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[@NatalieGoldReacts]

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[@DarkKnightBatman420]

See Happy Death Day! Its a fun horror movie.

[@wilkennycabrera6540]

Can You React Bride Of Chucky

[@ishittashinde6671]

Please watch Bly Manor and Midnight Mass

[@gothnate]

At least the family saved a little money by not having to pay for a full-height coffin. Silver lining, right?

[@got2bjosh]

The Lighthouse (2019). Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattison. Set in 18th Century New England. Inspired by Edgar Allen Poe's short story. Great performances, well researched script, and Oscar-nominated black & white cinematography.

[@clarbri]

Toni Colette's screaming when she finds her daughter is the scariest part of this movie.

[@pobstrel]

Yes. That almost animal howl of pain.

[@justinrooney1728]

It's so, SO visceral. It's a sound that's burned itself into my brain forever. I'll never forget it, no matter how much I might occasionally want to.

[@wobsoriano]

I don't want to hear it again

[@HappyHarryHardon]

Like she’s going to watch this again.

[@AvEnGeD7X238]

That and the dinner scene. It just made me feel so uneasy and sad. It was just so deep.

[@5PctJuice]

Alex Wolff's performance right after Charlie dies is one of the best portrayals of shock I've ever seen. He didn't talk to his parents because he literally couldn't process it. He could only lay in bed for hours hoping it was just a dream. Not to mention his panic attack later. He and Toni Collette were incredible in this movie.

[@eedith_beedith]

don’t forget the dad. he also did a REALLY good job of portraying pure confusion in such a simple yet complex way.

[@ace9388]

@@eedith_beedith I feel like his performance was heightened not only by his wonderful act of simple confusion, but also that we can see in his face that he is terrified FOR Annie and her health. I believe the character is a therapist or psychologist, so to see not only the confusion but that you can tell he's feeling/seeing something deeper just through his face is amazing. This whole cast is top tier.

[@eedith_beedith]

@@ace9388 spot on

[@bigsistahtips]

honestly, I don't understand why people is surprised he reacted that way. He's obviously shocked.

[@5PctJuice]

@@bigsistahtips It's just easier to think logically when you're not in that situation. Same reaction that makes people go "oh man, if I was held up a gunpoint I'd do this and that." No you wouldn't, you'd beg for your life like the rest of us. That's not weakness.

[@CullenX]

Toni Collette not being nominated or winning an Oscar for this performance is the true horror.

[@The420BrownKid]

Yeah that was a layup of a win and she didn’t even get the nomination. That’s how you know those awards are shite.

[@Wanderlauch]

They generally skip horror movies, for the best actor/actress category.

[@rydellgarcia]

i guess the Oscars are just too traumatized by the movie 😂

[@zekaizerguy1181]

​@@rydellgarciathe oscars are one giant self-indulgent scam. Good thing nobody watches them anymore. Really reflects how removed Hollywood is from it's audience, existing in it's isolated bubble. They're too busy patting themselves on the back to notice how irrelevant they've become.

[@roh8576]

i love how this movie doesn't rely on jumpscares to scare you, it's just silent disturbing scenes

[@markokecman1177]

But... it's not scary :/

[@sdqsdq6274]

@@markokecman1177 haha same , over rated , nothing in the movie scared me , only jump scare gets me

[@FamousCoozie]

@@sdqsdq6274 Jump scares aren't actually scares, they're just startles. I could bang pots and pans together in a quiet room and make anyone jump.

[@krautgazer]

@@markokecman1177 For you, maybe. You're not the center of the world, though.

[@3mi3mi]

Just constant dread

[@jacksonhardison3838]

i know that THAT scene stays with so many people for so many reasons but the way he's just frozen and can't do anything is just like so haunting and feels so incredibly real. Alex Wolff absolutely fucking killed it.

[@thejaded]

I can't believe YMS didn't like his acting. He stood out

[@slonmish]

isn’t THAT scene is the throat-cutting scene? people usually pick that as the scariest part of the movie

[@WoahLookAtThatFreak]

@@thejadedThere's a lot of things YMS doesn't like that I don't understand either.

[@dbfro1]

@@thejaded I’m an idiot who is YMS?

[@thejaded]

@@dbfro1 YourMovieSucksdotorg. Funny voice 😂

[@damienjohn]

Toni Collette’s performance is without a doubt one of the best screen screen performances I’ve ever witnessed.

[@lolmao500]

It was such BS she didnt win an oscar.... not EVEN nominated.

[@Lady_Vengeance]

Couldn’t agree more. She is so underappreciated.

[@TonyDracon]

nah

[@Scary__fun]

The ultimate tragedy, besides the whole family dying, is that Toni Collette was actually right about figuring out that her mother was attempting to use her children for evil purposes. But, due to it sounding crazy to the average person, she wasn't believed and ultimately wasn't able to save her family and herself.

[@aternialaffsalot]

@@TonyDracon yah

[@KristinaEspinoza]

So...as far as I've read from theories, Charlie's "tic" is the noise you'd make to call a camel to you. Paimon rides a camel in lore and since Charlie is the host for Paimon, this manifested itself as a "tic". It's kind of a scary fun fact for a second watch when you realize that Charlie was always carrying the spirit of Paimon. I guess you could say it was uh, "hereditary" *ba dum tss.*

[@white.lodge.dale.cooper]

Holy cow, TIL. Makes total sense. Thanks!

[@LaCheeserie]

I wonder if the grandmother breastfeeding was how she originally passed the spirit

[@justdan9264]

​@@LaCheeserieI wonder why she hadn't done it to Annie in the first place

[@LaCheeserie]

@@justdan9264 girl. She tried on Annie’s brother.

[@justdan9264]

​@@LaCheeserieI know, but why didn't she at least TRY on Annie after her brother died, just like she did on Charlie

[@momentofzen]

It will forever be a tragedy that the acting in this movie wasn’t more widely praised outside of horror circles.

[@leob4403]

While pretentious horseshit like Parasite wins all the Oscars, it's truly pathetic

[@MandalaOfThe7]

I very much feel that way about this and Mia Goth's Acting in Pearl.

[@LaCheeserie]

all top five billings were incredible! The family of course, but Joan, that scene in the parking lot, the physical contact and energy she brought really sold it as this caring soul.

[@ND-kh5yw]

Yeah I looked up what awards toni got, she was nominated and/or won for bunches of small awards shows, film events and festivals but nothing mainstream it's a crime

[@ND-kh5yw]

​@@LaCheeserieyeah she does it so well because even before I found out who she was, there was this strange intensity and familiarity she had with Annie that she as the character passed off so well as motherly care and connection through circumstance

[@jacksonsd_]

i love how there’s so many little hints or easter eggs that you notice on a second watch. like when Annie says her brother was “schizophrenic” because he said their mom was trying to put people inside him. Also her son being named Charles and her granddaughter being Charlie, who was the grandmother’s favorite and Paimon’s temporary host

[@autograph415]

It has so many easter eggs and hints and hidden mesnongs im constantly watching different videos talking about them and learning more and more

[@Hey_Jamie]

Even the breathing outside when Peter gets the text about the party

[@Hey_Jamie]

And also the footsteps upstairs before the family walks in after grandmas funeral

[@JKeats82]

Annie given the herb (for possession) at Joans, Charlie at birth (Gramma feeding her), and Peter via smoking weed - You can see his stoner buddy as one of the kneeling cultists. :P

[@brianattyberry]

Also the dream sequence with the paint thinner and mom's choice of words "why do you try to kill me?" "I didn't, I was trying to SAVE you" She's been subconsciously trying to protect Peter from the jump from them trying to get P Demon into Peter's body. I mean sure she was willing to kill him to keep the Demon away but still.

[@CrazyAWES0ME]

14:10 Natalie went from zero to sobbing in a millisecond. The pure anguish of Toni Collette’s performance hits so hard

[@victors4786]

Montage

[@jsp2185]

one of THE best reactions to her performance, literally the most realistic crying and screaming to death i've heard in any movie or tv show.

[@abc.animal5143]

The fact that she didn’t get an Oscar for this is a joke

[@pupsucks]

have you seen midsommar ? ​@@jsp2185

[@knxcholx]

@@abc.animal5143Oscars are rigged anyway

[@Painocus]

Gothic horror writers used to distinguish between horror and terror. Terror being seen as harder to instil in an audience. A common example was that horror was what you'd feel upon finding a dead body, while terror was the feeling of smelling, but not finding, the body and the slow creeping realization of what the smell might be. So basically Natalie screaming at nothing is the realization of the Gothic ideal of terror.

[@je7055]

Stephen King, in Danse Macabre, described them as the moment when you know the monster is about to reveal itself, but before it does (terror) and then the moment it does reveal itself (horror). He also added a third category of revulsion. "I recognize terror as the finest emotion and so I will try to terrorize the reader. But if I find that I cannot terrify, I will try to horrify, and if I find that I cannot horrify, I'll go for the gross-out. I'm not proud." Myself, I've always disagreed with how the labels are used, they feel backwards to me. For me personally, the word "horror" denotes that creeping, gradually overwhelming feeling of cold dread more than "terror" does, while to my ears, "terror" better connotes the concept of acute adrenaline-rush, tunnel-vision fear. When you hear that your deranged psycho ex has broken out of prison, you receive the news with cold horror. When you peek out the window and see them running up to your door with an axe, you flee in terror. That's my logic, at least. But I'm the only one, apparently!

[@LilTechCricket]

I'm commenting just to save this conversation.

[@shreknet]

Toni Collette attended a screening of this and an audience member said "How did you do it?" and Toni just said "It's just acting."

[@FireKnight96]

This is a reaction for the ages. The screaming, the tears, the dog occasionally looking at Nat wondering wtf is going on, Cameron's top tier editing. 10/10, Nat, glad you finally saw this one.

[@Lady_Vengeance]

Except that they edited out her reaction to the incredibly unsettling shot of Charlie’s head in the road covered in ants.

[@letsgotomarsman]

Calm down lil bro….

[@noneya3635]

Right! And Nat went full on savage She Hulk on mom when she found out what she had done. “Shouldn’t even have had a funeral for her.” DDDDAYYYUMMM GIRL.”

[@theredpoweranger]

you're kidding right? this reaction was super annoying

[@LaineyM]

@@theredpoweranger I agree - the reaction was really annoying.... maybe it's best Natalie not watch horror IMHO not a fun reaction to watch

[@LJMadrigalMusic]

Most traumatizing parts of the movie for me: 1. Annie’s cry after seeing her headless daughter in the car. It just felt so real 2. Annie crawling across his son’s bedroom. That caught me off guard. 3. Annie banging her head quickly and repeatedly on the attic door. I will never forget that scene. 4. Peter ignoring her sister’s headless body lying in the car while driving home.

[@intensehummingofevil]

absolutely. another part that freaked me out was when annie was up in the air beheading herself with that direct eye contact. and the sound of the rapid cutting then her falling scares me to death. but the head banging and the screaming really gets me

[@portlandgoose4727]

5. Charlie’s seance 6. The dinner scene

[@intensehummingofevil]

@@portlandgoose4727 dude fr the dinner scene had me feeling so tense and uncomfortable. like what a way to put you off with just dialogue. everything in it is bloody brilliant

[@ihopeyouandicanbefriends]

the head banging scene still occasionally pops up in my head because i guess it just really stuck with me. i remember being like "man she is really is banging on that attic door...wait how is she--?" cut to open mouth shock at the proceeding shot. i was kinds chilling with friends first time i watched this; i feel like if i saw that scene alone it would have really freaked me out a lot

[@Zombina638]

He didnt ignore* try again

[@Zazzalamel]

Toni Colette's screaming and her angry face, sad face, scared face are the scariest thing in the whole movie. More scarier than the ghosts or jump scares which make this movie so good and unique. 80% of the horror comes from acting which is brilliant.

[@GamingDrummer89]

Many of her expressions reminded me of Shelly Duvall's character in The Shining with a little bit of Samara's victims in The Ring sprinkled in. In other words, very brilliantly done!

[@control2XS]

Giving Charlie a vocal tick was such as amazing choice. There were so many scenes that would traditionally have been a visual jump scare, or Charlie whispering, but instead you have this single *click*, and it is SO much more unsettling.

[@pobstrel]

Agree. Such a simple but clever idea for a scare.

[@AnonEyeMouse]

Also... I can reproduce that noise perfectly... so I'm making all my family and friends watch this movie.

[@ragtimeraver]

It reminds me of the Grudge sound.

[@SKoplik]

My friends kid who's about 7 months old does this sometimes, and her mother started replicating it. Always gives me chills when they do it. They have no clue the torment which they afflict on me.

[@KelpyG.]

@@AnonEyeMouse on the premiere so many people did that in the theater but did they did it so many times and perfectly timed i thought it was apart of the movie

[@blodguizer]

The opening with the dollhouse is brilliant not just for the editing but it's showing that the family are nothing but dolls being manipulated by the cult. The real horror of the movie is watching the family be destroyed and there's nothing they can do to prevent it.

[@ramenitsuga]

One thing I love about Ari Aster is that he rarely puts jumpscares on his films. I love watching these type of reactions where people are expecting it to be jumpscare in a scene but it's not gonna happen. It adds to this layer of trauma and uneasiness while watching.

[@system0fadowner251]

His new movie coming out looks insane and completely different from his first 2. Ari Aster and Robert Eggers are some of the best up and coming directors and both have only 3 films under their belt

[@razrv3lc]

Literally the expectation of a jumpscare that never happens is scarier than an actual jumpscare lmao

[@katnisseverdeen81]

I so much appreciate your understanding of Peter's reaction to his sister's death. Very few reactors recognize what is actually happening in that scene and the aftermath. They're just angry at him. Which is quite unfair. He's just a kid himself.

[@_-NatureMations-_]

Oh, for sure I hate how people act like in that situation they would be any different

[@waffleauflauf4213]

Absolutely. He was clearly frozen and in complete shock, it felt much more human than if they tried to make it dramatic.

[@Hammer56Time]

There has never ever been an actress that has conveyed pure, unrelenting grief that way Toni Collette did in this movie for me personally. Her cries after finding Charlie in the car felt so real and made me so uncomfortable, outstanding performance.

[@cloudshad0ws]

Not even just this movie... The scenes in The Staircase where they have her acting out the different possible scenarios of the woman she play's death... Every single one of them was so hard to watch (yes, even the owl theory). They just seemed SO real. Maybe not the same emotion as the grief due to loss in Hereditary, but the unanswered cries for help and screams of pain were brutal.

[@Justanobody0127]

When she screamed after finding Charlie I cried. It was so raw and visceral that it felt real. She's an elite-tier actress

[@pohia]

the only other comparison i could make would be florence pugh in the beginning of midsommer… also directed by ari aster… idk what he’s on but i’m not mad about it

[@Bully_who_made_goblin_Jr_cry]

Yeah

[@josephsherby]

Sometimes I just rewatch that scene alone because he acting is just so damn phenomenal. Toni Colette truly is a world-class actress. She deserves so much more recognition than she gets for her acting chops. I eat her up in every damn thing she’s been in.

[@control2XS]

Toni Collette is quietly FANTASTIC in absolutely everything she is in, but this right here is just stunningly good. I could have chosen so many parts but the wailing when she finds Charlie is SO REAL. The fact that it has this kind of effect on people: 14:08

[@tiananesbitt7156]

When will Nat view KNIVES OUT 🍿.

[@CufflinksAndChuckles]

Because of my social anxiety, I feel like the scariest part of the movie is seeing naked people in the safety of your own home.

[@kflowers8276]

I laughed so hard when she said there would be a callback to the nut allergy. Boy howdy, is there. 😆😆😆

[@5BadDiscGolfers]

the absolute terror at 21:40 is the funniest thing I have seen in ages hahaha oh dear god I'm in tears!!

[@violenciariba666]

Amen. this comment is so underrated.

[@PelicanJack]

I'm seeing a master at work.

[@Bully_who_made_goblin_Jr_cry]

😂

[@evernevermore-ci2so]

Natalie warding off a movie yelling "I don't claim this energy, I don't claim this energy. Please! *beep* *beep*" is everything.

[@noneya3635]

The singing away her fear really did it for me. Nat is truly gold.

[@user-kn6dq8uw2p]

Too late, already claimed 😢

[@DrumWild]

For anyone who didn't notice, the nut chopping scene AND the scene where Annie bangs her head against the attic door, are BOTH at the same tempo. It wasn't an accident.

[@kabeeradil138]

My favourite part of this reaction was how she kept preparing for a jumpscare to happen but the total lack of them only served to make her more nervous. It's why I love this movie so much.

[@Dan42069___]

16:24 Natalie literally screaming out and almost crying from the fear of literally nothing is too hilarious 😂😂😂

[@attila_the_hunk9685]

😂😂😂

[@twilightanndanaez]

Me and my sisters watched this 2 days ago and the same thing happened to us. Legit screaming crying. We switched seats because we were so freaked out. We also swore right there that no one would do the tongue click

[@jmwild1]

I love how Nat's suffering naturally leads to singing.

[@isabelvalentine]

Right!!? I was like, Ok Notes, hit those notes 😅

[@myklelara]

Waiting for the edit. Gonna be a bop

[@schwann145]

She really tapped into her inner Jean Ralphio 🤣

[@maggieellis2303]

Yep, and she’s got some solid pipes on her! Fantastic.

[@handsomesquidward5160]

I really like her voice

[@cellardoor4199]

seeing this opening night in a packed theater, and then THAT scene happened, and the collective trauma you could legit feel. Everyone just dead silent, gasping, some crying, people using a lot of profanity. Then the following scene, couple people walking out, some with their jaws still open. Shaking. It was so GREAT! Like most horror films have a level of safety to them, or gains the audience trust on a certain level, Hereditary obliterated all of that, and after that point on it was just a waking nightmare and nobody was safe... not even the audience.

[@user-ln4gd6hx7e]

Every Ari Aster movie has ended with the same two initial thoughts from me: 1. "That was amazing" 2. "Get this man help"

[@azureNotsure]

A third one for me: 3. “Now *I* need some help”

[@mikaru_maple]

21:38 i love how nat was just blowing her nose peacefully then gets jumpscared by one sound

[@robincraft4682]

This imo this is the best horror film in the past twenty years or so. Brilliant in every way a film like this can be. The cast was terrific especially Toni Collette who should have at least received an Oscar nod. I agree with you Nat, Hereditary is far more disturbing and scarier than Midsommar. This was obviously difficult for you so thank you Nat.

[@bonaparte6431]

its pretty indicative of what the Oscars really reflect, quantity of incentives, not quality of filmmaking

[@kwooooo]

Toni Collette was incredible in this. The fact that she got snubbed during awards season for her performance is criminal. A bit of a personal story so I’ll keep it short: my sister suddenly passed away last year at 39. I was standing there in shock after my mom got the phone call and before my brain caught up to what really happened, the first thing I thought was, “Wow, Toni Collette’s performance was really accurate.” The screams of a mother who has lost her child, whether they’re still a child or an adult, are unlike anything else. Toni managed to bring an unsettling realism to a movie about something that, if you’re not the spiritual type, could only happen in our imaginations and that’s a rare talent. A straight horror film that’s truly a masterpiece is something that only comes around every 20 to 30 years and I definitely think Hereditary is the one for our generation. From the performances of the actors to the incredible cinematography and sound design, this is a 10/10 for me across the board. It’s definitely not for everybody, though. I’m glad you were able to appreciate it for its artistic value. Thanks for going through this for us lol

[@elijahbaker781]

Yeah she poured her heart and soul into her performance in this movie.

[@stephenlackey5852]

When someone tells me there are no good horror movies anymore, I ask them if they’ve seen Hereditary. It’s got everything: Family drama, jump scares, supernatural elements, stuff in the shadows, gore, WTF moments, etc.

[@averymusicalperson]

but it’s horror so it ”doesn’t count”

[@HughGenvoenni]

Talk about the Oscar snub of the century...I look at the Oscars almost like the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame these days. It was a relatively prestigious institution in the beginning, but got way too political in recent times, and many unworthy/overrated artists receiving all the praise, while legends are often overlooked...

[@Midv1322]

Ehhh the ending was truely wtf and unnerving but I was bored for the majority of the movie. Midsommar was better imo. Better characters made me care more and enjoyed the slower parts. Opposite true here though I did think the acting was good but the character didn’t connect with me.

[@maggieellis2303]

Girl, this is now in my top 3 favorite Hereditary reactions. You’re friggin hilarious! One thing you pointed out that I’d never noticed and that NONE of the other MANY reactions called out was the guy in Peter’s class who was recording the possession shit show with his phone lol GREAT CATCH. Cheers, woman! Now get some sleep lol ❤🥂

[@user-tl8dq4cu8c]

bruh... skipping scenes is not reaction

[@creeperhunterD]

@@user-tl8dq4cu8c "Skipping scenes"??? What?

[@user-tl8dq4cu8c]

@@creeperhunterD ayo she's not watching horror scenes , are u slow ???

[@MrBigNicholas]

@@user-tl8dq4cu8c are you slow?????? people are afraid of things and thats okay. don't like the way someone watches a movie? then don't watch them? plus she never skipped anything, just blocked some of the more scary things with her hand. not a big deal.

[@user-tl8dq4cu8c]

@@MrBigNicholas Lmao you need some anger management therapy SON

[@evaserration6223]

In a film with demon possesion, beheadings and immolation, the most horrifying moment was Annie telling her son 'I never wanted to be your mother'. Even if it was a dream.

[@asas98524]

I saw Hereditary in theaters when it came out and sat all the way in the back by the speakers. The sound design of this movie freaked me out just as much as the visuals and story did. I'll literally never forget the feeling this movie gave me for days after I watched it. Whenever people asked me about it I would just say I've never seen a movie that's left me so unsettled in my life. Toni Collette did such a fantastic job with this movie!!

[@VAVORiAL]

One of the few horror movies that treats trauma and grief with respect and is not afraid to really focus on it.

[@stevescuro8544]

The telephone pole scene physically had an effect on me. I mean I could feel it and his post reaction to it. Just watching you and seeing the scene approaching caused me all kinds of anxiety. I love horror but it's a very rare movie that affects me like this one. Toni Collette is scary good. No pun intended.

[@renesmook]

Dude, 16 minutes in and i literally fell off my chair laughing at Nat screaming "i dont want it I dont want it" 🤣 I've never been able to watch this movie other that watching reactors watching it and THIS is by far the best reaction!!! She was not ready for this!!! #SorryNat

[@tgfitzgerald]

Same! I've only ever watched reactions to this movie and it STILL messed me up!

[@Caillron]

21:40 into the video is pure gold. I swear I rewatched that a dozen times laughing my ass off.

[@CruciaLou]

Hahahahaha same

[@abc.animal5143]

Haha me too, 35:11 as well

[@jazzo597]

Same here 😂😂😂😂😂

[@gabbytorres6885]

I feel like usually it’s easy to tell when reactions are exaggerated and everything about that was so funny. Her jumping in her seat lmaoooo

[@imveryape]

She was so not prepared for this... (just like everyone on this scene)

[@garyv83]

*ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IS HAPPENING THIS WHOLE TIME* 🤣🤣🤣 Masterful editing, as always, Cameron! And we don't hate you, Natalie, if anything we love your reactions. With this movie, even more so!

[@BoneTheory]

I saw this movie alone in an empty theater. The ending of the movie was one of the most intense and fun experiences of my life. I felt so alive!

[@BJBee]

Ok, Paimon.

[@thetechnocrat4979]

​@@BJBee You got that motherclucker!

[@rotcehb]

It's amazing the performance of Toni Colette. I never understood why she wasn't even nominated. Her character is already disturbed at the beginning of the movie and then they made something truly unique and special: they killed Charlie off not even 30 mins in the movie. You maybe don't know this but all the advertising was surrounded her so it's was really shocking to her dead almost at the beggining. As you pointed out, Charlie was absolutely creepy and it's really surprising her fate. About Toni, as I said her performance is BRILIANT! One of the best acting I've ever seen! It's amazing how good she is and Charlie's death literally changes the entire movie. Toni went from 10/10 to 100/10. Somehow she was able to keep up the madness that happens as soon as Charlie dies. The worst part is that she sounds like a completely lunatic person but she wad telling the truth

[@itachitsukuyomidcuo9853]

Nat is insanely empathetic... I'm so sorry this won the poll and also for being this excited to watch this reaction XD

[@chriswerth918]

I just can not understand why Toni Collette did not get a nomination to an academy award for her work in this movie. Her performance was stunning and absolutely worthy of an Oscar!

[@ianjohnson7646]

Because it's horror. There is a prejudice

[@informedchoice2249]

That tongue tick is the best jump scare ever it's so innocuous and so gentle but so brutal and it's efficacy

[@matt-oo6fu]

I think my favorite thing about this movie is how well it plays both sides of the story, right up to the end. Until the climax, you can never really be sure if it's an actual demon or just psychosis, because once you learn that schizophrenia runs in Annie's family, she immediately becomes an unreliable narrator-- as does Peter. And we only ever see things through THEIR points of view. There's almost no focus on the father's perspective, the only person we can be reasonably certain is never hallucinating or suffering delusions. And that's one of the other things it does well. All of the "signs" of the curse can be attributed very easily to psychosis. Believing that you're being stalked or something is out to get you. Believing that something is trying to get inside of you and control you. Seeing insects. Seeing fire. Seeing strange lights (which look like the ones in Donnie Darko, which is ALSO about a schizophrenic teen!). Believing that you're at the center of some conspiracy and you're the only one who can stop it. Seeing strange reflections. Hearing familiar sounds from nowhere. Sleepwalking. Disassociation. All of these things are common hallucinations and delusions. You can never be totally sure that what you're seeing through Annie or Peter's eyes is real, until they start to overlap.

[@TomJones-wx5on]

I'm a family therapist. This movie to me is a metaphor for inherited family trauma and dysfunctional family dynamics. In the same way Get Out is taking the horror of racism and playing up to it's most horrific this is the horror of family trauma played up to it's most horrific. Plus a horror movie from the perspective of the sacrificial lamb does well to make you feel just as lost, terrified and confused as the characters are. 10/10, oscars for Tony, Alex and Ari.

[@w1975b]

I think Hereditary also refers to the fact that many Satanists pass it down to their children.

[@Lemonincense]

@@w1975b there are very few people in the world that would be what Christians call a “satanist”. The very few people who do actually use that term to describe themselves are usually very nice people who enjoy a more gothic style and use lessons from satan in life. It’s not the SUPPORTING of or loving of satan, it’s acknowledging the effects and lessons to be learned from Satan. Very few people in the world would actually be what you think a satanist is and I doubt that they would have children

[@w1975b]

@@Lemonincense celebrities, politicians, CEOs of businesses - the people who visited Epstein Island, and there are thousands. So definitions of "very few" can be different, I guess. But they do have kids (even if stolen) and they do harmful things beyond "using lessons in life".

[@fauxsorcier]

@@w1975b not the 90's satanic panic being back. I thought we were in the y2k era throwbacks, this sounds outdated.

[@woopimright]

@@w1975b fake news and fake info , stop spreading conspiracy theories you pedo. This has nothing to do w satanism or Hollywood

[@Harakeeri]

"This family is f*cked up" - understatement of the year. That said, this movie is a masterpiece, hope you enjoyed it haha

[@vicentegeonix]

Its really good, but a masterpiece is a stretch.

[@aaronshouting588]

@@vicentegeonix no…. It’s a masterpiece, period!

[@vicentegeonix]

@@aaronshouting588 haha keep dreaming

[@vicentegeonix]

@@Ethan-_-Lim amm i think you are overreacting. 😂

[@PelicanJack]

"Hold my Beer." - The Strange Thing About the Johnsons

[@AzaMinis]

It's a real shame that the Academy views "genre films" as a lesser art form, Toni Collette absolutely deserved an Oscar nomination for this performance

[@Red-Brick-Dream]

When this movie ended, I looked around the room to my friends and said, "I'm not going to feel okay for a very long time." And I was right! 😎🙃

[@RedRooster9]

Hey Nat, I just want to say thanks for putting yourself through this for your fans. Here's as close as I can get to giving you a hug, and I'm so sorry you had nightmares! Transylvania next time!

[@mwroach1251]

I'm disturbed by how much I enjoy seeing you suffer 😅😅 But, fun story: I've always tongue clicked while in deep thought, or when I'm trying to figure something out. I was working the graveyard shift with a coworker who had evidently just seen Hereditary. It was dead silent when I let out a single click (was trying to figure out how to do something) and they screamed and flew back several feet. I looked at them like they were crazy. They looked at me like they had just seen a ghost. They didn't wanna work with me again afterwards 🤣🤣🤣

[@xzonia1]

LOL

[@pixelzgmd]

I know, right! the schadenfreude is VERY strong in the Natmare series

[@raam726]

The coworker was multiple people?

[@gh02tdu2t]

@@raam726 they/them is singular. if youre confused, you may want to consult an elementary school teacher

[@Apathist1408]

this movie is so emotionally messed up i can't even call it scary as much as it's traumatically DREADFUL. The emotion this provoked of pure panic and deep and utter despair was unreal. I still felt it when Toni Collette crying happened. also, ive NEVER watched your videos but im SO SORRY these people had you watch this lmao i was genuinely scared for you.

[@disky01]

Props to Cameron, the editing was so on-point for this episode :D

[@plectrumura]

Saw the title and instantly started laughing. For the record though, we don’t hate you. We just want you to be scared along with us. Also, the single greatest description of Ari Aster’s directorial style is this: “he will consistently show you things you’ll wish you hadn’t seen, often when you’re least expecting it.”

[@wllulu]

I definitely agree with that description especially with his short film

[@ieruza]

Seems to have a thing for naked elderly people too. I mean, I get it. Naked old people definitely falls under "things you'll wish you hadn't seen". Effective, but ugh.

[@jwm1444]

Or worse, exactly when you would expect it, but most films wouldn't go that hard because Ari Aster isn't directing.

[@jakehawke8196]

Natalie: "I'm not going out to the middle of nowhere with a bunch of people wearing weird, similar outfits. I'm just not!" Also Natalie: "Heck yeah, I've been to Burning Man!"

[@Emper0rH0rde]

There aren't very many "outfits" to be found at Burning Man. Mostly just bottoms and tape.

[@NatalieGoldReacts]

To be fair, all the outfits are different! 😂

[@CrazeeAdam]

LOL i was kinda thinking the same thing

[@kellyturner920]

I watched this in prison. In a room full of murderers for movie night. And when THAT scene happened, the whole room was DEAD silent. We were all so floored and messed up by it that no one spoke or even moved for a long time.

[@76063co2]

I think this is the greatest horror movie of the last decade. I enjoy horror movies, and I wasn't sure what to think on first viewing, but I couldn't stop processing it, and it was hard to shake for about a week. On top of being so disturbing and impactful, it's so well done. From the acting, sound design, cinematography...it was a masterpiece. Like you, I'm not keen on revisiting, because I don't think I want that lingering feeling again.

[@p.thomas8917]

girl if you're scared of horror, THIS was the movie to watch

[@ablazindevilhead]

That opening was so much funnier than the Patreon one. I didn't realize you were going to add sound to that phone call.

[@mm2bee]

Thanks for going through the torture! As a horror fan, I (almost) feel bad for how much I also love watching non-horror fans react to these movies.

[@x3mslayer]

The raw emotion these actors produce, truly making the movie amazing.

[@danholmesfilm]

Saw this opening night for a midnight showing. Left with my heart racing and stayed up the whole night researching the film. BLEW MY MIND It's perfect.

[@evernevermore-ci2so]

This is one of the only horror movies that left me feeling deeply unsettled. I couldn't shake that uncomfortable feeling for awhile after seeing it. To the point that I almost didn't like the movie. But I realized that's the whole point. It did it's job. It's a great horror movie. And an incredible performance by Toni. She was amazing.

[@eddietucker7005]

This is my first time to watch a reaction from you. Although you are screaming at absolutely nothing and think your hands are going to push the demons back into the screen, you made some really great insights that no one else has got. First, I’m so glad I was not the only one that cried during Toni Collette’s reaction to finding Charlie’s body. I have felt that type of grief where your heart is screaming into the floor, all of the way through the ground underneath. Losing a child is the most horrific feeling no one should have to endure. I loved your observation that it is interesting that she makes these miniature scenes of her life events and she has to sleep in a miniature house to cope with Charlie’s death. I think it’s funny, however, about the ever-expanding tree house. First, there’s room for Charlie and a space heater. Then there’s room for mom and a couple of space heaters, until at the end there is plenty of room for the statue of paimon’s with Charlie’s head on it, two beheaded bodies bowing, and MULTITUDE of naked people, with room to spare for Joanie to crown the new 8th king of hell. Why, isn’t that a Christmas miracle! 🙄 I heard you mention that you watched HoHH, so I’m going to see if I can find your reactions to it. Really, what great insights you have of the film! And Mid Sommar sucked!! It was just plain stupid. I’m glad she found her tribe where they feel comfortable enough to belch into each other’s faces, (here, have a flower!)Yeah… good times! And look! No need for nursing homes. Imagine all the money you could save! ✨🤣✨

[@Letssee92]

I literally cried just as hard when the mom started crying. The actress was amazing I mean that’s exactly how a parent would sound when suddenly finding their child like that. I couldn’t hold it back I had to pause and just ball for a minute lol

[@swordmonkey6635]

Nat: "I spent the last two hours doing nothing around the house..." Also Nat: "I haven't had the time to put the desk together." Me: ...

[@xzonia1]

Lol! I'm glad I'm not the only one who had this thought. X)

[@ItsMercerSantos]

I recently rewatched this movie with a big group of friends, all of who hadn't seen the movie before, and you honestly did a lot better than you might give yourself credit for, Nat. Nice job.

[@Fritter_Tacos]

I ACCIDENTALY found this video. Hereditary is my favorite movie of all time. Rewatching it I always find something new that I missed. You did a great job on this, absolutely loved and SUBSCRIBED!!!

[@rolandcooke]

I watched Hereditary on a tiny seatback screen on a well-lit mildly turbulent flight. I was soooo glad for the WORST viewing conditions lol.

[@nilotec]

I'd love to see Natalie's reaction to Ready or Not. She seems to enjoy horror/comedy much more. Also looks like Natalie missed all the naked people standing in the night time scene after the husband caught on fire.

[@crimsonda]

I'm impressed you put yourself through this for us. As a horror fan, I've seen it two or three times to make sure I caught all the little details I missed on the first wch through. This is my kind of horror. It sets a mood more than worrying about jump scares/ You just feel...tension? One of the reasons I love The Thing so much, aside from the great practical effects, is the mood it wraps you in. Atmosphere really makes or breaks horror for me. For better or worse you can tuck this under your belt and not ever have to watch it again but when it's mentioned, you know you know. Thank you for sharing. 🐾🐾🍻🎃

[@Shyknit]

Psychological horror's the best kind, it stays with you in a different way

[@starlight-4324]

I just love how the dog just slept through all of Natalie's screams :')

[@Brad02K]

The tic isn’t Charlie’s, it’s Paimon’s. He’s shown as riding a camel and that clicking has something to do with giving orders to camels. Charlie is possessed by Paimon which is why she does it. In the book Paimon has 3 heads attached to the camel he is riding and Charlie, Mom & Annie all get beheaded. Annie’s brother killed himself because her mother was trying to put ‘people in his head’ a.k.a possess him with Paimon.

[@Wraiven22]

I love when I see another empath watch this movie, I bawled at the Toni Collette crying scenes and everyone around me looked at me like I was speaking ancient Sumerian lol

[@xzonia1]

❤

[@GuakstickLabs]

21:40 is quite possibly the single best Natalie Gold film reaction moment.

[@kybercrow]

Collette should've got an Oscar for Hereditary. Those screams of grief still rattle my bones-fucking amazing acting. Buuuut it's a creepy horror film and they always get snubbed at mainstream awards shows.

[@ericordaz3082]

This movie shook me to my core, when I saw it in theaters! (Only movie to do so, and I love horror films). The grief, pain and utter devastation of Charlie’s death and overall family trauma is, to me true HORROR. Horror that many families face everyday on this earth. God this movie deeply unsettled me for months after I saw it, and still is a tough film to sit through.

[@DavidAntrobus]

This is the best reaction I've seen to this movie. 18:56 "I'm so scared of her, it's so sad at the same time" is like the most succinct review ever.

[@kilgh]

Best horror film since The Exorcist for me. Equally disturbing. And literally the theme for both movies is "what is wrong with this little girl?".

[@bhikku23]

this movie really conveys a different kind of horror, when it starts to become supernatural it was almost a relief to me

[@montysinger4514]

When I first started watching your channel, Natalie, I kept thinking to myself how much I wanted to see your reaction to Hereditary. My prayers are answered. Thank you for having this film on your channel. I commend your bravery and will definitely be subscribing to your Patreon. This is a film I tell people about when they say they love horror movies. Oftentimes they come back to me telling me how it messed them up. One of my best friends couldn't finish it. My sister had to smudge her house and pray after watching it. Hereditary is, in my opinion, the best horror movie in decades. And it is criminal that Toni Collette did not win an Oscar for her performance. She is nothing short of incredible in this film. Again, thank you, Natalie. I know it wasn't easy.

[@inky.__]

this is one of the most unsettling and disturbing movies i've ever seen. so glad you decided to react to it!

[@sevamo]

Oh my god the chuckle that left my lips when I saw the notification.... Thank you Nat for your service lol I watched this movie on a work hangout night with like 10 of my coworkers, not knowing what's going to happen. It was... An interesting experience!

[@Shad0wmoses]

natalie's reaction was probably the closest to mine compared to other reactors ive seen. most either were just pure terrified, others bored, others bored+confused+mad at the scares..but you were one of the few to get hit by this movies depiction of death and grief.

[@Scallycowell]

“Why did you try to kill me?!” “I was trying to save you!!” 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@HomeworkRadio]

30:35 it's easy to miss all of the naked people outside the house...

[@lordnmaster2]

Your reaction to the last 20 minutes of this movie is just some of the purest comedy gold on this channel and the editor made it even better.

[@solokom]

This was the first movie where a seance scene actually freaked me out. Because until then there wasn't any supernatural visible and Tony Colette's reactions feels so real.

[@allier1867]

that jumpscare when you were blowing your nose haha! sorry for laughing but that was priceless!

[@41tinman41]

Theory confirmed: Natalie lives in the same universe as Charlie Brown! Also, pool noodles work great for those pesky cross bars under desks.

[@BensBrickDesigns]

This was the first time I came out of a theater absolutely stunned. No words. We just sat there looking at each other.

[@denniswijker7162]

My only time having that in a cinema, was Black Swan! (I didn't see Hereditery in cinemas). That was an amazing experience. The whole crowd remained seated, and silent, for more than a minute after the movie ended.

[@ASIRA89]

31:51 i get it. Movies that rely on jumpscares basicly force people to expect something to jump at them whenever "nothing" is happening. So the less action there is, doubled with a dark screen or humming noise and a lot of people's "flight response" is triggered (because they expect something to jump at them).

[@1395tito]

Toni’s performance after finding Charlie, haunting. But the visual of Toni banging her head on the attic door as well as her cutting through her neck with the piano wire will forever haunt my dreams till the day I die

[@sayesmusic]

You know Nat’s scared when there’s a headphone off 😆🎃💀👻🧟‍♂️

[@internetsideshow]

Yeah, if it weren't for that, I'd have never known Nat was scared 😆

[@sayesmusic]

@@internetsideshow lol

[@h0b0b0z0]

and frantically waving at the screen to obstruct her view of the movie lol

[@triinomial]

I just watched hereditary for the first time w friends, and so I waited for your youtube release instead of the full patreon version bc I don't think I could handle a rewatch that soon

[@josephsmith5410]

I just love the mix of family dysfunction, mental health questioning, and Satan. Ari is a master chef in blending this recipe into a terrifying and perfect meal! This film stayed under my skin for weeks.