Moder (CHILD OF LOKI) The Ritual Creature Explained

The Ritual is a 2017 supernatural-horror film directed by David Bruckner based on the 2011 novel of the same name by Adam Nevill.
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[@cesarclinton8333]

Loki: This is my son Kratos: boi I said hunt the deer not sleep with it

[@HobbitV.]

Ha! I was surprised to see a God Of War joke here! Made me laugh

[@terracottagaming6294]

@DIOVILO MUDAN no he means boi

[@caveman3744]

heh good one BOI

[@DoodlesMcNoodles]

Lol Loki fucked a deer

[@gillianfleischer5620]

Spencer Alves Loki has fucked A LOT of things

[@wok6825]

Loki: This is my child Thor: *confused screaming*

[@scout669]

This is canon now, no one can change my mind.

[@xVILLZ559x]

Thor would put this creature in a headlock and give it a noogie, like a real uncle.

[@KakashiHatake-fq9iv]

Richard Villicano yep 👍 that sounds true

[@animefan2454]

@@scout669 did know he liked deer lol.

[@dylanchouinard6141]

Richard Villicano *cousin. This is mythological Loki here

[@tyrannicfool2503]

I love how Moder turns around after being shot, he’s like “seriously dude? You tried that?”

[@DeadPixel1105]

He's like: "Hey, who just threw that piece of paper at me?"

[@MarkaniusProduction]

he shoot that girl so she won't have to live forever like those others in the attic.

[@boomboone47]

Eh, he shot the girl.

[@EB-mv5wb]

And an ass shot too..

[@newbiechu7024]

Moder be like: Who tickled me?

[@t.e.burgos3263]

Thanks to _Midsommar_ and _The Ritual_ I have zero interest in visiting Sweden EVER.

[@SpookyDarling]

I'm going. Just not into the forests.

[@thaluta1372]

Same

[@pelicanchampion8629]

But IKEA and meatballs....

[@ilovechickenadobo6962]

Maybe Norway? Or Iceland?

[@carlalden9802]

Fah Q Norway an Iceland shares the belief in Loki and the nine realms of Yggdrasil, you won’t be safe there either, you won’t be safe anywhere in all of Scandinavia 😈🤓

[@frangalic7306]

Thor:wtf did you do loki Loki: i was drunk ok.

[@phantomdoubt]

XD Lol

[@GuardGolem]

Vicodyn Wait Loki gave birth to them that’s not how males work

[@babydollgremlin]

@@GuardGolem loki can change himself into anything he wants

[@spongemanicecone3914]

bcberrit lmao ya he can change his appearance not his gender 😂

[@prvt.harumi6821]

@@spongemanicecone3914 thx i dident knew that

[@ja1295]

Wtf did loki sleep with

[@filmcomicsexplained]

A female Jötunn named Angrboða, along with many others!

[@dualman9229]

@@matthewmckenna248 thanks

[@Haruglory131]

Wolves men women Loki is not ur average asexual giant lol

[@ExistentialBaguette]

I wonder if it works by bible rules. He fucked a deer and led it next to a pile of corpses and so the offspring got a pile of corpse look to it. Only those who understand deep weird bible lore will get that. Lol

[@crimsonhunter7598]

@gypsy freak meade

[@yelsahblah3270]

This was by far the coolest monster I have ever seen in a movie. And even after I seen it, the horror level it built up did not go away. I was literally horrified every second it was on screen. The build up for it's reveal was so well done, with hints and images of it. And the clever adaptation of it, someone needs all the kudos for this monster.

[@egyhulyegyerekasokkozul460]

I couldn't agree more. Love your comment

[@cactusmom8203]

we have Keith Thompson to thank for this brilliant creature design! he's done a terrific job

[@MountainGuerrilla]

I feel that Moder , maybe due to his bastard lineage, requires a very specific kind of worship. I think he needs to be worshipped by cowards. the only time it directly communicates with anyone is when it calls Luke a coward. I think Moders little cult is a cult of people too cowardly to escape, that's how Luke eventually escapes, by overcoming his fear, striking Moder and running from the forest. Luke was to much of a coward to help his friend, thus is marked by it and marked by Moder for his cult to apprehend and bring into the fold.

[@PT-sx9st]

Nice analyse

[@housewilma4904]

and as a norse entitiy that makes sense as the norse revered self reliance bravery and stregth so as a son of loki it would favour the opposite of all those things.

[@mr.equity1120]

Very well put. I agree. I think she was not anticipating that Luke was gonna overcome his demons and become brave. This is pretty much confirmed since the only time we see her get hurt is when right after Luke REFUSED to bow down it was an act of bravery that hurt her. Very well said.

[@jinpachibobochan3532]

Imagine being the god of cowards... XD

[@MountainGuerrilla]

@@jinpachibobochan3532 when you consider Modern lineage it makes sense, Fenris Wolf was feared by then Aesir because of his strength, Heal the half dead woman was also feared and given the rule of the underworld and Jormungandr was thrown into the ocean for being too large and powerful. If Moder is the child of Loki and Angeboda then it too would have a twisted cursed sort of fate. Loki was very fruitful, but is spawn was often seen as cursed. Except for Sleipnir, the 6 legged horse whom Loki gave birth too, but he was only an animal.

[@Azombination]

Loki has no standards when it comes to females.

[@fadedshade8927]

Joshua Graves He did probably also turn into a female I presume have sex with some males the fact loki's a shapeshifter adds possibility's

[@Konpekikaminari]

@@Peusterokos1 according to a version I heard, Loki was not raped, he seduced the steed to delay the giants work and spare the rest of the gods from paying him Gods are real A-holes sometimes

[@Peusterokos1]

@@Konpekikaminari but they had suspected right however, because the giant in some versions had intended to place a flaw into the wall no matter what. Aesirs and giants didn't really see eye to eye after all.

[@smallpupper]

Think I gotta chance with 'em then?

[@d.n5287]

If it has a hole that's good enough for him

[@Parambolumberienriatta]

Greek and Nord mythology short: Loki - I shall sleep with this Zeus - I like him.

[@rarazalproductions519]

The difference is that Loki actually has the consent of the people and creatures he sleeps with most of the time (at least as much as a horse can give "consent" to another horse, and as much as you can interpret consent based on old norse sources). He's definetely not as creepy and explicitly rapey as Zeus.

[@sigynfoxy69]

He didn't sleep with any weird animal -_- He slept with his wife logic

[@rarazalproductions519]

@@sigynfoxy69 Yep, he slept with his wife (who was one of the Jötun), thus fathering Hel, Fenrir and Jörmungandr... but he also slept with a horse once, because he had shapeshifted into a mare and a stallion took interest in him. The result was Sleipnir, the six-legged horse that he then gifted to Odin.

[@sigynfoxy69]

@@rarazalproductions519 yes thats true! Thank you :D im so happy someone else knows

[@rarazalproductions519]

@@sigynfoxy69 Yeah, I'm a mythology geek, so stuff like this tickles my fancy ^^ Also, hi fellow bisexual!

[@Gojendees]

To me this is a realistic depiction of what a demon might look like.

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

Based on what exactly?

[@mmh4378]

whynottalklikeapirat because everyone called him mother a demon

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

@@mmh4378 First I have no idea how you can speak for Adrian, in terms of what he perceives as realistic about it, second there is nothing about what you just said that offer any reason why this would be considered REALISTIC. Surely you can see the flaw in your statement. Surely ... but just in case you can't: - Who the heck is "everyone" anyway? - Why should it matter what words anyone uses about it, when the fundamental question is whether or not the image actually maps onto some semblance of REALITY. Even if you wanted to be speculative about it and say "well IF demons existed THIS is what they would realistically look like", you would still have to offer some kind of context and rationale for HOW it is realistic ... and what you are really referring to by using the word "realistic" as opposed to say "coherent" or "physically feasible" or "matching the descriptions of this or that text really well" or whatever.

[@andrewshapiro9865]

whynottalklikeapirat why are you trying to act so smart

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

@@andrewshapiro9865 Seeing as there is nothing particularly smart about it, it kind of makes your comment look a bit stupid ...

[@andrewemberso9015]

Mhmm... A Fiend. Silver sword should do the trick. - Geralt of Rivia

[@carlalden9802]

I could hear Geralt in my head when I read the comment 👍😂

[@moodyville]

Literally just finished playing the game so I'm getting a bit too excited reading this comment😂😂😂😂

[@sexysaurusrex548]

Haven’t finished it yet got bored of the game mid-through

[@tnng7865]

Sexysaurus Rex your kind is not welcomed here.

[@rakerzako]

@@sexysaurusrex548 it was the same for me but I don't regret playing tw3 the story line was just superb truly one of the best AAA games out there

[@jeremysumrak1842]

Moder would fit right in Bloodborne. “Fear the Old Blood.”

[@dilanmartinez2325]

Ikr

[@eliasfigarzon9813]

Kratos vs the creature of the ritual confirmed for God of War ragnarok

[@amperize]

Yeah just send him to BB2 i will rekt him good.

[@XRandomXShinigamiX]

"Grant us eyes, grant us eyes....!"

[@feartheoldblood]

@@XRandomXShinigamiX oooooooooooooooo Ooooo-ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@fatgoji]

Put this in Avengers, Maybe Thanos would think twice before coming to earth. Loki: "That's my Girl!!"

[@april.w4156]

😂

[@godlyplayer8328]

Yea sure gay american

[@thanosinfinity9098]

Oh I Choked Him

[@thanosinfinity9098]

The Avenger when your grammar bothers me you’re not cursed with knowledge

[@juliacortez5516]

Lol true😂😆

[@VladT.Wallachia]

Finally, someone who actually explains the movie and the creature beyond what we already saw in the movie rather than doing a scene by scene summary

[@justamexicangirlwithamoust9331]

I've seen Zues having sexual tensions with others and becomes a Demi-God. But hell Loki dated a fricking goat.

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

Zeus has ravished women as a bull and a swan. That's just nasty. Makes Loki look just mildly kinky.

[@foreignroninl1555]

@@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494 You're not wrong.

[@mollyhand3927]

Yeah he also got f!?+&$ by a horse

[@sigynfoxy69]

He dated his wife*

[@theholyduck5520]

@@mollyhand3927 Oh yeah, got boned by a stallion while in the shape of a mare, then gave birth to Sleipnir, Odin's 8-legged steed.

[@nevadaaguilar2062]

So...... Let me see if I’ve got this right. The creature finds people who’ve suffered horrible pain. It finds people who’re truly miserable and have just about lost all will to go on. Then it FORCES them to live forever, and demands that they worship it and sacrifice people to it in return. Not to mention that they still age, and in the end they wind up all dried up and mummified. Seems like a PRETTY SHITTY deal to me. Moder was screwing those people over BIG TIME.

[@lokiblue690]

Modor doesn't force them to, it gives them a choice.

[@nevadaaguilar2062]

Loki Blue Basically “worship me or die.” Not much of a choice.

[@lokiblue690]

@@nevadaaguilar2062 True, but it is still a choice. If a vampire gave you a choice of immortality as a blood-drinker, or death, what would you choose?

[@silvermine97]

+Loki Blue at least drinking blood I can keep my body young and bliss rather than normally decaying

[@Acepilot12345]

@@silvermine97 unfortunately not every choices are suitable to your liking on depending of the creature/entity/ etc. I know what you mean though. You rather be met with a vampire than Moder.

[@salted6422]

This creature is the reason why I don't go camping.

[@hiunaut2833]

I don't think anyone that has watch horror films are keen on camping haha

[@ExistentialBaguette]

Moosing Around Psh speak for yourself, I wish I could camp as much as I used to. Camping is fun as heck.

[@zeusymoosey3348]

@@ExistentialBaguette is heck fun?

[@ExistentialBaguette]

Zeusy Moosey Well duh, all the gays and old Rock bands are there. Constant party and tasteful decor.

[@salted6422]

"I ain't's scared of some Moosey Schmoosey." ~ Last words of @@ExistentialBaguette

[@damnedman0455]

Loki: who’s my little angel! Tony: OH MY GOD WHAT THE FU-

[@batman826]

Thor: Loki how many did you sleep with?

[@johncarlofernandez2698]

@@batman826 Loki: This lovely moose I saw in Canada... Rocket: I don't wanna hear it.

[@valravhknight1914]

Kratos: WHAT IN TARTARUS???!!!

[@yuzuki_seo5209]

Boi

[@vincentmacapuro8940]

I forget the fact that within this story, it's canon that there are other monsters of its kind. It is mentioned that Moder is an offspring which means she has kin, others just like her. It's just so eerie to think that somewhere there's another one like her, perhaps with a different form, confined to its own boundaries but is just as terrifying, mysterious and as brutal. What happened to Luke and his friends wasn't an isolated case. Those who wander deep, unknown territories may have fallen victims to these creatures.

[@populationcontrol5105]

I mean Loki wasn't exactly one for consistency when it came to his children so I beg to differ

[@juanjoyaborja.3054]

I feel like Moder left Luke alone because she knew that he'd eventually face another one of her kind. Sad to think that maybe none of their families will ever see them again, with the trip being done in vain. Then again, I haven't read the book. So I have no clue what actually happened to him in the end.

[@notBrocker]

@@juanjoyaborja.3054Lmao no she let him go because she was scared

[@Nogdog945]

This is just another on my growing list of why I don’t go in the woods. 1) Deformed mutant cannibal hillbies 2) Moder 3) A 7 foot tall immortal killer in hockey mask 4) mosquitos 5) bears

[@scp--297]

So true.

[@zuzu6470]

Paul Hazel Who says he’s immortal? I just ripped his chest apart in mortal X

[@griefcase8877]

1. Just hillbillies

[@sebastianvaladez2796]

Paul Hazel mosquitoes

[@JayS96Bruh]

I was confused how he was only 3.7 feet tall for a second lol

[@Soldier4USA2005]

This movie was great. It totally got me a few times, which is hard to do after having worked in a haunted house attraction. Once you know "the formula", scary movies are no longer scary.

[@riderfromthewest]

Same!

[@Sasukeeeeeee444]

What’s the formula

[@vato4917]

Soldier4USA2005 yea what’s the formula

[@Soldier4USA2005]

OK. The formula is something very effective, yet amazingly simple. In a haunted house, there are several types of scares. Pop scares are when something jumps out at you from somewhere. Typically from behind some piece of set architecture or a curtain. Reveal scares are when you're looking at something and it slowly reveals itself. And there are peripheral scares. Those you see in movies a lot and is their version of pop scares. What those are, is when the shot has you deliberately looking at one side of the screen...such as a close up of a persons face on one half and the other is the background and it's typically darker or it's all dark except for one spot....then something moves or whatever in that dark space. The reason why this works is because peripheral vision triggers the subconscious. It's why you get spooked when someone comes up from the side or when you see sudden movement out of the corner of your eye, you get jumpy or go on the defensive. In haunted houses, these are also known as distraction scares. Something catches your eye and you look at it while some guy in a mask comes out of a dark spot and grabs you. After knowing all of that, especially that last one, I know where to look during a movie and end up not getting scared at all. I may jump due to sudden movement, but not scared. I could go in greater detail, but I would end up writing a dissertation that would crash KZbin.

[@Soldier4USA2005]

tlessmo Even though that's only in movies, that one still works. Sadly, it's so overused that it's almost comedic now.

[@justamexicangirlwithamoust9331]

*G O A T*

[@PronteraHero]

Haha! i need to watch this!

[@gummieslord2805]

Oscar McCallister omg your so true lmao

[@zaneking5484]

Why though

[@lp3173]

😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣😂

[@Octopusteeth]

Nah I think he just found some Swedish steroids Funny moment though

[@wolvenedvard3049]

One of the besy designs of a horror creature I’ve ever seen. Also a great movie.

[@bluehornet197]

Great movie? You clearly don't know what a good movie is if you thought this feel was "great"

[@Psilocybin77]

I was so happy when this movie showed something genuinely disturbing and scary. One of the best of any recent horror I’ve seen.

[@ErinJeanette]

@@bluehornet197 stfu

[@bluehornet197]

@@ErinJeanette how about no? Ever heard of a public comments section before?

[@ErinJeanette]

@@bluehornet197 no I've never heard of it so I'm barging in to tell you to shut your pie hole

[@niv1362]

That shot in the intro scared me.... Because I thought Moder going to charge the guy.

[@HistorywithMalachi]

I would love to see a film comicsexplained episode for the thessalhydra in stranger things season 2? Please oh please!@film comics explained

[@Godzillafan1980]

He does charge him

[@qoaeramv]

Why do you watch this if you haven't even seen the movie??

[@ZeeStep]

It does

[@smoothoperator501]

"Group of college friends on a hiking trip in Sweden" Well, I'm glad they didn't go hiking in Morocco. There are some nasty monsters there.

[@masamune2984]

Wow...now that’s dark.

[@Colejones9505]

Why is that dark

[@herrera9293]

masamune2984 would you care to explain please?

[@Colejones9505]

@@herrera9293 why is that a dark statement I don't get it

[@masamune2984]

To be fair, Morocco has a pretty good safety and security record for tourism considering the area. But still...

[@panthera9151]

A lot of people dying because Loki couldn't keep it in his pants. Eh, nothing new here.

[@religiousotaku9926]

Just like another god *accusatory stare at Zeus*

[@evanlight2550]

And God in a way. Jeez, might as well create a club with these guys.

[@ss-leifbarsark7767]

Yeah and fenrir/fenris is Lokis/Lokes child who in Ragnarök swallows the scorched sun and kills all life!

[@TheK9ofthasc]

Loki: It was just a few drinks! I thought it would be rather fun! I am the God of mischief after all😈

[@henryfellowsmoss3827]

He really couldn't keep it in his pants, even when sex wasn't involved. When forced to make the giantess Skaði laugh, so that she wouldn't wage war on the gods, he did so by tying one end of a rope around his testicles and the other end around a goat's beard. What ensued was a ridiculous game of tug-of-war, accompanied by much yelling and bleating from both Loki and the goat.

[@yas4702]

Lmao just call Geralt and say its a Fiend contract

[@born2win262]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@AlphaQHard]

No joke Geralt can definitely kill it.

[@ninjafillet8114]

@@AlphaQHard the creature is not that aggressive. It's possible to kill it. Unless it's an immortal being (offering immortality to others means you yourself doesn't have the concept of death).

[@dorianpersaud7899]

Hmmm intensifies

[@sinisterskills17]

@@ninjafillet8114 even immortal beings can be killed just not by natural causes.

[@BigBossMan257]

Sees a giant man eating monster deity who’s father is the god of mischief Shoots at it with a rifle Perfect logic

[@HDreaper17]

To be fair if he'd been nordic he would have used an axe or his fists

[@elijahhamilton4097]

BigBossMan257 it’s probably the singular most human thing I’ve ever seen

[@poly3706]

i think he shot his friend so he wouldn't suffer

[@mdnght0095]

@@poly3706 you obv havent watched the movie lol

[@un-capital3666]

@@poly3706 It wasn't carrying his friend, nor was his friend a portion of it. He literally shot it just because he had no other ideas when it came to trying to stop it.

[@RetrogradeBeats]

Loki must have had his beer goggles on when he created that child.

[@The-Artless-Gallery]

Blind stinking drunk!!! Lol

[@lauragraves4342]

Beauty is in the eye of the beerholder. Used to be the beholder, but then we invented beer.

[@Wavemaninawe]

Well... Loke is a shapeshifter and he wasnt at all discriminate. Fucking pretty much anything that walks, crawls, swims or flies. He even swapped his own gender in some of his hook-ups. I think its safe to say that if a booty call involving Loke results in pregnancy, then all bets are off the table.

[@ripsey_muscle]

More like deer goggles.

[@Wavemaninawe]

@@ripsey_muscle Vastly underrated.

[@VChong1991]

Dat...is one scary looking beast. Normally i think cgi monsters look like a joke and cthulu monsters aint dat scary but dang if i see this one in the woods...

[@theenderdestruction2362]

@axertrybal I think they think that cause no one really can represent the actual fear of trying to even comprehend a elder god but they can try and whoo boy do they try

[@TheGreatCragWyvern]

@axertrybal the reason they aren’t seen as scary is because they are suppose to be incomprehensible. Trying to give shape to something incomprehensible like yog-sithoth is practically impossible.

[@SirBeekers]

@@TheGreatCragWyvern Scaling them properly would help, as a start. At least to give that feeling of being small and helpless to the viewer.

[@TheGreatCragWyvern]

Did they just deleted their account?

[@TheGreatCragWyvern]

@@SirBeekers Also that would work too.

[@ripsessionkites]

Karen: "My child is perfect" Karen's child:

[@matthewsmith2298]

Wish more horror films took inspiration from Norse mythology. The Ritual was a great suspenseful horror movie with hints of psychological horror. The cast kept the down time parts still engaging and kept the film moving along. Only wished that they leaned more into the Norse elements and gave the Moder followers more screen time to build even more suspense until Moders reveal. But all in all the film was pretty unique and a good watch. Will have to keep an eye out for the director next movie.

[@hiddenkill3r]

Matthew smith hope you saw Midsommar, *6 months later* !

[@metalmonster27]

@@hiddenkill3r that movie is so fucked up haha in a good way

[@natoshabrown]

Norse, Greek, Roman, and Egyptain Mythology! We NEED more movies like this, with a classic yet modern horror twist, like this movie. I would be more into horror movies again. Haha!

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

@@natoshabrown but not the effing Mummy again. After the first two Brendan Fraser ones came out, the rest were increasingly dreadful (I'm looking at you, Tom Cruise). We've done Norse and Egyptian LOADS. I want to see the cult of Dionysus done as horror. Now THAT would be great (especially if they made the Secret History film, which looks depressingly increasingly unlikely)...

[@aditisk99]

@@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494 I don't think there are many Norse mythology based movies. There are way many movies based off Greek Mythology though.

[@masamune2984]

“Well, clearly this is the house we all get murdered in.” No, but it is the one you get Modered in :)

[@BigBoss7777777]

Bravo

[@triggymctrigger2452]

Badumm-tss

[@arson1tez]

😐 👉 👑

[@luisadiamante6984]

Thor: Im gonna be a Uncle now Loki: c'mon guys Mom is gonna be proud she will a Grandma now Odin: What have you done?!

[@sigynfoxy69]

Loki: i had a beautiful child with my wife what do you mean >:|

[@Tengu125]

In swedish it's name literally means "Mother", and it's pronounced more like mood-er. A cult would also likely refer to it as "Mother", but speaking about it rather than to it, "the Mother" or "Modern" would probably be more logical, no?

[@SpaceMonke99]

If you aren't Swedish however, it's just an unconventional name. Besides, 'modern' also has the meaning in Swedish as it does English and non-swedes would read it like 'the modern monster' :P

[@jordanmerritt4007]

I thought his name kinda sounded like the Icelandic word for mother ‘ móðir ‘

[@dogemasterx78]

loki has been watching too many hentai

[@Wraith.Genesis24]

Loki is older than hentai

[@OnlyInDr3ams]

@@Wraith.Genesis24 Wrong. He created it. He made tentacles and anime and put them together. Remember?

[@dfis3616]

Tentacles and anime?? Wait............splatoon porn?

[@spikespiegel3197]

I see what you did there

[@jrurbbehdidiwdnndjduw85eos73]

The son of that time Loki had a one night stand with Bambi

[@patchesthespider215]

That would be a bit tricky since Bambi is a dude :P

[@fadedshade8927]

Patches the Spider one of the few times lokis shapeshifting comes into use

[@jrurbbehdidiwdnndjduw85eos73]

@@patchesthespider215 thats just how powerful Loki is in bed

[@littleneko4700]

😂😂😂😂

[@NeroIML]

@@patchesthespider215 Loki did conceive Sleipnir with a joutun horse while in the form of a mare. He's both a dad and mother to different monsters.

[@luKas.art_]

This creature is the most beautiful that I have seen in my life

[@za685]

Loki is that you

[@ded_7800]

you need help

[@jkm4154]

Lucas Matheus Simp

[@callysalayo2871]

i agree ❤

[@dreadbaron888]

MY GUY YOU HAVE GREAT STANDARDS

[@neindu3573]

"We never speaks of its " Film Comics Explained:Moder MODER moder

[@x3delta616]

I remember when this came out on Netlfix and didn't really think much of it other than "oh look a crazy cult!" And then slowly there was something more than just a crazy cult and more going on behind the scenes that I didn't know..really got me at the end with the creature and suprised me. In conclusion I hate forests.

[@Colejones9505]

I felt the same way I miss monster horror movie now a days it's just ghost, demon, or killer gets kinda dull if you ask me

[@Colejones9505]

@NexisFilms yeah I thought it was just going too be them attacked by people but then i heard their was a monster in the movie so i gave it a shot and it was really good also i think a message the movie is telling is that whenever some sort of trauma happens too you, you need to confront it and move on from it not try and run away and hide

[@Colejones9505]

@NexisFilms that's the second message

[@mpa324]

Loki's gone to extreme low, boning mooses.

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

Moose = plural I kinda like meese, myself though :-D

[@peterstoric6560]

If I see that in the woods, hand me a gun Generic comment: “a gun won’t do anything” Who said I was going to shoot it

[@-kuraii-24]

Thats a good one😂

[@sjwzr]

Damn thats deep

[@matthewwright9143]

Kratos needs to have the "talk" with Atreus.

[@vicentserrano9268]

That movie is a Amazing and that creature designed is fantastic but it get me nightmares everyday and every night.

[@Black.Rose743]

I was watching this early in the morning and it still gave me nightmares

[@HistorywithMalachi]

Yepp! Scary as heck.

[@nayyarrashid4661]

You can watch something similar in The Witcher 3 and Ronin 47...

[@Colejones9505]

I never got any nightmares from this movie but yeah the monster is awesome looking it's simple yet creative I also heard that the person who made it was inspired by H.P lovecraft stories

[@Colejones9505]

Really I've never seen anything like this in that game or movie

[@ANG3LM1301]

The scene when he punches that old lady 😂

[@tylerf9206]

Best part of the movie

[@SpookyDarling]

I LAUGHED.

[@arzadinasi8758]

Satisfying part. Hahaha

[@FactFusionU]

Satisfying is the word lol.

[@tonycortese2531]

As much as i love the genre, I'm tough when it comes to horror movies. This one BLEW ME AWAY. I can't remember the last time a movie genuinely scared me like this one did. I was glued from start to finish. Easily one of the most impressive parts was the creature. The reality of an unseen terror often pales in comparison to the mystery, but this thing was actually scarier when fully glimpsed. Awesome movie.

[@Deadman1000]

Kratos would've just said, "yeah I'm gonna kill it."

[@dangerbeans9639]

Love monsters like this. One if my favorite monsters of all time was the “creature” from the village. Even though the big twist was that they were just guys in costumes, that buildup and never seeing more than a glimpse of them, and how terrified all of the other characters were of them just made them so scary the first time I saw that movie.

[@gridthexenomorph3658]

The twist in the movie was a customer with drunk guys in it!

[@joenuts8312]

They were terrifying.

[@quentin48394]

I find this one more beautiful than scary

[@MkHonu]

Danger Beans Period!

[@bigsnake5366]

@keng c. The Village

[@astropunch7708]

I don’t remember this in the MCU

[@evanlight671]

Well it was Hela, the goddess of death, that appeared in the MCU And Fenrir (or Fenris Wolf)

[@carlycrays2831]

Don't worry, the Loki fangirls did.

[@impulsivezx3890]

XD

[@impulsivezx3890]

@EgocentricHead woooosh

[@cheesecheese4715]

EgocentricHead r/woooosh

[@TheChaosDragoness]

On this episode of "Dammit Loki, Keep It In Your Pants For Once."

[@vel5094]

Loki: I'm a proud dad! Moder: Ikr.

[@thatrandomguy8157]

This is why we don't let loki have some "fun"

[@kugaruuuuuu]

Thats why thanos kill loki

[@cutiebunnyamber3447]

That why loki dead

[@rin8806]

I don't think us mortals have a choice. Even His brother can't stop him from having sexy times.

[@berzerkRU]

@@cutiebunnyamber3447 respect for thanos

[@cutiebunnyamber3447]

@@berzerkRU hi

[@ukotoa1639]

It kinda reminds me of the nuckelavee a monster from Scottish mythology.

[@Espartanica]

It’s also in an anime called RWBY, though I’m not sure how close it is to the original. Seeming more like a man whose waist is fused to a horse,with claws and horns. Almost like a demon on horseback without the demon’s legs.

[@Wavemaninawe]

JCLegoMan * as the Aesir return from a visit to Orkney * Thor - Odin DAMN it, Loke! Not again!

[@Konpekikaminari]

@@Espartanica RWBYs was pretty close

[@user-vq6ik4kk1r]

I'm Loki scared of that thing

[@oreculeslazyinterstellarte5798]

:) I see what you did there

[@reggea4ever]

Me:Loki sure has some weird fetishes 😒 Thor: hes adopted.

[@sigynfoxy69]

He's a shape shifter and has a normal wife

[@aditisk99]

@@sigynfoxy69 But not so normal kids. Most of them are destruction causing kids.

[@arnoldafapelkarna9505]

Fun fact: Moder means Mother in Swedish :)

[@crimsonhunter7598]

That's what I assumed but i thought it was Modi

[@storytellingchampion6438]

Ye

[@FadePlays]

Eyy en svensk

[@storytellingchampion6438]

@@FadePlays Svenne boi

[@Colejones9505]

No modi is the son of thor until kratos hit him in the face with his axe

[@zedoublejump3933]

The movie is ingenious in it's mechanics following the spirit of the novel. The novel is amazing. The visual design of Moder as described in the book is an amazing expansion. The book, however has a much larger desperation and injury rate of the characters, especially Luke (who's got his skull fractured and head bandaged for the last 3rd of the book). Also the movie is missing 3 teens who try to summon the beast and are wannabe black metal band

[@gamerstheater1187]

Loki: who are you? Moder: I am your hideous child Loki: do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows things down?

[@audrablue515]

I love this movie so much. The final reveal of Moder scared the crap out of me.

[@jamiearnold1161]

Give the book a read. Way scarier than the film.

[@MarvelousPhilly]

Loki's has the ugliest children. Anyway, this movie is pretty damn good. Just watched for a 3rd time a few days ago. Thanks for the upload, man.

[@kabob0077]

The Marvelous One Isn't he also the MOTHER of at least one child?

[@phasyhazy]

@@kabob0077 Yes, he is the mother of Sleipnir, who is an eight-legged horse and serves as Odin's steed

[@carlycrays2831]

@@kabob0077 there are some myths where he pretended to be a mortal woman and married and had children with men. And another where he had children in Hel. And one where he gave birth to Hela.

[@alexandresobreiramartins9461]

Yeah, and that's his only good-looking one, it's Odin's eight-legged horse Sleipnir. @@kabob0077

[@heartofjustice6041]

i heard that nicqa slepnir is faster than sonic

[@nikkity5491]

*BFG division starts playing*

[@joenuts8312]

*S H O T G U N T I M E*

[@javiernegron2633]

Main Meme Man mom can I have money to buy burger? To buy burger? Yeeeeesss... actually buys super shotgun like a boss *DOUBLE BARREL TIME*

[@gracecalis5421]

Who would win? >An ancient Norse god who has walked the earth for millenia and amassed an entire cult of worshippers? >One angery boi

[@basiletank23]

@@gracecalis5421 The demon killer is very likely going to win

[@vagabond8460]

Rip And Tear until it is done

[@solo.g7389]

Loki: I have never met this man in my life

[@jayp00059]

Such a great, highly underrated film

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

isn't it though? I just pulled it up at random on Netflix cause I liked the cast, and my teenager and I were well impressed. No expectations, so even better. Definitely up there with The VVitch or the original Wicker Man or Hereditary.

[@jamiearnold1161]

Give the book a read. The film pales in comparison.

[@bluehornet197]

Underrated? This feel was so shit the story was horrible and the acting was shocking

[@Meilk27]

I found the backstory and the banter between the friends very believable

[@MustbeTheBassest]

I loved this monster! The way it kills those who dare look at it out of sheer ego. Such a badass concept!

[@AnymMusic]

dude I feel bad for the mother of that thing. must've been one hell of a delivery

[@jasoninthehood9726]

Anym you know that animals aren’t born fully grown and elk aren’t born with their antlers, right? Don’t be stupid.

[@Ayush-xs9xw]

@@jasoninthehood9726 you do know that this was a joke about a character in a movie based on a story and is not actually real ,you idiot

[@Cheshire3Cat21]

@@jasoninthehood9726 A deer is born without antlers but a porcupette or porcupine baby is born with its quilts that can get stuck in the birthing passage if its delivered the wrong way....so...well..yeh..goodness knows how that bloodying thing was birthed given those spine bits on its back.

[@Wraith.Genesis24]

@@Cheshire3Cat21 could have went my whole life without knowing that

[@raoul3016]

Luke: *shoots Moder* Moder: "U wot m8"

[@apeiron1700]

>People see loki in title >Immediately talk about marvel's Loki

[@Abyssaracnis]

or Atreus

[@carolinedixon5913]

I watched this movie on a whim once because the title card grabbed me, and I'm so glad I did. I thought this film was amazing with it's story telling and cinematography.

[@thesharingonwarrior]

Same here honestly

[@cawfeekeikplus2412]

Thor to Loki: What did you do?! WHAT DID YOU DOOO?!!

[@OwliSketches]

This film was amazing!! I could make out about three runes. nauthiz: need, necessity, hardship, delays. Algiz: elk, protection, shield, self defense. Othala: goddess, property, home, plenty. The lore of this film was so good. The visuals, the build up, the climax, I even liked the ending. Guillermo del toro helped design Moder, one of my new favorite films!!

[@MetalGuitarGuy]

I highly recommend watching The Ritual late at night, with the lights off, by yourself, whenyou are going hiking the next day... 🤔

[@mechagator0538]

Benjamin Sherman how about no

[@jamiearnold1161]

Try reading the book in a tent ;). The book is seriously fucked up compared to the film.

[@maxsteele7352]

In Sweden

[@thekingsean92]

@@jamiearnold1161 the book is one of the most fast and chilling novels I have ever read and seriously made me anxious upon reading it. Adam Neill has become one of my favourite new writers

[@awaismughal4291]

Benjamin Sherman or you could just watch it while you’re in the woods inside your tent😂

[@simono5114]

One of the only if the only creature design from films that genuinely makes me uncomfortable. What makes the whole design truly terrifying and impressive at the same time in my opinion is that Moder feels like one of the few times a "lovecraftian" creature has been made in to a design that you can see but still not really make sense of.

[@wisnuyogapraditya6108]

Thor : Damn it, Loki! Again!? Loki : lol

[@yankeewithnobrim9734]

???:what the hell is that thing Loki:sorry I forgot protection

[@kadinwisniewski6928]

This is definitely one of the coolest and most interesting monsters I've seen in a while. And I really liked how they gave you only slight glimpses throughout the movie and then finally revealed it in full at the very end, really satisfying

[@anxioussamurai9017]

One of the many great things about this movie is how it uses Moder to expose this hidden world that crosses over with our own. When we finally see Moder and understand what it is, we realize the horrifying truth of gods, demi-gods, and monsters: They're ancient, powerful, and very real.

[@crozraven]

This creature remind me so much of "Fiend" relict beast from Witcher 3, in which also a massive bear-bull-elk monster that has power to blind or hypnotize or make someone hallucinate. The movie likely also take some inspiration from the game or maybe a similar Norse-scandinavia-slavic legends/folklore.

[@steelflightwrappy1449]

Yeah True ! Geralt would KiLL this Monster & the whole village very Easly 🐺🔥🔥💨🔪 Just Another Contract 💰 ^^

[@tomatosauce7666]

Very wrong, its based on a book.

[@annamaria9392]

The design for moder is so interesting and quite amazing I love it

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Me too!

[@dragonqueennyx5213]

It's definitely one of my favourite monster designs

[@andrewjordan8110]

Thank you. You have a good explanation without taking over 20 minutes to do so. Hats off

[@samantha-rg6bq]

Never going into the woods again

[@davidrobinson2323]

"if you haven't seen it yet I highly recommend you watch it" After giving the entire plot and almost every scene featuring The creature.

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

Damn creature was even in the thumbnail. Dude gives zero F's.

[@SolidSnake240]

@@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494 it's literally called filmcomics explained..

[@nap.of.the.earth...]

@@SolidSnake240 lol fr 😂

[@Getlokiidcos]

Loki, has many children. Especially an 8 legged horse.

[@randomgoblinmanthatlikeska6177]

And giant danger noodle.

[@katrabbit]

There is a common parallel between most cultures deities that I appreciate.. those with deep emotional pain and trauma are thought of as having a quality to them that would either make them more deserving of life/afterlife or seen more of as a wise being. It's similar in Eastern cultures as well.

[@shainewhite2781]

This is by far one of the scariest looking creature that is an offspring of the god loki! Who would have thought that?

[@dirandrous7682]

Who's your wife Loki? That's a face only a mother could love 😂😂😂

[@rin8806]

Well his wife is Sigyn but he's slept around a lot

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

@@rin8806 like Zeus Dude sticks it in everyone

[@mish375]

@@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494 I think that's par for the course with the gods. They liked gettin' it on.

[@mikaaizawa8184]

@@mish375 there's always that one God in the partanon

[@mikaaizawa8184]

Well loki himself could have gotten impregnated by something/someone

[@daneyal7162]

I have a weird desire to build a lego model of that thing...

[@shadeincolor536]

Do it my guy. Ill sub if u do

[@TheGodOfGravy]

Love it’s design. So otherworldly whilst also looking strangely like many things we see every day.

[@gilladrienne3971]

Happy Holidays FilmComicsExplained 😊

[@EchavarriaJr]

I loved that monster design! It was so creepy, weird, mystical ancient and scary to look at! I really enjoyed this movie!

[@thearmchairjournalist566]

Another bout of binge watching your old videos 👌

[@jneilson7568]

I love that very first glimpse we get of it moving in the woods, even before the characters have any idea.

[@elijahbutcher9522]

this was a great movie i mean i usually dont like horror movies but I'll admit i loved it a lot even though it scared me several times, especially those closeup scenes of moder great video bro

[@ajr2641]

I went into this film not knowing anything about it. I found it to be one of the most atmospheric and effective horrors I have seen. I was massively impressed with the way they revealed monster....and what a monster it is.

[@NishantSengar]

Beautiful explanation, I loved this movie and it still gives me the nightmares when I think of hiking

[@xXOhxSleeperXx]

This pops up in my recommended at least once a month and wont go away till I watch it.

[@matchuwuwu]

Oh i remember this! Thanks for the review

[@LLLadySSS]

This is one of the very few horror movies I liked that actually got me tense and waiting for what was going to happen next. Love how the movie did not show the monster right away which only made it better when it did show up at the end

[@seanmcclure]

This was an absolutely phenomenal film. I went in with no expectations and maybe that’s why it blew me away. The creature model was exceptional and there was one scene when it reached toward the sky that I was dumb struck.

[@240devil1]

I like that it isn't psychological thrilleresque. Just random guys who wandered into the wrong gods forest. Simple concept and brilliantly pulled off.

[@crimsonjedi]

I just hated the stupid decisions the characters made by not turning around right away even if it would take longer.