome commentary, but I gotta admit the funniest part was how mid horror movie your daughter came in to give you a totally separate heart attack. “ Hey guys quick FYI, I can scale the furniture now. Also y’all got some snacks in here?“😂. Kid’s a pro.

[@MarcosElMalo2]

It really was the best part of the video, and it should be said this is in the top two reactions to this movie (the other being Amanda Miquelena’s reaction). It’s a very entertaining and intelligent reaction, but the kid stole the show.

[@aeong_bread]

i was just gonna comment this, she's just too adorable. even i had a small heart attack knowing she's already learning how to bust her head open, and then asking for a snack immediately after LMAO total whiplash

[@bloodyivy7453]

Mom: "You could fall and hurt yourself pretty bad." Little baby: "Well, I'm a big girl."

[@Wraiven22]

I’m so thankful to live in the golden age of A24. They’re keeping original, mid-budget cinema alive almost single-handedly.

[@stephenmerasty1420]

Yea they're knocking every film they do out the park

[@norwegianblue2017]

They are basically the only film makers that I still get excited about, other than the Coen Brothers. So tired of all these superhero and 3D animated movies clogging up theaters.

[@Wraiven22]

@@stephenmerasty1420 yep! I really hope their success doesn’t end up causing them to start pumping out trash, I’ve seen it with so many companies… especially in gaming. The bigger a company gets the more they usually lose their heart and focus solely on shareholders. We need you A24!

[@Smoothjazzsundays]

@@stephenmerasty1420 he said sarcastically

[@welshman776]

This movies sucks ass. At best it is a rep off on The Wicker Man. It would be nice to see a Writer come up with an original script for a change. " KeppingOrginal, Mid-budget cinema almost single-handedly". Like the Almost, nice touch. You must be Gen Z. Maybe take a look at Sidney Lumets 12 Angry Men. Rather than this Dog Shit!

[@niki7997]

When she was crying in the beginning...that was the most realistic reaction I've ever seen. You feel sick to your stomach & heart broken. Like someones reached into your chest and ripped your heart out. That was a hard scene for me to watch. I know that's exactly what I sounded like when I lost my parents

[@bismarckswalkingstick]

You are a brave soul. Never stop inspiring the likes of my kind. Please, for the love of God, never stop existing.

[@Idiot_TaylorsVersion]

That scene and Toni Collette’s scream when she saw Charlie’s decapitated body in the back of the car in Hereditary

[@elizabethalkenbrack8767]

I'm sorry. I know, it sucks. It happens, and we're left.

[@niki7997]

@@elizabethalkenbrack8767 ty❤

[@michaelhuie5878]

Yeah Florence AND Toni Collettes wails from Hereditary absolute soul chilling.

[@donkfail1]

This weekend there is Midsommar here in Sweden (Saturday 24th), but the big celebration is during the evening and night before. It's not a "big one" every year, but we try to make our vict... Ehrm ...visitors feel welcome anyway. Please come and visit any local celebration if you are in Sweden during Midsommar.

[@LiberPater777]

Short of the grass actually growing through the hand, most of the visuals during the shroom scene are actually pretty accurate.

[@skyofthelivingdead]

It really is the most accurate visual psychedelic depiction in a movie that I’ve seen, for sure. I’ve only done acid (old school Deadhead acid), but multiple times, and the visuals in this movie looked almost exactly like what I saw every time. Particularly the “breathing” of the trees, it’s practically identical. Ari Aster’s absolutely had some experience with psychedelics.

[@ghani666]

Ngl I once made the mistake of dropping acid while on shrooms and I definitely got some grass-through-the-hand level hallucinations lol. But to your point, yes this movie finally gets it right. Really tired of movies depicting it as “THE WORLD HAS BECOME A SPIRAL OF TIE-DYE”

[@MarcosElMalo2]

You’ve never hallucinated grass growing on your hand and now you think other people don’t. I’m not sure if you’ve taken too many drugs or too few.

[@mariuszpudzianowski8400]

@@skyofthelivingdead It's also accurate portrayal of Sweden

[@SnailHatan]

Tbh, I had something sorta like that with shrooms and a *tonnnn* of weed. Way too much weed. But I don’t remember if it was closed eyes or open because my mental visualization gets super detailed with shrooms.

[@patrickn8355]

My favorite part is still always 25:23 when the lady looks around so confused as to why they’re freaking out about the people killing themselves 😂

[@AbsoluteApril]

Parents were breathing when Dani first was calling, they hadn't died yet :(

[@caffeineadvocate]

“This is a weird movie…” Should be a quote on the back of the Blu-ray

[@GreatOldOne9866]

Nah, the quote should be: WTF was that???

[@samuelfernandez9082]

I will always remember Toni Collete and Florence Pugh's cryings. They made me feel so bad and anxious. Really really good acting.

[@jbvader721]

Part of me wants to know how Ari Aster directed Pugh and Collette to do those anguished cries. But, then again...I don't want to know. Some things are better left unsaid.

[@Im_lil_kennedy]

@@jbvader721I believe they totally immersed themselves in the character and the characters loss..they ARE the character. It’s brilliantly done imo

[@NeelTheSphynx]

The old man's head being smashed with the hammer was actually done with a very impressive animatronic head that could collapse and reform. Operator had to time it perfectly so it would split open just before the hammer actually hit it.

[@danwilliams2551]

"Hopefully the second guy jumping does something interesting with the jump" The movie took that as a dare

[@jennifervalentine8955]

This movie has one of the most accurate depictions of a shroom trip. The whole world kinda seems to breathe and pulse.

[@Kiraiko44]

Yeah when I watched this I kept thinking "whoever worked on this has definitely done shrooms before". They always portray it like you're seeing some weird cartoon shit but it's way more like how this movie shows it.

[@paradoxN0W]

Except they absolutely misjudged the value of a psilocybin shrooms trip independent of a cult. The creators of this channel have some seriously erroneous drug prohibition biases

[@Jordashian93]

Midsommar is a waking nightmare and I mean that in the best possible way.

[@earthien]

Wait'll you see "Beau is Afraid"...

[@MrJojoringo]

​@@earthien I have to admit that Beau is afraid is so weird but the shocking factor was way less important because we've watched Midsommar before that 🤷‍♂️

[@elizandropedraza1286]

One the most disturbing movie in the last couple of years ! 😒🇺🇸😂🇲🇽

[@LiberPater777]

If by nightmare, you mean comedy, I agree, whole heartedly.

[@earthien]

Or how about "The Strange Thing About the Johnsons"?

[@mystic5059]

Mrs. Movies: “ if you’re gonna kill somebody as a sacrifice, why wouldn’t you eat them? Me: ” morals.”

[@MrsMovies]

I mean you’ve pretty much already thrown out all morals by killing someone so what does it matter if you eat them at that point.

[@mystic5059]

@@MrsMovies I totally agree with you. I was trying to be funny I guess I didn’t land. Sorry!😬

[@sweetcinnamonpnchkin]

Seasoning

[@packedentertainment2866]

This is one of the very few movies that made me actually feel uncomfortable the entire film. I felt so strange & uneasy. This embodies what a horror film should be imo

[@azazello1784]

It made me bored.

[@packedentertainment2866]

@@azazello1784 okay?

[@kellifranklin4432]

I agree with you. This is a horror movie that's stayed with me because of the tension and being completely uncomfortable the whole time.

[@captgeech]

i totally agree, i have lots of friends that are into the horror genre in general, but none of them ever really spook me or anything and i generally find them boring. but movies that make me uncomfortable or disturb me, especially in ways i've never felt before are the ones i really find engaging.

[@Neyenn]

Yeah this is kind of movie that actually scare me. I cant with ghost/demon movies just because of my beliefs, but some crazy people from a cult? that's actually scary.

[@seansmith2797]

Love that famous Pugh frown

[@Dinobottenbley]

The ending for the brother and guy who killed mark is really interesting because they’re told that this substance will prevent them from feeling anything and they instantly feel it. What’s crazy is that in that moment they might also be realizing that it’s all bs while being burned alive.

[@losiposi]

the subtitles say "feel no pain" but hes actually saying "feel no fear" in swedish...dno if that makes a difference :D

[@Dinobottenbley]

@@losiposi could be. But I don’t think aster would make that mistake as methodical and thorough as he is

[@losiposi]

@@Dinobottenbley im swedish so i can assure you thats what he said. But the mistake is on the translator, not Aster, since I assume he doesn't speak swedish. Shame on that translator though.

[@bigkuriboh3814]

​@losiposi does he not say "feel no pain" the the first persona and then "feel no fear" to the second?

[@janleonard3101]

18:41 There's an old folk belief that putting scissors under the bed cuts pain in half, so I would guess the baby was teething and the scissors were supposed to help.

[@it-really-hurts2092]

Welcome back to you, me and the movies, now taking donations of Apples, Cheese or Pickles.

[@lefthandstan]

10:23 "she's gonna become the may queen" followed by the breathy thing they do...

[@Lannisen]

The research that lies behind this film is honestly impressive, so many details are actually genuine. The painting over Dani's bed is by the classic swedish artist John Bauer, the bear and the blonde girl. Perfect foreshadowing. Hårga is a place in Hälsingland, and there's a folk song called Hårgalåten (the Hårga Song) in which the devil dresses as a fiddler and makes all the young dance until they die, just like their dance around the may pole. We absolutely do make may poles and dance around them on Midsommar, but it's more child games and less rituals. The clothes, art, music, it's all very clearly inspired by our folk culture. Ättestupa was mention in stories from viking times. If someone lived long enough to be a burden, they had the choice to jump off a cliff and still have an honorable death. The blood eagle was also from viking times. They'd open up the spine and pull out the lungs while the person was still alive. The scissor in the baby's bed is from swedish folklore. Iron is said to ward off trolls and fae folk that would otherwise try to steal away your child, so scissors, shears, or a nail in the bed of the child would protect them. Honestly, the least authentic part of this film is the nature. It wasn't filmed in Sweden, and it shows.

[@vinsanity40k]

i will never think of swedish people the same again 🙂

[@AutoAlligator]

And still a pile of shit film.

[@Neyenn]

Isn't that how Sweden looks? I honestly though it was.

[@Lannisen]

@@Neyenn no, it was filmed in Hungary, not Sweden. It's subtle details that make the difference to me, like what kind of trees are in the woods, what the hills look like, even the light from the sun feels wrong. It's too bright and white, for us (and as far north as Hälsingland is) it looks different.

[@zelenisok]

Also pagan Norse people did have a once-in-9-year festival in Uppsala lasting nine days where they would sacrifice nine humans (along with nine horses, bulls, rams, pigs, dogs, cats, and roosters), tho I think there all nine humans needed to be volunteers who do it out of devotion to Norse gods.

[@faisz1416]

"There's the pube!" Best reaction to Midsommar I've seen lol

[@rossrreyes]

‘ I’m a big girl ‘ Awwwwwwwww 😊

[@missm0rte855]

What a precious interrupter omg she’s adorable lol

[@pandorawombat]

The nine sacrifices are once every 90 years (so they kill a person a decade). The May Queen competition and the attestupa (old people jumping off a cliff) happen every year.

[@6sixtysix]

Love that this isn’t censored, makes it feel like an chilling with my friends

[@ericmartin9296]

Well I can scratch Midsommer off my list of things to see and do before I die 😵‍💫😵

[@RippanYT]

This friday (23rd of June) we celebrate Midsommar here in Sweden, it's just like this but with more alcohol (and rain...)

[@Just_Yaya]

I love when your kids interrupt😅. Her decision on what to eat before bed, and y'all expression because she's taking 10 years to figure out what she wants was hilarious 😂😂😂. Love it.

[@smittybenzo4693]

21:05 Love it when dad is down to a paper thin sheet of patience 😂😂😂

[@JaneDoe-b5v]

Why do you "love" that?

[@smittybenzo4693]

@JaneDoe-b5v I don't anymore. I've grown as a human.

[@samspade8830]

"Ari Aster is a weird f***in' dude. He's a sick f***." ~Mrs. Movies 😂🤣

[@vrdrpg1490]

5:34 no in fact they were still alive at some point and was slowly dying. im not sure about the exact scenario theres this unreleased part where danny called her bf for help as to what to do after receiving the message from terri. bf told to shrug it off until danny later on just decided to message her parents. they could technically be saved at some point of she took action faster by herself or was given encouragement to do so.

[@scoobysnacks]

"I get vertigo enough, could you imagine if the whole world was moving." Ummm, not sure how to tell you this, but..the whole world is moving.

[@Edmqueen]

omg, your little one is ADORABLE...i cannot, your so lucky to have her!!!!!

[@gothnate]

39:50 The runes on Dani's dress: Raidō or Backwards ᚱ - Crisis or Death - Parents and sister Dagaz or Sideways ᛞ - Hopelessness - She's not getting out of here On the girl to Dani's left: Kaunaz or ᚲ - Fire or Knowledge I think she's the one who showed Dani how to breathe after drinking the trippy juice, which opened her mind to what was about to happen Christian's runes a little later: Tiwaz or ᛏ - Masculine or Warrior - He's chosen to be the outside DNA Algiz or upside down ᛉ - Hidden danger, Taboo, Warning

[@Marina-cq2yt]

Wow, I did not know every rune had meaning like that, I thought they were just like letters! (And I'm swedish).

[@Metalheadyup]

@@Marina-cq2yt That's mostly a modern/neo-pagan thing. Still neat though

[@JCResDoc94]

57:50 the bear volunteered. _JC

[@RachaelTheFirboldDruid]

21:25 munchkin logic is so adorable. Mom: "don't do the thing because it could seriously hurt you!" Child: "well I'm a big kid." Mom: "and you can still get hurt so please don't do the thing." Child: "can I have a bedtime snack?" 😊

[@marianne5055]

The film is called Midsommar not only because of the festival but she (as well as the other main characters) are in their midsommar stage of life.

[@adnap]

I’ve yet to see anyone notice the face in the trees during the May Queen Cermony.

[@jaycutie09]

I love when their little girl makes her appearances😅 she’s adorable 🥰

[@kaylzshter6153]

She was slick this time around, she avoided promising to use the stairs only haha

[@alexfrost1718]

"If you're going to kill somebody as a sacrifice, why wouldn't you eat them?" - I kinda want merch!

[@r.e.tucker3223]

My first try to watch this, I dozed off. Waking up in the middle was quite jarring. Good reaction, y'all.

[@meghanmonroe]

The cheering when your baby came out lmao 💋👌🏻

[@melodie-allynbenezra8956]

At 26:34 - "She seems to be okay with this. She understands it." No - Dani is NOT okay with this. She is in shock. She hasn't fully processed the death of her sister and parents, and now these old people have committed suicide. I don't know if you paid attention, but the sound fuzzed out after the lady died. It was to show that Dani was in shock, and was not processing what was around her. This is too much for her system. Dani is NOT okay.

[@TheJericho1123]

in Sweden "hammer time" means something else.

[@toddhill7483]

Thanks for caving in to our demands to react to this. Hope you have no regrets.

[@shainewhite2781]

One of the craziest psychological horror thriller movies ever made!

[@drewmania94]

Just came from your Hereditary reaction, and finished Bly Manor with you guys, but I wanted to say you two are my new favorite channel!!! 🙌🙌 thank you for the content you put out!

[@YouMeTheMovies]

Thank you!

[@elmochacho3]

This movie is a modern masterpiece.

[@AundreasJournal]

Oh my god my favorite part of your reactions honestly are when the kids interrupt! It’s absolutely adorable!

[@melmoore2603]

When she smiles it's like, "Yeah, Danni went bye-bye."

[@melissaroszkowski8911]

You guys are awesome parents. I've got one 7 year old and still struggle with snack options at night!

[@ceeeemdeedees7496]

I never wanted anything other than water, but I sipped it slooooooooooow.

[@Scary__fun]

This is not the theatrical version. Those blank looks of Dani by the cliff after the jumpers were weird. I'm glad they took them out. I find it funny that some people say this isn't scary. They think jump scares are what make horror movies good when it's the cheapest way to get a reaction from an audience. The slow dread of an impending doom is what makes this and others classics.

[@mv28]

The closeups of her eyes? Those are in the theatrical cut.

[@Scary__fun]

@@mv28 Just checked now... you're right. I think other reactions I've seen cut these out and I was too stunned when I saw the movie to remember. Haha.

[@ellaphx]

"I love it when angels fall." - Mrs Movie, June 2023

[@rubenelias2198]

Fun fact: The film was originally given an NC-17 by the MPAA. According to Ari Aster, around 30 minutes was cut from the final film mainly due to content. The director's cut released shortly after its theatrical run restores this footage.

[@evenflowsteven]

Your daughter is adorable. My daughter is in her 20’s now and I sure miss those days! 😊 Also, “Hopefully this one does a flip or something” killed me. 😂

[@noneya3635]

"Can't let a good fire go to waste," was my favorite.

[@brandon838]

"Im a big girl!" AWWWW 🥺

[@keyromi]

I highly suggest Yellow Jackets. I feel like her cannibal dreams will be answered with that one 😂😅

[@WoahLookAtThatFreak]

Beau is Afraid is great. Hope you guys get around to reacting to it when it's available.

[@alexos8741]

If you watch Death in Venice, you will see the old man who is killed in this movie when he was a teenager.

[@smartalec8855]

Hilarious applause drop when the daughter walks in 😂

[@MultiGreenG]

All of the hidden imagery in the trees and flowers is so cool.

[@Marina-cq2yt]

Your kid is so sweet hahaha ❤ "I need a snack" that's my energy hahahah

[@endless013]

I love how the Mural shows the whole story, we just don't know it until it happens and maybe we remember it on the mural. For Example the first thing we see are the 3 fallen angels and a red string around them turns out that's a "uninstall life" hose, the parents and the sister.

[@John_Locke_108]

"Just because you're cousin did it doesn't mean you should". I would be a millionaire if I had a nickle for everytime I've said this.

[@mikemath9508]

i'm always paranoid about drinks. the second i saw christian's glass i knew what happened.

[@jorylu666]

Whether you like it or not, this film will elicit some great reactions 😅

[@brianattyberry]

52:20 yes he was still alive. That's a Blood Eagle, an old Viking torture method.

[@zoneclipper]

One of my all time favorites

[@fairone1000]

Decisions, decisions. She's adorable! I have trouble deciding what to eat too!

[@Xchax3]

This film is really interesting in how the end looks happy but sane people will understand that it is wrong in every moral way. And knowing the concept of indoctrination, and how she looks happy in the end, you see she found her new family. I like to interpret things freely and I think that many cults are no different than some religions and even club or rave culture groups/scenes. It's just a matter of perspective. And that to me is what really scares me about the film. It's that there are so many different cultures and things we don't understand and that even the slightest bit of desperation or weakness is what compromises you to become a part of these things. There's a theory that Dani's sister did not commit familicide and was murdered and framed in that way to push Dani into another "family". Hereditary also has similar themes of manipulating one's grief, which is love that has nowhere to go. And letting people fall into the influence of those around them through positive affirmations regardless of the moral disagreements or violations.

[@mamagucci85]

The Mrs. and her Cannibal thoughts crack me up every time !

[@melodie-allynbenezra8956]

At 57:13 - Some of the tradition was from current Swedish custom. Some of the tradition was from pagan Norse tradition. Some was from pagan Viking tradition. And some of the "tradition" was made up from whole cloth by Ari Aster.

[@lucianaromulus1408]

As a Pagan myself, I figured these people weren't true Folkish, just a cult version, kinda like there are offshoot cults of Christianity, Judaism, Islam, etc.

[@smiffy68]

This movie is a slow motion jaw drop from beginning to end. Not for everyone, but I loved it.

[@Michael-ft5bm]

I loved your recap. It kind of completely encapsulates the uneasy feeling that the movie leaves the viewers with. Definitely one of the best horror movies I’ve seen in a while.

[@chef_Numspa75]

Good timing guys👍Its Midsommer on friday in Denmark🇩🇰😆

[@toddhill7483]

As for Connie's scream. You can hear it in 3 consecutive scenes.

[@jefferymiller30]

Omg 😂this is precious! Parenting while reacting. KZbin recommended me your video and now I subscribe. 19:50

[@Existential_Carousel]

@10:24 Why did she do the breath thing before they even did it in the movie? That's no coincidence she's one of them dude! Run before she sacrifices you!

[@KevDaly]

I think the first one to die was the victim of a blood eagle - it was a Norse torture/sacrifice where they'd cut holes in your back and pull your lungs out through them and spread them like the wings of an eagle.

[@rookydevildog926]

Damn the wife's good at guessing things

[@kevinelmendez]

Loved the circle cracker moment 😂 so cute

[@1pknail]

One of my favorite horror movies, along with the original Wicker Man, which is a huge influence on this movie. I think the three people with the hammer are just representatives of each of the three other age groups.

[@edgartellez-hn6en]

I agree. Loved the original wicker man. The remake wasn't too bad either with Nicholas Cage

[@scipioafricanus5871]

@@edgartellez-hn6en Really???? "The bees! Not the beeeeees!"

[@andy-the-gardener]

@@edgartellez-hn6en it was risible. this is a much more worthy remake. enough weirdness to make it not an entirely pointless exercise. still not really a patch on the original. such a great ending...no dear god, no! lol lol.

[@lordovthorn2747]

Ari Aster's brand of horror and story telling is rather potent

[@prp2]

He's only done the 3 movies so far. This, Hereditary and Beau is Afraid. That one just came out earlier this year and it's fucking wild.

[@fredhcastro]

This one of my favorite movies of all time, so worth a second watch and examining each scene and details is just mind blowing. Loved your reaction!

[@jodi6419]

Thats what I love about Ari's films, they are always rewatchable and you can always find something you missed on the first go around!

[@shotbydon651]

i have a hard time choosing between cheese and pickles too

[@janb92]

I clicked on this so fast. You’re reactions are gold ❤️❤️❤️❤️ especially hers lol

[@sannaolsson9106]

I promise we don't celebrate Midsummer like this in Sweden 😂

[@ForeverInDreams237]

The studio audience always makes me laugh 😂😂

[@soulless_swede]

There's a British horror movie from 2017, called The Ritual, which also features a group of friends visiting Sweden. They didn't have a great time either. It's quite a decent horror movie, but it was painfully obvious that it wasn't shot in Sweden.

[@Michael-ft5bm]

Oh hell yes! You’re one of three react channels who I’ve been waiting to see your reaction for Midsommar. This is the before comment. I’ll come back after with my opinion of the video. You two are fun.

[@peterengelen2794]

Actually, when we see the parents first, they're actually sleeping.....

[@doomburger8433]

yea, showing that they are breathing because they are breathing in the fumes at that time, probably

[@Adrian_Marmy]

Wow I am impressed. Have watched about 20 midsommar reactions so far but you guys were spot on with some predictions. 😅

[@Chaosincarnate2002]

Why is everyone hating on Midsommar? Top tier film imo

[@patrickfoster8335]

The people of the commune felt along with her. Unlike her boyfriend. They were what she was looking for since she lost her family. Someone to share her feelings. And to want to be with her.

[@scipioafricanus5871]

Just a shame Pelle and the cult killed her sister and parents...

[@patrickfoster8335]

@@scipioafricanus5871 um what???

[@scipioafricanus5871]

@@patrickfoster8335 Think about the cult needed to destroy Dani's family and bring her in a vulnerable state where she needed a (new) family.

[@patrickfoster8335]

@@scipioafricanus5871 disagree. That was just something that Pelle took advantage of. Theres no evidence that they were involved.

[@thatanxiousone6792]

Nope. She is being love bombed. But she as a person has no value to them. She is a pawn used for their own needs, groomed by the guy from the cult. Her victimhood is just transformed into another form of being a victim. Top notch brainwashing.

[@cowsmooloud]

I agree this was a once per 90 year event. The yearly event would contain some, but not all of the 90-year event. This community couldn't kill 5 locals AND everyone over 72 year by year and remain healthy.

[@SharonAvery]

The intermission 😂 parent trying to figure out what their kids want is funny to me

[@grunions9648]

Damn, I've seen the theatrical release twice but didn't even realise there was a director's cut. It's interesting that this version includes some quite pointed shots which hint at what's happening much more than the theatrical version - even just those few seconds here and there seem to make quite a big difference to the experience of watching it.

[@sarahcotterswank4251]

Authentic parenting midway through the movie 😂 love it!!

[@skippy8664]

“Promise you won’t climb up there.” “I’m hungry.” This will now be my answer for most questions

[@chiarab34a41]

😂😂😂😂😂😂