MIDSOMMAR: First Time Watching (Movie Reaction) - How About a Cuppa Period Blo*d?

[@TheNeonRabbit]

21:14 There was an ancient Norse tradition called Ättestupa. In times of scarcity old people were encouraged to jump off cliffs to spare their families from having to care for them.

[@donkfail1]

Greetings from Sweden!

[@amandamiquilena]

😂😂😂 Count me in!!

[@ILoveGrilledCheese]

Kom til norge, det er tryggere 😆

[@theKRUGMEISTER]

Only one minute in and this is already my favorite reaction to this movie ever

[@amandamiquilena]

Hahahaaa, thank you. I did put some effort on that flower suit lol

[@brigettekorenek8135]

SAMMMMEEE!!!

[@johnnyjohnny2650]

As weird as it is, having a group of people scream and cry with you when you're in pain is probably therapeutic as hell lol

[@MarcosElMalo2]

Yes. There is a word for it: catharsis. The word goes back to Greek tragedies, and almost certainly further back to . . . . the religious rituals that evolved into the Greek theater of the classical age. Also, I believe the purpose of the ritualistic screaming and crying was not just for the benefit of the person in pain, but also for the participants. They were feeling her pain as well-it was group catharsis. Good insight, johnny johnny. 👍

[@wiseguy01]

This is called "mirroring" and is a legit tactic by cults to recruit people.

[@brijouxsolo7942]

It’s a no for me 😂

[@AChickandaDuck]

That’s how cults get ya!

[@DimensionDevices]

I think this reaction might be my favourite reaction to any film I've seen ever. Well done Amanda, this is fantastic. Your attention to the story, your immersion in the film and your pure joy at certain shots and scenes. Just... Well done. (and you're right, big fat red flags!)

[@amandamiquilena]

Listen, this comment made my day. I'm not going to lie, sometimes I do wonder if I'm too boring or annoying and that's the reason why my channel doesn't move forward BUT commets like this make me feel better since they highlight the attention and effort that I actually put on my videos :)

[@MarcosElMalo2]

@@amandamiquilena Not at all. I don’t watch all your reactions because I don’t want anything spoiled if I haven’t seen it. But you’ve got je ne sai quoi that I think all of us feel. You’re the friend we haven’t met yet. I think there is something weird about reaction videos, although weird is the wrong word. What does it say about us that we like them so much? It’s an interesting cultural question, no? Of course, I know why I like your videos in particular. You are supercool, your personality is enchanting, eres muy chido. In short, you are la chingona. 😄 (Mexican slang. I don’t know what they say in Venezuela. Muy padre?)

[@DimensionDevices]

@@amandamiquilena oh I missed this reply!!! Sorry! Your content definitely is not the reason, KZbin is a fickle animal and certain channels are promoted more for absolutely zero reason, people claim it's "the algorithm" or whatever, but there's more to it than that I'm sure. The KZbin reaction market is saturated with awful videos. Yours stand waaaay above those. Please don't give up. You are entertaining and interesting. A lot of reaction channels get more exposure as their subscriber count slowly grows, sometimes this is all it takes. Stick with it. Much love x

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

"You're an American, just jam yourself in there." LOL, this f'n guy.

[@MorningOnMars]

Amanda: Is Mark okay? Narrator: Mark was not okay.

[@teddyj5187]

People who hate this have consumed by the same mcu movie over and over. The director showed creativity, story, visuals and a movie you could actually discuss afterward. I miss movies having some depth to them, the foreshadowing and the show, don't tell exposition.

[@T0MM1XD]

I'm so happy you love Midsommar, it's one of my favorite horror movies and a lot of people really don't like it, some of my friends included, probably because it's so different and kinda weird, lol! This movie is so special and one of a kind, I love it so much, it's so different than any other horror movie and I freaking love it for that, Florence Pugh, the main girl, did an incredible job and really got snubbed by the Oscars, she would have deserved it 100%! I also really like that you reacted to the beginning because a lot of reactors cut that part from their reaction and I don't understand why, it's super important to the story! I loved your reaction to it and keep up the amazing work, you are amazing!

[@jbvader721]

Midsommar came out the same year as Little Women; the movie that Florence Pugh did get an Oscar nomination for. And she was excellent in Little Women; don't get me wrong. But, there is something more visceral and raw in her Midsommar performance that should've gotten nominated too (or even more than Little Women). Such a shame the Academy looks down on horror movies (just like Toni Collette in Hereditary).

[@bjorn6495]

35:15 She's not speaking Swedish. She's hallucinating and speaking gibberish and the others are playing along. As a Swede, this was a weird movie. It felt more like black comedy than horror at many points, but a very useful reminder that every story where "civilized" people go off to a strange country and get hacked to bits probably have those people rolling their eyes at the screen too. (They're forcing her to eat herring! The horror! :o )

[@amandamiquilena]

Oooh! see? Thanks for leaving this comment because I did wonder what a Swedish person would think about this movie, that is also why I wanted to clarify that I was freaked out because of the red flags, not because the people seemed "different"

[@bjorn6495]

@@amandamiquilena And you did a great job, I loved this reaction. ...Except maybe for how the bit that's a massive red flag in every horror movie ("You want us to stay in cabins in the middle of the woods with no modern amenities, no way to get out of here, and live entirely off vodka and pickled fish?") is actually genuinely most Swedes' idea of bliss. :) Just with slightly fewer human sacrifices in most cases.

[@MarcosElMalo2]

@@bjorn6495 tusen tak and mil gracias for these interesting comments. That’s 2,000. The border between cult and culture is often blurry, whether the cult is new or if it’s a living relic of older culture. How plausible was this fictional community to you, a Swedish person?

[@bjorn6495]

@@MarcosElMalo2 Tricky question. Depends on how much you believe them. If you scratch the human sacrifice thing, and if you assume that all the stuff about ancient rites and 90-year cycles is bullshit (since the Old Religion was stone dead by 1200 or so), then I could buy them as a bunch of hippies going back to like 1968 or so who developed into a cult. To the best of my knowledge, the only cult to actually kill people in Sweden in the last 100 years was a weird evangelical Christian community where they tried to cover up a murder. There's a lot about this that is eerily on point; the collective celebration, the pasted-on cheeriness (the dancing!), the insistence on doing things the *right* way (that bit how they couldn't drive Simon and Connie to the station together because "we don't break the law" is SPOT ON), the almost pathological love for the countryside... what really doesn't work (again, apart from the murders) is how damn solemn it looks. Midsommar is supposed to be FUN; people sitting straight-backed in silence is completely off. The Ättestupa thing (jumping off the cliff) *is* supposedly a real tradition back in the pre-Christian days, but nobody really knows if it ever actually happened or if it was just made up by Christian missionaries to make the Old Religion seem less fun. It certainly hasn't been a thing in the last 1,000 years at least. Ancestor worship isn't really a thing up here either. I mean, we're descended from people who decided to settle in a place where half the year is cold and dark, we don't worship those morons.:)

[@pMsAlex138]

@@MarcosElMalo2 not plausible at all. they basically just mixed some part of midsommar like the food, dance and maypool with some old norse rituals and alot of cult stuff

[@doranosaurus1415]

I like all your reactions but this one's my fave. I've watched it over and over. If someone had told me that watching someone else watch a movie would be super entertaining, I'd say they were crazy. Yet here we are!😋

[@fitzchivalry42]

That outfit was totally worth it! I hope you find many excuses to wear it. Great reaction too :)

[@amandamiquilena]

I'm currently brainstorming excuses to wear it again lol (i'm not even joking). Thank you so much, Matthew! More videos are coming thanks to people like you! :)

[@UMewMew]

​@Amanda Miquilena omg you are absolutely breath taking you alike the real mona lisa

[@doranosaurus1415]

Thanks for the delightful reactions! More entertaining than the movies themselves!

[@amandamiquilena]

Hahaaa DANG! That's a great compliment. Thank you!

[@melodie-allynbenezra8956]

At 11:38 - You are wondering how Dani is "doing so well." When her sister killed herself and their parents, it was snowing, in the middle of winter. Now, it is several months later, in the middle of May.

[@toddhill7483]

Very insightful reaction to a top 5 film. A very subtle happening: You can hear Connie scream in the distance in 3 consecutive scenes beginning with Dani helping in the kitchen. And yes, that was Connie and what was left of Mark in the wheelbarrows.

[@Heritage367]

Also Jack casually mentioning he saw her running.

[@jayviz5304]

Thanks! Best reaction so far 😌

[@amandamiquilena]

Aaw, thanks! I appreciate this :)

[@Adrian_Marmy]

Watching this movie was cruel. But honestly, watching reactions to it is hilarious. You can literally see how minds are twisted in front of you. 😂 ... but this one's been the best so far. 😁 your comments are so funny but very sharp at the same time. And your facial expressions are so telling. Especially (but not only) loved your thoughts about the dangers of being too open minded. Great reaction!

[@agentjones8403]

The intro outfit 💀

[@LordVolkov]

"Can I wear this forever?" Please!

[@amberlopez7477]

I love the way your flower dress makes crunchy sounds. When you move.😊

[@phogue1]

Just watched your reaction to this amazing movie this afternoon, and had to subscribe. I think this may be my favorite film reaction on KZbin. I cannot wait until Aster’s new film, “Disappointment Blvd.” comes out. I hope the studio lets him keep it at the full 3+ hours.

[@Giantshredder]

4:05 I just realized you can hear the exhaust being pumped into the room in the background. You rock btw😋

[@Hey_Jamie]

The moment she is being carried on the platform standing on it, they pass by the green hills and in the hillside her sisters face in the gas mask is made out of the foliage. It’s extremely subtle and impossible to see unless you know about it

[@chloebetten3604]

I recently found your channel and looove your commentary ^_^ subscribed and working through all your videos! Im very excited for your Avatar videos as well :)

[@amandamiquilena]

Dude! it's soooo refreshing to see that there are girls who watch me too, haha. You are so welcome here and thank you so much for your collaboration :)

[@kathywhite9411]

I truly loved your reaction! This film is so beautiful to watch,and so disturbing to watch.😂 Ari Aster just knows how to make a film. The way he frames shots, writes characters…. I can’t wait for his next film!🙌❤️❤️

[@kbaylor123]

I looove this movie so much, and references to it have been popping up in the past couple of weeks so I wanted to watch it again. So glad I found your reaction! It’s actually been my favorite one. Especially the fact that you get what’s going on with the shared empathy and Dani’s vulnerability to it.

[@Apvizionz]

Love this! I thought Hereditary was alright, but this one blew my mind and remains a favorite.

[@chrislawson1988]

Wow such a pretty beginning and hilarious lop. Yeah love all the flowers and costumes in this. All so pretty loo. Pretty place they filmed this lol. Wish I had a flower hat like she does and you do lol

[@Steelburgh]

Aww, Dani found her new family! I love a happy ending.

[@LordVolkov]

"Babies raised by everyone? Is it the 😈's baby?!" 🤣🤣🤣 Well, it takes a village Amanda... For some evil kid fun - Little Evil, with Adam Scott. For some evil kid not so fun - The Omen, original or remake.

[@amandamiquilena]

😂😂

[@lluviapacifica9601]

Yo estoy de acuerdo, Christian no era la mejor persona del mundo, pero no merecía ese final. Su cara al final literalmente, decía: AYUDA.

[@YoureMrLebowski]

i agree. christain was a tool, horrible boyfriend, but didn't deserve to be a bear sacrifice.

[@amandamiquilena]

Lo que le hicieron fue horrible APARTE del hecho de que abusaron del el sexualmente. Me pareció que fue excesivo :/

[@ProHero86]

When u see it the 3 time and you see the faces in the trees

[@zegh8578]

D: (btw, watched this with my girlfriend, during a little vacation away :D weird mood after :D had to hurry and get a pizza and some drinks)

[@LordVolkov]

Be the best partner you can be... and watch out for 🐻

[@crss9849]

Not the trixie and katya gif lmao it caught me ojt of guard. Also, this movie is soooo good, one of my faves for sure

[@melodie-allynbenezra8956]

At 47:15 - "Why bring a bear into this?" In various Scandinavian pagan cultures, bears are representative of fierce strength and killing them ceremoniously was done to hopefully take that power and strength into the living who have sacrificed it.

[@fewwiggle]

Amanda, you'll always be my May Queen..... ;-) ( btw, loved the flower suit :-)

[@nicknogueira7424]

Thanks!

[@manuela1986]

Well it has been a few months between her family's death and the travel to Sweden. It was winter when they died (it was snowy outside) and they went to Sweden for a summer event.

[@amandamiquilena]

It's true, I realized that after I posted the video lol

[@styot]

This movie is amazing, this gonna be fun!

[@batape1965]

Welcome to the Frida Kahlo First Time Watching Channel... I wonder if they kill 9 people only for this 90 year festival or is this a yearly thing like the May Queen? It seems that four Americans going to Sweden and then mysteriously never being heard from again would attract some Interpol inquiries. I know this place is isolated but the population around the nearby train station must have some suspicions. At first, I thought only visitor transgressors would be killed; but now I am thinking noobies either join or die. There is no way they can risk letting word get out. Anyway, thanks for the fun reaction and review. While most YT reviewers make a LOT of painfully awkward jokes (cue crickets sfx) , you are one of the very few who manages to be funny. If you haven't already seen Ex-Machina, I think you would like it. Subscribed!

[@bertilkiehn]

I loved this movie sooo much… and just amazing you got so into it too(please wear the flower’gear forever❤️ )-and please if you ever want to see another horror movie that sticks to your brain for days let it be "Suspiria"in the 2018 remake..

[@undertow5164]

You are so goddamn funny. I hope you get apatreon going with full reactions. Love every reaction you've done, keep up the great work!

[@amandamiquilena]

Oh heeyyy, thank you! I appreciate it 💜

[@jimwoodman8158]

So can I assume we're going to see Amanda From The Future from now on?

[@spongebobandplanktonshould2920]

Bro, you like deranged chicks? 😆 then sure.

[@MarcosElMalo2]

I hope so, especially if she will wear flowers and dance to Swan Lake.

[@86leewis]

I never understood how the 2 that jumped could be considered a offering

[@davidgreen6490]

Your reaction to the... errr...... mating scene, was priceless.

[@MetabolicSpore0]

I thought you edited the flowers over you in the thumbnail! Deranged Amanda is my favourite. 😂😂💐💐

[@norwegianblue2017]

Another great movie dealing with the occult in Scandinavia is 'The Ritual'.

[@spongebobandplanktonshould2920]

Good to hear you liked it. And yeah, it's definitely superior to Ari Aster's Hereditary. Nice ending review. 👍

[@amandamiquilena]

Oh yeah, this movie is a masterpiece. Thanks for making it to the end tho, I appreciate it 😊

[@ateam404]

I love both films and love how one is shrouded in darkness and mystery while this one is out in the open in crisp daylight. Great contrast, same concept of manipulation.

[@Doctor_MTG]

Amazing, I knew this was coming since you did the sneak peek on instagram with you dressed up

[@ansioliticapodcast8854]

"Cult... No, that's a cult" my new favorite sentence

[@goifur]

Midsommar is one of the best horror movie, good writing, good direction, with social messages woven in a way that don't feel out of place, and the ending leaves you with something of a closure and feeling good about the protagonist.

[@amandamiquilena]

Yes, yes yes and yesssss 😬

[@yasminesteinbauer8565]

The flowers suit you! You need more of them!😅

[@wiseguy01]

According to the director, her smile at the end was not one of happiness but a sign of her having finally gone insane.

[@kbaylor123]

It struck me as deeply relieved at no longer feeling so alone.

[@melodie-allynbenezra8956]

At 46:14 - That is Mark, who was the skinned fool.

[@spongebobandplanktonshould2920]

Lol, you aren't easily scared, are ya?😁 Respect dude👍, too many girlz screaming on this movie reactions.

[@amandamiquilena]

Hahaha, hey let's give credit where it's due. The girls might be screaming but they're also getting views because that's what people like/want to see 😄😄

[@Dytirambik]

Un de mes films préférés. Bonne vidéo & reaction, je m'abonne 😉

[@ateam404]

Dani’s family dies sometime in the winter and the trip is late spring. I assume it’s been about 6 months in between because Christian said they have been a couple 3 1/2 years and she says 4. She is an undergraduate in college and Christian is in his last year of grad school.

[@georgenelawson9917]

Beautiful movie beautiful flower outfit lol. Yay deranged Amanda lol you're the new may queen lol. Shot awesome lol.

[@dominickrouser8124]

Answer at 8:35 for Question at 8:29

[@mrnaughtycat]

I new age version of the wicker man without the wicker man

[@mportillo78]

The director said it's a break up movie. Basically she's leaving one shitty relationship for a completely crazy new one.

[@jx4219]

43:00 I watched this movie a few times already but this is the first i noticed that the lungs are still breathing.

[@chrislawson1988]

This is subscription worthy reaction lol. Gonna subscribe you so funny and great taste in movies and outfits especially flower outfit lol

[@YoureMrLebowski]

love the flowers. subscribed on that alone.

[@youtubecanlickmygaynuts9966]

I think you hit the nail on the head when you started talking about what is a culture. Christian has a great line about how they probably think when we put our old people in homes that’s insane. What is evil? What is wrong? Our culture has war and poverty and homelessness. We have the death penalty. We do the exact same rituals. Just in different ways. With different gods. I think the movie is saying that if this commune is considered a “cult”, then how would you describe your own culture?

[@youtubecanlickmygaynuts9966]

I just thought of something really interesting. Isnt it odd that the words “cult” and “culture” have the same base? What exactly is the difference between the words?

[@youtubecanlickmygaynuts9966]

Ooh one more thing I just thought about: Christian spends the whole movie gaslighting Dani into thinking she is crazy, too dramatic, etc, and then in the end she literally lights him on fire.

[@lolmao500]

The babies are raised by everyone? Fun fact, babies were raised by everyone in several ``american indian`` cultures in north america.

[@amandamiquilena]

Oh, I didn't know that. This is kind of embarrassing since this was probably the case with South America as well (I'm originally from South America).

[@MarcosElMalo2]

Just the same, they kept track of lineage. You would still be the daughter or son of whomever, not just of the group. And it’s not quite the same, but I know of a few households in my neighborhood with huge (to me) families under one roof, and kid-raising is spread out amongst parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents, siblings and cousins.

[@unsafeheaven]

this is my favorite reaction ever i literally love the fact that you feel the story and pay attention to every detail 🤍 subscribed!

[@VinciGlassArt]

You had no idea. Yup. None of us did. Was a most excellent surprise.

[@lolmao500]

Great cosplay! Gorgeous! He needs to get these feelings out if you know what I mean... LOL

[@runshouse]

I appreciate the flower props.

[@amandamiquilena]

And I appreciate you appreciating them 😄🌻🌼🌷🌺

[@MZ-bl6wg]

This soundtrack is on KZbin and it’s beautiful!!!! Put you right to sleep. 🙂 fire temple , the song at the end during the flame os sooo beautiful.

[@SomeRandomOldFatGuy]

You are so weird. I absolutely love it.

[@JC19676]

Amanda watch The Wicker Man from 1973. Midsommar and Hereditary are both heavily influenced by that film. It is a thriller,a musical and a horror film all at the same time. It is considered to be one of the greatest horror films of all time.

[@amandamiquilena]

Oh, ok! Thanks for the recommendation 👍

[@SpreadTheGoodNews.]

@@amandamiquilena be sure to watch the deleted scene on KZbin after you're done watching the movie. It's one of Hollywood's infamous scenes.

[@TheNeonRabbit]

For the first 30 minutes it's a movie about a super clingy bummer of a girlfriend that you can't dump because she had a family tragedy. After that, it spends 2 hours as a rehashed but more obvious Dude-Bro version of the Wicker man. Did ANYONE not see the outsiders getting sacrificed coming? Really?

[@ryanritchey2498]

Still my favorite reaction, you are magnificent

[@shaneisbetterthanyou]

Also my favorite horror movie. Whether you do a reaction or not, you should really watch the director's cut. I'd only recommend it to someone who loved the theatrical release, but imo it's even better

[@ryanritchey2498]

This movie is awesome. My kind of horror/breakup movie. Some other favorites, "The Witch", "The Ritual", and "Evil Dead"(2013, this one's reaaaaly graphic though)

[@MarcosElMalo2]

I’ll admit, as a former chronically shitty boyfriend, I really felt sympathy for the shitty boyfriend. Luckily I was never murdered in a ritual sacrifice. Knock on wood.

[@ryanritchey2498]

@@MarcosElMalo2 Lol

[@AutoPilate]

The Lodge

[@jeanettesmith765]

This a genius but disturbing film. I agree with you on feeling sorry for Christian and the film being better than Hereditary.

[@GrayMoe]

Your best thumbnail ever.

[@MrDrako2012]

I'm with you. I don't think that I would have made it past the big Sun thing if this happened to me.

[@Flesharrower]

Cults are patterned after families for a reason.

[@MZ-bl6wg]

I Love this movie!!! Watch dead meat podcasts review of Midsommar , they go into the Easter eggs and details deeply , amazing. I’m loving A24’s stuff! Jsut watched Exmachina and it’s AMAZING as well!!! Awesome look at AI . Great reaction and new sub here, look forward to listening to your reactions as I work.

[@Heritage367]

Yes, another Dead Meat fan!

[@pageboysam]

12:56 lol. yes. We understood the first time you said it.

[@ILoveGrilledCheese]

It’s not suicide it’s actually Senicide. This was common in not just old Scandinavian culture but some others as well.

[@harbinger8035]

I just wanna say you looked really beautiful at the end of the movie. Good day

[@ArnLPs]

I just watched this yesterday, now returning to see your reaction. However the movie did not at all click with me the way it should have. I can immediatly see why, when I watch how you watch it. I should have payed better attention to the right things.

[@TimothyB24]

Don't you wanna go there and be the new queen? LOL JK

[@TheHigherSpace]

This is so spooky! I watched this movie years ago, yesterday I thought about it (because of Amber heard hair in the last day lol (same savagery :p)) So I watched the movie again this morning, then open youtube and the first video I see is your reaction :D I'm just gonna go hide somewhere now :))

[@amandamiquilena]

Listen, I didn't want to disclose this but I do get reports on every single one of my viewers and when I got yours, I said to myself: "WELL, THIS IS MY TIME TO SHINE!" 😂😂😂 I'm just kidding though (or am I?) ;)

[@TheHigherSpace]

@@amandamiquilena

[@MLawrence-z9k]

Its hard to call this a horror movie like Hereditary is , Midsommar is not really scary but is definitely as disturbing as any film can ever get , its kind of in a league of its own & like its own genre of film tbh!!!!

[@GBF_89]

Lol 😂 you are a character, beautiful.

[@ctmdarkonestm]

nift may queen costume

[@helixmoore7636]

Did you watch 1st then react?

[@brunobastos5533]

that is not a cult , is a wide spread european tradition . In the north is Midsomer in English, in the south the church made it about some saint like S john , is a summer fest, the guy with the back open is a very known torture done by vikings add some names from angel wings to dragon wings

[@pMsAlex138]

very little in this movie is actually midsommar tradition. that is most definetly a cult that is practicing old norse rituals.

[@pinklefoo]

I vote you that you should be able to wear that no matter what you're reacting to. It looks amazing.

[@petercofrancesco9812]

Both you and the movie are odd so its a perfect match. 😆

[@mrnaughtycat]

Not to sure if it’s a cult I’m sure this actually happened in the medieval or Viking days in Sweden

[@kylar114]

thanks for the reaction

[@MetabolicSpore0]

Buy yourself something nice. 😁

[@MarcosElMalo2]

Yes, more flowers!

[@amandamiquilena]

Hahaaa, thanks! The flower suit was a little expensive and this video flopped so, this helps! Thanks!

[@MetabolicSpore0]

@@amandamiquilena Oh no! That's a shame, I know it's been suggested before but perhaps a Patreon page would help with the finances?

[@MarcosElMalo2]

@@amandamiquilena I get paid this Friday, so I’ll drop a few bucks. Would you prefer an Amazon gift card?

[@donkiche]

If you like weird movies... I suggest "Koko di koko da", another swedish trip 😁

[@MikeB12800]

Great reaction! I’ll pass on the cuppa menstrual blood though, thanks!

[@MarcosElMalo2]

It’s only gross to you because you’re not accustomed to it. 😏 (It’s pretty fucking gross, so I guess I’m also a cultural chauvinist. 😄)

[@tr3buh]

movie was incredible