Why HEREDITARY Broke Me

[@RyanHollinger]

*What did you think of Hereditary? Are there any other films it reminded you of?* If you wanna support my videos, please consider heading on over to Patreon: www.patreon.com/ryanhollinger

[@spainskull4063]

Hello.

[@saliv88]

Ryan Hollinger Certainly surprised me. Felt like a modern telling of Rosemary’s Baby but centered very much on grief.

[@justinkroboth360]

The slowburn reminded me of The Witch, but I think that's kind of a common thing. I absolutely loved it.

[@willr8764]

It was like Witch meets Donnie Darko... The narrative itself didn't entirely satisfy me, but the atmosphere and aesthetic was so chilling I ended up loving it anyway.

[@ItsjustMorgan89]

Loved it! I’m rarely surprised and even more rarely shocked by horror films (heck any film if I’m honest) and this one got me. My jaw hung open long after the death of Charlie and the scene after... just incredible 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 I just so rarely get that experience at the theater and I really loved Hereditary for that.

[@ellabella8721]

the part when charlie died and her brother was just sitting there, not only high, but too disturbed to even look in the back because he knows what he had done literally made me want to throw up

[@ккє-о6ц]

He didn't tell her to stick her big head out the window

[@y_y5734]

@@ккє-о6ц yea

[@adorasmith8668]

кσσкιєѕ ™ this sent me lmaooo

[@tillness7771]

The fact that he was blazed af made it worse for me like imagine being high at a moment like that ..jesus christ

[@thegreatwhitesnark36]

He did try to get her to put her head back in. Who forgot Charlie's epi-pen? That is the real person culpable for her death. Also, Subarus are lesbian. If he had a truck, he would have crushed the carcass under wheel instead of swerving to avoid it.

[@Cristian-vm1bg]

feel so bad for Peter throughout the entire thing.When he gets home after the accident, climbing into bed and savoring those last few moments where he can live in a world where it didnt happen was almost too much for me to handle. So real.

[@FieryRedmond]

i wonder how he did on the SAT

[@elmo4672]

@@FieryRedmond haha good one

[@LustyyOG]

@@FieryRedmond prob aced that shit now that he has king paimons knowledge

[@yaboy5692]

I watched it with my dad, sister, and two friends of ours and the whole time we were just talking about how the dad should have taken Peter and left and gone to a hotel IMMEDIATELY, or how we want to mercy kill Peter because he deserves so much better

[@sturmfrei5853]

I was just "why can't this boy die and stop suffering" the whole movie

[@diskeyes]

One of scariest scenes for me was one barely anyone noticed. The cult was ALWAYS there. If you watch the scene where peter is in his room you can see someone’s breath in the cold, just off camera.

[@thatstoomuchtuna9612]

Natty Bummppo that’s how the entire movie is. In every seen there’s something that might be there or may not be there. That’s why it’s so unsettling and such a great movie

[@adamgibbons8237]

Which scene is that? I never saw it!

[@md-nw6br]

Adam Gibbons it’s when he’s smoking weed out the window in his room. Very creepy!

[@briannalee1998]

Natty Bummppo and they were at the funeral.

[@cdruskoff6617]

Natty Bummppo dude I didn’t know if someone else was smoking there but it freaked me out

[@i_7274]

When Steve died I was like “wtf noooooo, not him” he was the only character that I felt calm around

[@BremiiXO]

I think that was intentional! Steve’s death jump started the demolition of what little sanity and sense the audience and characters had left. It was a rapid decline from there

[@JEscobar1984]

Funny the actor who played him was satan in End of Days with Arnold Schwarzenegger

[@enterusername6953]

I was kind of confused when he died. Was it something paranormal that the burning the book burned him or was it the cult that killed him?

[@anubusx]

Such irony!!!

[@romanaa7070]

Why was he never affected by paimon though

[@conk_kos]

Dude the atmosphere of the theatre when the daughter died was something ill never forgot

[@dylanr.cerezo4325]

I had to use the restroom and came back to that scene. Felt like I was boutta shit myself again when it showed the head.

[@joshuadow8563]

Edge of my seat and disturbed during that scene. Loved the movie

[@soul6299]

Right?? I felt such deep, intense dread as the movie took that crazy left turn.

[@definitelynotzac4728]

@123 456 and people like you are the ones I abhor the most in theaters. Hope you were alone where you watched.

[@theshockinglyeloquentdog9945]

im so jealous you seen it theaters so many people wanted me to go but i was so jaded by modern horror i never did...

[@BubblyJubbly]

Ellen destroyed Annie’s family and her relationship with her children even from beyond the grave for a demon. That’s pure evil.

[@emilegriffith1473]

A king. Not just any demon.

[@xternal3650]

@@yahyakemalkaplan4883 shes not saying it justifies it she is saying that a king is beyond a demon

[@djtheturtle1399]

@@xternal3650 but hes still a demon lol. It's just arguing semantics at this point

[@simonvillarreal623]

@@djtheturtle1399 but the fucked part is he wasn't just a king didn't they say he was like one out of 7-11 kings for some reason can't recall the exact number but jeez if you look into the lore of the demon anyway doubt it's nice

[@atuljha6128]

@@simonvillarreal623 8 kings of Hell

[@Ranik4000]

I think this was one of the rare times the marketing truly helped the film. I feel that the girl's death scene would not have worked as well if it wasn't for the marketing.

[@RyanHollinger]

Perfect misdirection!

[@PhamInColor]

Totally! Completely threw me off and I literally thought she DIDNT die and it was actually a red herring (maybe Charlie was possessed and would survive).

[@alexreid4131]

I am not going to disagree with that. However, I deliberately avoid watching any marketing stuff prior to seeing a movie I decide I want to see. I also wait till much of the launch hype has died down and avoid watching any reviews or reading anything about it online/in print. That's exactly what I did for this movie and just the way they started telling the story I also assumed it'd be all about the girl. I can see though how if I had paid attention to the marketing prior I probably would have thought that even more so.

[@kaylons]

Now that I think about it, now that I’ve watched the film this way, I don’t want to change it. I do agree, though it should have been different than the traditional cookie-cutter Hollywood marketing plan.

[@Teligineer]

Honestly the bait and switch is cool, but my family and I hard avoided this film because of how cheesy dumb the ads were. From what this video states, the ads did not do this film justice in my opinion.

[@amberleesue2125]

The fact that toni collette wasn't even nominated. The emotions she made us the viewers feel was BEYOND impressive in my opinion

[@Jellyfish146]

Right? I feel such a weird mix of emotions with the dinner table scene. The whole movie, really.

[@mister.manammegeff5055]

The Oscar people probably got too scared watching this movie lmao 🤣🤣🤣

[@kev_whatev]

Seriously. Any film where Gabriel Byrne gives the *third-best* performance is nothing short of incredible.

[@clyne8835]

The academy hates horror movies 🙄

[@acoupleofgsanrandaneaniandann]

She wasn't black or gay.

[@redtexan7053]

The scene where we transition from an unseen screaming mother to the rotting, ant ridden head of the little girl on the side of the road was possibly one of the most brilliant, most macabre scenes I’ve seen in a horror film this decade. Brilliant film making.

[@yutarokida]

It was the most evil thing I ever seen on a movie, and made me think I never want to live a experience like that... and living alone now away from my family, after seen that, I called all my sisters to say "NEVER put your head out the window of the car NEVER"... and thinking someday I'm going to recive a call to tell me someone of my family has died, and that scared me to death

[@zeroxcrusher]

I had to pause the movie after that scene. I went to imdb to check the name of the director.

[@yutarokida]

@@joeodonnell921 Just that, the final destination movies made me paranoid for a while, but Hereditary shift that fear to something more personal

[@purplehaze2358]

That scene gave me a PTSD attack back to that scene from walking with beasts where the baby gastornis is being stripped to the bone by inch-long-ants while screaming out for its mother.

[@MrsJadeCurtiss]

God i had to close my eyes during that one... im a sucker for horror movies but i could barely sleep after that movie, the scene was just so shocking and realistic

[@theHumanBryno]

Toni Collette has been getting a lot of praise for this role, which she deserves, but Alex Wolff had an extremely difficult character to play and I think he did an amazing job.

[@Mysteriuminiquitatis1998]

I’m really impressed with him honestly. Seeing him go from naked brothers band to this is a huge deal.

[@Head_Turnah]

tangelai0111 A complete 180 that’s for fucking sure. Completely forgot he was a Nickelodeon kid.

[@DDios-ih9de]

bryan macneil 99c

[@BlackGirlLovesAnime6]

@@Mysteriuminiquitatis1998 I loved that show and band growin up. I still listen to their music from time to time

[@StuntmanDanHemi]

Wolff was amazing in his role, but I gotta admit that I did crack when he was crying out loud. I was able to hold back the first 2 times he cried, but I just couldn't contain myself the third time lol

[@m1ghtysauc3E]

This film wrecked me. Just one scene alone, where the mother is hanging on the attic door and relentlessly beating her head on it, was so disturbing to me that I felt nauseous.

[@toxicsugarart2103]

m1ghtysauc3 same I just finished the movie and I’m shook

[@GoblinsAreAGirlsBestFriend]

Yeah that moment the scares really elevate from "horror movie stuff" to "under your goddamn skin". Completely fucked me up.

[@accless510]

@@GoblinsAreAGirlsBestFriend i honestly dont get how people find that scene scary? its almost comical to be honest. straight up cliched possession antics

[@toxicsugarart2103]

Jimmy Rustles For me personally it’s probably because I haven’t seen many possession movies, so it was maybe more shocking than it might’ve been if I had seen similar things before lol

[@TheRadScientist_]

Give the film maker a lot of credit. I think what made that scene a lot more terrifying is the fact that we spent so much time with these characters and watched them develop through a devastating tragedy only to face this horrible demise and since we actually care about these characters it makes the whole situation a lot more terrifying. Most horror movies now days have a weak plot and one dimensional characters so we ultimately never give a shit about them and when the movie climaxes it’s almost comedic.

[@herrklamm1454]

Just realised the counselling group was full of the cult members.

[@randommanny7659]

@Mookie Blaylock you are fast

[@turbofoams]

@Mookie Blaylock isn't mookie blaylock Pearl Jam's original name?

[@kayleighbrown459]

Oh god I didn't even notice that.

[@MFDOOOOM]

Lmao wtf same

[@shayvandy4981]

WAAAAT? omfg thats brilliantly horrific.

[@january2627]

You know the feeling when you hurt someone on accident and they start crying and you get that horrifying guilt. Thats literally what I felt when charlies head got chopped off

[@mari-iw6gj]

DUDE YES!!

[@prithvithakur7950]

ikrrr, it broke me. i felt like i was in peters place. also, have you guys noticed that all the people in the therapy group annie went to were cult members. not just joan, all of them, that was one of the most messed up things imo

[@digtongo]

Never seem this movie, is any good?

[@shannondaylie563]

Toni Collette screaming "i just want to diiiiiieeeeee" is the scene that gets me the most, even more than Charlie's death

[@swifty1969]

yeah! her wailing like that disturbed me more than many other scenes.

[@repairdepartment5918]

That whole sequence from the party until the funeral of Charlie was almost too much. The thing that creeped me out upon second viewing was the way Peter was standing outside the bedroom when Annie was screaming. It is just like the figurines shown before the party scene.. WITAF?Lol

[@emidom2004]

Collette is a brilliant actress and what makes her even better is that she's not afraid of taking risks.

[@shaymary5247]

I almost had to quit watching this if that part lingered bc when I lost a fam member, I did sort of the thing & sometimes still wail. It's as if I felt her character in that part as ME. Eerie as hell.

[@MorisMorosini]

@@shaymary5247 unpopular opinion: the scene that got me the most was Steve crying when he's in the car after Peter broke his nose

[@garyking1986]

The bit where he noticed that naked dude smiling at him in the dark is literally the stuff of my nightmares

[@max-xg3nr]

the same blonde man from the funeral as well

[@nnylopez6412]

The movie made me feel weird and uneasy throughout. When that scene came on, I literally had to look away because it made my heart jump in fear.

[@IvoryMane]

I woke up one night to see my bf smiling like that from across the room. He naruto ran towards me but I couldn't move. It was a nightmare.

[@pillandatti5043]

@@max-xg3nr yeah and the group is all cult members like the grey haired man we see naked later is there

[@turq1824]

@@IvoryMane What the fuck

[@itsaballoonparty]

For me the scariest scene is right at the beginning of the movie: where the grandmother's ghost is just standing in the corner of the room. You almost don't notice her - the characters never do. But then you see her.

[@Savra]

And there's no music at all. It just happens. As a person who pass a lot of nights alone in a big house with only one light in a room, i have lived experiences like that when for a moment you think you have seen someone in a corner in the dark. It caught me off guard and i almost shat myself.

[@sexhaver420]

You're referring to when Annie sees her and flicks the light on right? Not something I missed?

[@yutisima]

what? where? i don't think you're talking about the scene the response above me is talking about

[@safkaesque]

i know, it’s soooooo much scarier than if it were highlighted, like annie on the wall of peter’s room towards the end of the movie

[@SB-od9sl]

@@stoicjedi yesss

[@trenthaughton6861]

This movie’s atmosphere was the coldest most eerie and disgusting feeling I’ve ever felt. It made me want to throw up

[@YaBoiFetz]

So it's a good horror movie

[@jritte1968]

YES (regarding the atmosphere). I’ve seen some crazy horror movies that had really good frightening scenes. But this one gave me something way beyond the creeps. It was absolutely sickening. The rotten grandmother, destroying her family’s lives so she could gain power from some, cast into hell (and possibly real) demon, is maddening. Love to see a movie showing her and her cult buddies in their afterlife. Reject the Trinity and you lose big time. Very disturbing and nauseating movie.

[@AlucardPeach]

And that's the brilliance!

[@doomnoises]

Yeah I didn’t enjoy it at all. It was more disturbing than it needed to be? I dunno

[@GeenPoblin]

@@doomnoises A horror movie??? Disturbing???? Who would have thought?

[@jade4025]

The scene with the mother slowly floating up into the treehouse house headless with almost no sound or music just fucking got me, I don’t know why but that scene just creeps me out and haunts me to the day honestly.

[@allanox]

I think it creeped you out because of "the mother slowly floating up into the treehouse house headless with almost no sound or music", it's a wild guess, but I'd seriously consider this as a possibility

[@laneythelame]

I've been waiting forever to see this comment, that part fucked me up for sure. After that i understood this movie was perhaps one of the best horrors i've seen because i'd never beem so genuinely disturbed

[@KatzGemini111]

eh idk OMG YEAHHHH. That shit had me really fucked up...

[@sillysurgeon]

same! it captured what it's like to have a nightmare so perfectly

[@justintime41776]

Same.

[@MrRENU23]

This movie has so much negative energy. TRUE HORROR

[@searose777]

Exactly!!

[@66billygunn]

True! That is one hilarious picture you have! I love it!

[@EmpressLilith222]

Uurtsolmon exactly right It’s number one in my top favorite horror movies but I refuse to even bring the dvd into my home

[@daniels7885]

remember to watch the director’s new movie coming out Midsommer

[@Slaytounge]

So true. I was hungover when I saw it, lying in bed in the dark feeling a bit off and it all just felt super wrong. I still get nauseous when I think about it.

[@BurgundyBurrito]

Hereditary is an amazing film that I never want to watch again

[@violetblue1924]

That’s how I felt about this other guys film midsummer.

[@l6vepills178]

It was boring

[@FGSFDS]

LITERALLY SAME. This is what I tell everybody when I talk about this movie 😂

[@wesphillips8058]

It wasn’t boring, that’s for sure. Pay better attention to all the details. Jesus Christ...

[@jeffreydouglas2255]

Well-said....perfectly

[@Shan-sy2er]

I saw this movie with friends when it came out thinking it’d be a fun “let’s all get spooked and laugh with each other” movie. No. We walked out of that movie theater and immediately went to our houses lol, like nobody knew what to even say, we all felt somewhat traumatized. Hereditary is fucking insane

[@ajwebb220587]

This made me lol

[@khaleesisnow1683]

I went on thurs early premiere night and I was like oh I’ll go with my niece to watch the movie because at the time nothing else caught our interest. I thought it would be another “meh” kind of horror but to our shocking details in the movie I was like omg!! I never felt so uncomfortable watching a movie. Besides watching “the exorcist” when I was younger but I overcame my fear. But Hereditary will be my number 1 horror film in my list.

[@xternal3650]

it was my birthday that night and before we went to bed we thought," lets watch a fun scary horror movie" we all ended up too disturbed to talk

[@khaleesisnow1683]

skatergavn 😂😂😂

[@TiberiusStorm]

If this one fucked you up then you should watch "Mother!" with Jennifer Lawrence.

[@legacy_the_archer]

I left that movie feeling like I killed my sister...... I dont have a sister

[@jaybbuck15]

Tim West 🤣

[@caspianwillis6251]

Not anymore you dont

[@sieshel_2557]

Are you sure?

[@DieLøwinWølf]

You don't. Because you killed her.

[@scrums4748]

I thought it was gonna be another shitty modern horror movie, it wasn’t

[@agh263]

These actors were PHENOMENAL! This entire movie is so well directed and edited! It’s perfect in the eyes of horror.

[@speccysquaregolike9629]

I think Toni Collette is a great actress

[@maxsternvlogs5723]

I was going to like your comment but I realized it had 666 likes, it just seemed right not to.

[@Ujuani68]

WHY didn´t Toni Collette get that Oscar? Oh, that´s right, this is a horror film. (facepalm)!

[@Chubbz969]

I feel like the "horror" aspects of this particular film weaken it. It becomes a Dark Comedy instead of a Horror film. Remove the supernatural and cult elements and it is about a family torn apart by awful parenting, mental illness, and grief. That's much more real and frightening than a literal outside conspiracy. The terror comes from within, not without. At least, that's just my opinion.

[@halbgottschmiede]

The son looks like a total foreigner. It's absolutely unbelievable that he is their son. No suspension of disbelief could have me invested in the "family" as it clearly was not a family, but actors that have nothing to do with each other.

[@rachelheffernan5734]

I feel like the worst thing to watch for me was when Peter was being blamed for Charlie’s death and Annie was just going off on him. The immense guilt that he feels and then his mom blaming him. It was very very real and the things she’s says about never wanting to be his mother it’s things I’ve heard before and in the moment you don’t know what to do. It was acted amazingly and gave me an insane amount of dread. It was written so well and I love this movie so much

[@rossday5639]

Mmmm. Reminds me of growing up 🙃 Fond memories. What doesn't kill you, cripples you internally

[@shinjite06]

Yeah... definitely gave me flashbacks. Annie's whole character was so similar to my mom.

[@frde2190]

Well he shouldn’t have gotten high of his ass and let his sister eat cake that she could be allergic to

[@youngjiggymf1704]

@@rossday5639 only cripples u if u let it. Stay up king👑

[@duskripper6650]

@@frde2190 by the same useless token, Annie shouldn't have forced Charlie to go to the party even though she didn't want to go (and Peter wasn't particularly excited about taking her). It's a meaningless argument. The point of the movie is that this course of events was inevitable.

[@MissNaomiSee]

I don’t get scared in movies but the scene where the mom is levitated and sawing her head off with string realllly fast... RUINED ME. Nope can’t unsee and unhear the scene

[@holly2011]

Naomi Chun SAAAMEE the sounds and the mom's face are absolutely bone chilling

[@whitemotheroffour9837]

The only scene i actually close my eyes on rewatches. Ive had to rewatxh alot to show my friends and everytime its like the same feeling as the first watch everytime. The scariness just doesn’t go away

[@MsZombiedoll666]

Chubby Unicorn I agree, except for the reason that I actually looked away and didn’t see her face either of the times I’ve watched it. Truly disturbed me, and thinking about it now evokes the same emotion

[@barbaramelanson4741]

Omg same! My jaw just dropped. Can't unsee that!!

[@SpencerOilChangeLOL]

i was lucky as the audience i was with burst out laughing on a lot of the scary parts. i could never have seen it without them.

[@TheCivildecay]

best thing about the film is that instead of going for the obvious jumpscare tactics, they go exactly the opposite by keeping the scares in frame for about 5 seconds :)

[@Elias-tp8lg]

The most jarring scene was the piano wire. The noises it made, and the dead espression on Annie's face are so jarring and deeply horrifying.

[@micaiah8486]

Seriously the scariest thing I have EVER seen.

[@user-ur9wy1lt8z]

Yeah same occurred to me. It was so subtle.

[@SMPMS8389]

Yup.

[@brennanscarcello1443]

When that happened half the theater gasped, and some big muscular black guy just screeched, "Oh hell no!" and got up and left for a few minutes

[@quianateague5860]

Yeah after he jumped out of the window it went quiet except for that wire. It sounded like a dog panting

[@FieryRedmond]

this movie ruined my life 10/10

[@tapewaves2783]

Yeah, I wish I could un-see it. Terrible.

[@emilyroseayres84]

Don't let it get at u for one minute! See it for what it is; a stupid & sick attention & money grab by the greedy, messed up director & producers. They are not talented or unique! It was disgusting & will be forgotten very soon. Sending you lots of love & peaceful, happy thoughts.

[@BrickWolfy]

@@emilyroseayres84 So... art that could literally be considered a masterpiece is "stupid, sick, attention greedy & messed up" because it's scary / disturbing? You're actually stupid.

[@mike7652]

@@BrickWolfy If you consider Hereditary a masterpiece, it might be you who is actually stupid. It isn't bad, but "disturbing"? So you're actually stupid AND a spineless bitch, got it.

[@BrickWolfy]

@@mike7652 Wow youre an actual idiot. But without simpletons who cant appreciate art, art wouldnt have any value i guess. So I will actually have to thank you for having no taste.

[@evandubbs]

Hereditary is the most upsetting movie I've seen to date. I love scary movies, but I usually stop thinking about them an hour or two after viewing. I thought about this movie for DAYS.

[@justintime41776]

You and me both. I'm still thinking about it. How specific the ritual was at the end messed with me. And the mother sawing her own head off of course.

[@pepsicola5634]

I got this movie in the clearance box in Walmart, thought it would be some typical modern horror story, “maybe the grandma is haunting them” or something dumb I thought. But holy shit this movie is so unsettling and amazing, I’ve been telling everyone about this because I just couldn’t believe the emotions the movie made me felt

[@adroit_youth1521]

Same omg.

[@afrolady2002]

Me too!

[@kugonah]

The scene where Charlie decapitated a bird was amazing foreshadowing

[@kimdoe3374]

Charlie was a weird little girl.

[@upulieh]

@@kimdoe3374 Probably because she was already possessed.

[@Gigaflare8822]

Also when Peter walks into the living room after the burning scene you can see a piano with wire sticking out of it. There's quite a few instances of foreshadowing in this film.

[@thatonedamncommenter885]

@@upulieh this is right. Considering Paimon was already in her, and Paimon had a lil thing for decapitation, she did it because the demon in her told "no head is best head"

[@lils2549]

I was watching it with my friends recently, and when what happened to Charlie... happened, one of them yelled "Karma!" Very inappropriate

[@HydraxSly202]

When Charlie unexpectedly died and just the way she died, I legitimately gasped and the entire theater went dead silent. I have never once been in such shock from a horror film. I was left completely speechless and was gaping and wide-eyed, holding my hands to my mouth, for at least 10-15 minutes? I am not even exaggerating. Nobody was able to say a word. Everyone was completely taken off-guard. I started crying when Collette began wailing in grief. It took me until the family dinner scene for me to finally be able to turn to my dad and whisper in his ear, "What the FUCK?!?!?" I was completely chilled to the bone and what I felt from her death and how everyone responded afterwards was deeply visceral. It was so REALISTIC emotionally. How trauma and grief was portrayed was so incredibly accurate and raw. I ended up laying down for an hour after the film just to reflect on it. I freaking love Hereditary. It fucked me up, and in the best possible way. Bought it right away when it released. I am terribly excited to see what else the director comes out with. Just... wow.

[@StuntmanDanHemi]

Wait no more, look for the Midsommar trailer. Jordan Peel says it is "atrociously disturbing" and I believe it, but I also firmly believe there will not be a movie that comes close to Hereditary, it is a one of a kind film

[@hum21]

Yes. I totally agree

[@GothamiteYT]

You were crying? Lmfao

[@HydraxSly202]

@@GothamiteYT Oh, look how edgy you are. Wow. So impressed. Lol

[@fakeshake234]

​@@StuntmanDanHemi Now that it's out, have you seen Midsommar yet? I thought it was absolutely fantastic, although it's more of a really bizarre and unsettling drama rather than a horror movie. I think Ari Aster has an incredible grasp on the dark/terrifying aspects of human emotion such as grief and anguish.

[@Sprouze2]

The scene where Charlie died and the following couple of minutes are seriously some of the most scariest moments I've seen in horror. Just seeing the anxiety that Peter felt and how he tried his best to imagine it never happened is something I think a lot of people can relate to on some scale which just makes it feel all the more real.

[@CruzCuaya94]

When Toni Collette's character was crying and begging when she finds out her daughter died. That scene broke my heart and brought me to tears and painful memories.

[@supastar25]

That really got me...so haunting

[@grimbereft]

I feel for you

[@arcana830]

Same here. Spooked me real good when you can hear her go to the car and she makes the discovery....

[@ladymsthing6056]

Javier Cruz Kell me too, I felt that woman’s grief. Definitely was Oscar-worthy.

[@lad1860]

Keep your chin up brotha. You got the name of the coolest character in red dead 2

[@zzzbhdshjer]

that one scene where the demon was floating in the corner of the ceiling was the first and only time my blood ran COLD. it was a completely alien experience. even thinking about it gave me goosebumps just now

[@emmao1232]

What scene was that? I wanna know

[@swifty1969]

yeah! it was Charlie hanging on to that beam near the corner of the ceiling

[@ToAskEternity]

@@swifty1969 she was in his room in the corner first. When he wakes up after the dad dies.

[@Lyrog]

A lot of people missed that since how dark the scene was, I had to rewind to show my friends haha

[@seraphim9090]

Yes, I still think about that scene to this day, now whenever I go to sleep I look at the corners of my ceiling

[@joecamel8285]

ok but can we talk about how bad toni colette was snubbed by major awards shows

[@eyeheartsushi2212]

joe camel Seriously.

[@kman9884]

Horror isn't Oscar bait anymore. Now it's all about dramas where the plot is seen from 1,000 miles away.

[@disf5178]

Horror has always beene the most difficult genre to pull off (well). That's why I can only name 3-4 seriously scary films that have held up over time. Hereditary/Toni Collette DEFINITELY WINS..even if silly ass Hollywood failed to admit it

[@dem.isaacs]

Amen!! Her performance was amazing & she had me really feeling her characters pain at times - she’s one of the most amazing female actors in my opinion :-)

[@annalouise3251]

Nominations for major awards rely on oscar campaigns. A24 didnt run much of a campaign or any for her, as a result she wasnt considered a contender. We should be blaming A24

[@sneasnake6368]

Imagine being a demon lord and dying of a peanut allergy

[@hiZarki]

welcome to my top 10 favourite youtube comments

[@Millie_dread]

Pahahaha!! And the Best comment ever award goes to...

[@thisisnttheexit]

LAWL TOO REAL

[@BrandonBRich]

The only reason I’m not liking this comment is because it’s exactly 666 likes

[@sneasnake6368]

Brandon B. Rich you are doing the lord’s work

[@TigerBears11]

“A telephone pole hits a home run” *_YIKES_*

[@lucasbiermann257]

it did not cause the head stayed on the field...

[@johnjuiceshipper4963]

That’s some evil writing, holy shit. Totally caught me off-guard.

[@tbush1994]

John ‘Juice’ Shipper You could say the same for Charlie and that pole.

[@Abyss3223]

YEET*

[@eloisejingco1422]

oof

[@boomboom8529]

The last 5 minutes where they are in the treehouse was just way too much for me. It was an overload of horrifying scarring images along with truly terryfing music. It was all too much for me, I could barely believe what I was watching.

[@fua8660]

Man, that scene was so dark, that I never thought anyone would film a movie openly worship the devil, but then I shouldn’t be surprised.

[@5050TM]

The last treehouse scene was the least horrifying because Peter already left his body/been possessed, therefore he's supposedly released from fear. I finally relaxed.

[@seanmcdonald1111]

I loved the whole movie, but from when the first naked guy showed up til the end I kept laughing just cause of how that cheeky mofo was just chilling in the doorway.

[@ajwebb220587]

@@seanmcdonald1111 For some reason, the naked guy in the door was one of the most terrifying parts of the film for me !

[@ajwebb220587]

So so good though.....

[@underscoreisnotvalid]

Top 5 most terrifying moments for me: 5. Every time that god damn clicking sound happens - I watched the movie with headphones and it literally sounds like it’s right beside you (they often panned the sound hard left or right) 4. The groaning sound leading up to Charlie entering Annie’s body when the family are all downstairs together, the way the camera pans up along with the sound was ultra creepy 3. Annie waiting up in the corner of the ceiling, just waiting there for like a whole minute 2. Annie creepily flying past in the background of Peter’s room - it was just so surreal and out of nowhere 1. Head banging scene - the exorcist of the 21st century, the inhuman speed and power of it... ughhhh Also an honourable mention to the smiling naked cult members in the treehouse and the house

[@LawrenceofCanadia]

Dude yes, the inhuman jackhammer blows of her head....fuckin hell

[@HybridxReality]

The headbanging scene was chilling. It was so unsettling - the whole movie is just so unsettling to me. The piano wire scene, ugh. Can't get those two out of my head.

[@eylonavraham8921]

Holy shit I'm so happy I didn't watch this with headphones. I have a semi-open set so everything sounds like it's real. I would fucking die to those clicks.

[@underscoreisnotvalid]

@@eylonavraham8921 yeah that would be horrifying!

[@johnfrancis3118]

The head banging scene was haunting dude

[@DefNotDoom]

That scene where Annie is banging her head on the attic door is just simply pure evil. Alongside the scene of Peter’s arm twisting unnaturally as he banged his head on the desk. Those scenes scared me to the core. Great job directors and writers, but holy hell.

[@torihaskins7725]

Doom broooooo. It still gives me chills.

[@bren519]

Such a good movie.

[@TisBoiGoTSkiLLz]

The moment when Peter discovers his dad and Annie is in the corner on the ceiling behind him is what really broke me. I've never felt such dread in my whole life. I instantly got goosebumps and broke out into a sweat, hell even thinking about it now is giving me goosebumps. Honestly, I truly believe this is one of the best horror movies in a very very long time, it made me feel a way I've never felt before watching a film.

[@ashr451]

Delusional had a panic attack in the theater throughout that whole sequence. felt like I was drowning in dread.

[@matthewdean1121]

did you now she is also hiding in his room when he first wakes up in that scene? look in the upper left corner of his room

[@audreytaylor3700]

Same! Also when annie is leaving a room and her mom is in the corner just staring at her

[@adelecovus7482]

Me too. And I've been searching for far too long. This film restored my faith in horror and its the directors fucking debut too!!

[@TisBoiGoTSkiLLz]

@Alexis Gonzalez kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6SwaX2omMermsU from the start

[@yedukrishnan8106]

Toni Collette didn't even get nominated for the Oscars

[@mushypeas222]

that's a damn shame

[@allanori1926]

Yedukrishnan G S and Alex Wolff too!

[@manabluerose]

that's some bullshit. Her performance, along with Alex Wolff made the film believable.

[@rebeccahopkins9522]

Yedukrishnan G S TRAVESTY. Not only do I think she most certainly should have been nominated, she should have won. So difficult to pull off that character and horror in general, and have it done this well. I don’t think any other actress could have played that role. She can play anything. ANYTHING. And give it depth and force. She’s one of the greatest actresses of all time.

[@dearjessie83]

And to think Gaga got a nom for that awful remake is just beyond.

[@ImFAULKn]

when the mother possessed hitting her head on the attic door and the son freaking out crying mommy really hit home. He was literally broken down so he could be possessed by the very thing that gives us our first sense of protection our mother. absolutely brutal

[@alinawijnans5456]

he also never got to know what was going on, he was left in the dark about what was happening all the time until he died. also, the fact that he wasn't even able to question HOW his mother (that i am guessing is something about 5,7" - 5,9") was able to bang on the attic door so fast and brutal or even in general because he thought she was mad at him that he was part of Charlies death and probably feared for his own life that moment puts, for me, so much more trauma for Peter in this scene

[@rickwrites2612]

And to think it happened to Charlie as a newborn.

[@Rynewulf]

@@rickwrites2612 quite possibly in the womb even, theres dialogue about how from birth Charlie never cried and seemed off and apparently the director confirmed the fan theory that there never was a Charlie, that Paimon was possessing them from birth

[@polastankova]

Okay, but can we talk about Charlie's death? Like seriously, it gave me weird feelings like i feel the brothers guilt and it made me so uncomfortable. The silence and them alone in a dark road and when they showed Charlie's head is just so creepy or weird idk

[@johnf.kennedy1859]

ᴡɪᴅᴏᴇ I know!! I felt like it was my fault too. Like I could feel the tension and guilt.

[@Sunny-iz9jx]

Well it's decapitated and idk why but something felt off when her mouth was twisted and blood all over and there are ants all over her head

[@Kj-mo5kd]

when they showed charlie's head in the road it was horrifying it was hard to even look

[@DadaistTheater]

@@Sunny-iz9jx That's what happens with that sort of blunt-force trauma. The pole wouldn't cut through you like a sword but deform the area at the edge of impact (on both the head and rest of the body). Source: watched a lot of LiveLeak videos, not proud but now avoid any heavy machinery

[@Xena9002]

I remember feeling uncomfortable throughout the whole movie. I felt so trapped in that hall, in their story and in their pain. I don’t think I’ll watch it again not because it was a bad movie but because it felt so real, I don’t want to go through that waves of anxiety again. But brilliant analysis of the movie!

[@dbp2625]

Same. My hands started to sweat and shit... It was bad

[@jennifer5569]

i really suggest watching it a second time. i watched it twice and the second time really makes you see

[@omarll1551]

@@jennifer5569 I've thought about watching it again but that feeling of dread and like Xena T mentioned of feeling uncomfortable, I can't watch that movie again. Even reading about the alternate ending a couple weeks later made the movie have an even worse feeling!! Overall it was a very good movie but that's a no for me on watching it again.

[@jennifer5569]

Miserably Hopeful I agree! i couldn’t watch it again for a second time until like 4-5 months later and even now i’m JUST starting to look up youtube videos about it because even these are a lot! traumatic all over again but genius

[@joaofranco4006]

Yeah I totally agree! First time I watched I too felt like I wouldn't want to watch again, but I did it with some friends recently and really felt more in control of the situation, I still appreciated the movie a lot, but in a different way.

[@puteriaishah06]

i watched the film on a plane, so i didn't get to see any of the true gory scenes. however, the scene with annie banging her head on the attic door really hit me hard. peter was yelling "i'm sorry, mommy" and i couldn't at the injustice of it all. he really, until the end, never understood what was going on.

[@nataliegiles2554]

That must be so odd with all those gory scenes missing

[@tarrowahtessla7456]

I mean at least he was ignorant. He died not knowing all the intention that went into their suffering. He was just scared and confused but not aware of being consumed by the monster.

[@shakespeare5418]

this was the most terrifying part to me - i love my mum, and watching peter begging for her to be on his side, and the thought of my mum trying to hurt me was so raw i cried in front of the ten friends i was watching the movie with

[@MadeeMadness]

@@tarrowahtessla7456 wait he died?

[@mr.e6748]

@@MadeeMadness yeah the light off his corpse was showing his soul leaving his body and the monster taking over his body.

[@emma-kateacton9423]

I still think Alex Wolff should have won something for this because he captured that fear, regret, anxiety, PTSD & ALL THE THINGS SO WELL.

[@rowanjude2259]

toni collettes performance was horrifying. i rarely feel genuine fear when watching horror movies but she felt so real it was impossible to ignore. definitely didnt sleep after watching this movie lol

[@jblack5994]

Kayden Wyatt same! don't think I could ever watch it alone at night again. that was a mistake lmao

[@benconnor3206]

Kayden Wyatt when she was unleashed at the end there , HOLY hell it scared the hell out of me when Peter woke up and you can see her crawl down from the corner and follow him until he sees the blonde smiling cult dude

[@BronsonFan111]

Especially when she was mourning over the death of Charlie. Ugh those harrowing cries just hit me because it felt so genuine.

[@christinekoper2407]

RIGHT? She was terrifying. Did a great job of course but man I don’t think I’ve ever been more scared of a fictional character in my life lol When I go down into my basement now I always, without fail, picture her in the corner of the ceiling ugh THANKS HEREDITARY

[@itsjessguys7005]

She deserves all the awards!

[@shaiencinas3959]

Kudos to the father who just wanted to keep his family together after the tragedy. And then he also died.

[@greywalker505]

No good deed goes unpunished.

[@spoonhouseinc.1124]

F

[@Scrofar]

oof, roasted

[@ivanemilov522]

honestly this was the saddest sscene in the whole movie

[@JeanMarceaux]

Father is the MVP of the movie.

[@yutarokida]

The car scene and the next ten minutes after that, the screaming of the mother offscreen and the head of charlie. was the most evil thing I ever seen on a movie, and made me think I never want to live a experience like that... and living alone now away from my family, after seen that, I called all my sisters to say "NEVER put your head out the window of the car NEVER"... and remind me that existencial fear that someday I'm going to recive a call to tell me someone of my family has died, and that scared me to death and still scare me. EDIT: Thank you Ryan for not show the head and not put the screams and the soundtrack. the impression that left me was so real, everithing about the atmosphere bring me chills in my spine, like strong PTSD

[@HelloWorld-lg1pz]

you have little life experience.

[@yutarokida]

Claus Philipp Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg why?

[@janmichaelcjamisola]

@@yutarokida For starters you haven't plotted a conspiracy to kill Hitler and failed in the attempt.

[@yutarokida]

@@janmichaelcjamisola I guess you are right

[@geronimovallejos7232]

SAME, dude i was soooooo tense during that scenes, i felt sick, it made my stomach so sick, and the head and the screaming didnt help at all, it made 10 time worse, it made me feel afraid for my sister's safety too. This move is fucking great.

[@justuscraigle2961]

The first time my friend made me watch this we paused it because we thought one of the areas looked familiar...this was before we realized it was filmed in our home town

[@sofiacordeiro4653]

Jesus christ that must have been beyond horrifying

[@morganb4993]

move.

[@BLIVEit]

Yikes… some parts of silent hill was filmed in my hometown

[@RealRagnar816]

The location is beautiful, especially the mountains

[@beccaxannxx]

Annie screaming and writhing on the floor after she found out charlie died is what truly shook me because i experienced that sort of pain very recently.. and i just felt her pain so deeply.

[@ryvr.]

That scene literally felt like it went on for 10 minutes, so raw. I was SICK!

[@Hifcrea]

Charlie dying was insane. Thinking about how peter felt and how he was going to handle that situation was the most brutal part

[@thecollector427]

Audience: No movie can be as disturbing as Shining. This director: *I'm gonna do what's called a pro-gamer move*

[@isakdahl7054]

Super Collector I love you. Just because you mixed the two greatest horror movies here.

[@ккє-о6ц]

The Shining is in its own league and different from this movie. Similar but still very different :)

[@penutbuterrhoohaboioioioin9511]

Try watching midsommar- the most disturbing thing I could fathom. By the same director and company A24

[@ккє-о6ц]

@@penutbuterrhoohaboioioioin9511 really? The MOST??

[@isakdahl7054]

кσσкιєѕ ™ You decide what you think. I personally think that Hereditary was more, but I can see why people think that Midsommar is more disturbing. It’s in theaters now btw! Go watch it, it’s a masterpiece!

[@emma-xt5iy]

God imagine how terrible the eye gouging scene must have been for the director to actually cut it

[@joarborneland1708]

The WHAT

[@BenefitCounterbench]

what? i did not find any article about it

[@bad-xtian7773]

Guys come on. It was talked about in the video

[@mergat2970]

None of you were listening?

[@bunnywavyxx9524]

I predicted the son's eyes would be cut out noting Charlie's drawings of him in the book. I was surprised it didn't happen

[@billyray5232]

Let me make this Clear...I was born in 79, and I have been a Horror Fan my whole life, and no Film as disturbed me as bad as this film, it lingered with me for like a Week. I truly think it's the subliminal undertones that hook into you and chill you to the bone...

[@billyray5232]

@Thee Trashman Be careful who you. Hail...lol

[@Alice-vk9ck]

There are subliminals in that movie??

[@lorgerdat]

It’s evil

[@hudsonsirheshicks2653]

See more horror movies lol

[@oceanpacific3841]

@@hudsonsirheshicks2653 what are some good horror movies ?

[@bagofhammers7479]

The scene where Annie is banging on Joans apartment door and we slowly see the candles and ritual display in her apartment gave me the creeps

[@holly2011]

Andrew i know right... it hits you like a ton of bricks when you realize what's to come

[@Brantlins]

The whole movie gave me the creeps

[@cupcakekiller7545]

The part where the mom was beating her head up against that door scared the shit out of me when I first saw it😂😂😂😂😂

[@m1ghtysauc3E]

Cupcake Killer that scene actually made me, a 36 year old man, so disturbed that I felt nauseous.

[@asaala739]

It was so unsettling

[@mad_pac-man]

Scenes like that in horror ALWAYS get me. The completely unnatural idea behind it freaks me out. The same goes for when Peter gets briefly possessed in class, with his arm raising in a distorted way, before his head twists and he bangs his head against his desk...Things that depict people harming themselves in such bizarre ways just always freaks me out. Like, any self harm is disturbing, but when it's something that's so completely out of left field, which no one would do without being "possessed", or (in a more realistic scenario) suffering from some insane mental episode, it's absolutely horrifying for me.

[@evaluna122]

Cupcake Killer the scariest part is when she is like flying and staring at him that shit creepy

[@billie3752]

I actually thought that was pretty funny; I immediately thought of the"why are you closed?!?" Guy lol

[@jackdamascus4506]

The scariest bit for me is how they had no control, from the second the grandma died they had no control at all, everything was planned to the step, and they walked the whole without looking at who was painting it

[@alinawijnans5456]

Also the fact that Annies mother took in the risk of never succeeding at the Ritual and dying herself just like that. The fact that Ellen seemed to be unable to have emotional connections to people. I think Annies father starved himself because Ellen tried to grt him posessed with paimon but in one of the last scenes Joan tells paimon that they've finally found a HEALTHY male host for him, how Ellen probably only got pregnant a second time to have a back up if Charles wouldn't work (which it didn't) and would've probably sacrificed everyone she ever cared about just to never see what it got her just makes my jaw hinge open in disgust at the pure evil Ellen was

[@JackToeRip]

Having a little sister made watching Charlie die uncomfortable in a sense I can't describe but I think everyone feels. Failure as a big brother, failure as some form of protector, failure as a guide, failure as a person. What hurt me most was in that party she didn't want to go to, in a group of people she doesn't know, she's anxious and nervous, and the only little comfort she gets is out of her doll and some cake that ends up killing her in the end just makes my chest ache. It just made me want to hold her, which is exactly how it was supposed to make you feel, because it's what the brother feels carrying her away and then the shame, regret, dread, and just... guilt that you feel with him when it happens. It's one of the most heart wrenching, gut turning, and shocking moments I think I've ever experienced watching a movie. I don't tend to have reactions beyond jumping from a jump-scare in movies or thinking about why things happened like "why does the monster exist." I don't think there's ever been a moment in a movie I've reacted so viscerally on such a unexpectedly deep level before, it really surprised me how much I felt Charlie's death. In movies you get answers of "why" which in real life we usually don't ever get, so the moment I knew how it happened to Charlie, but like the real world it felt like there was no why, not until later anyway. It just came as death comes, swift and unforgiving consequences of coincidence. And it gutted me and made me feel like how I know i'd feel if my little sister died in a car crash. Powerless, responsible for it somehow, guilt ridden and ashamed so deeply of failing her so greatly that like the mother I'd just want to die even if I had no real hand in causing it.

[@Swift-mr5zi]

As the eldest brother of 9, I don't think I've ever related to a comment more in my life. I can feel this pain so far to my core it makes me feel like I'm going to pass out, the thought of faIling one of them and something like that happening to them, the pain it would cause my family and the value of the life that could have been. Just seeing that image in real life, literally my worst nightmare.

[@caspianchan2371]

Dude, stop. I have a precious little sister and this hits home.

[@sweeperboy]

The other thing is (a) it's very rare that children die in films at all, (b) even when they do, it's even more rare that they are *shown* to die in films, rather than it being referred to indirectly and (c) to actually show a child's decapitated head being swarmed over by ants...it's just not something audiences are used to.

[@zeroxcrusher]

That's how you know its a good piece of art. Artificialy making such real emotions

[@tiaammar925]

I'm the eldest sister of 6 children, our youngest is also a girl who I gladly raised.... Never felt more Terrified in my whole life like I did when I watched this scene... And Peter's Reaction to it was soo reletably scary! This happens when you accidentally hurt someone and when you realize what you've done is when the guilt and denial eat you alive 💔 God bless you ❤️

[@ffflustered9qr]

The naked cult members in the tree house bowing with the dead headless bodies among them also bowing really haunted me. It was just so odd and hopeless, even the scene's music. But in spite of all that, the film was so harsh and real in all of its non-occult moments, like Peter sprinting to his car while high and holding Charlie, and Annie screeching in the bedroom after finding her daughter's body, and Annie furiously dressing down Peter at the table. It was all too real.

[@Bonita.Vampira_]

Kelsey Robinson there are several scenes after Charlie’s decapitation that stuck with me the most, and this one was one of them. From when the mom was decapitating herself, to her headless body floating up the treehouse. And seeing the grandmother and her just bowing there... It was so unsettling

[@elcesar999]

The crazy thing. There is Actually cults that bow down to entities and statues. They do orgies and sacrifices. Santería is kind of similar to this

[@etwon1408]

That part when the mother gets possessed and it shows Charlie in his room and she’s in the corner...JESUS CHRIST

[@gryla5290]

That wasn't charlie. That was the mom

[@etwon1408]

adorably smug little bastard that’s what I said

[@crablord7934]

@@etwon1408 The son is called Peter, the dead little girl is Charlie.

[@Lunadeuranomrp]

I had a panick attack/anxiety attack/i dont really know in that exact moment. I just started screaming and crying like I have never done. All the tension and anxiety of the previous scenes hit me like a truck lol

[@MellowsView]

My Face I didn’t see her at first but when it zoomed out I finally saw her I istg I jumped so bad

[@scoutboo]

The way our generation felt watching Hereditary is probably what older generation felt when The Exorcist first came out

[@jluchette]

I don’t know if history will remember this movie with quite the same reverence as Exorcist. It’s REALLY hard to find any flaws with this film, however. Most horror films strive to be this realistic, relatable, creative, anxiety-producing, and absolutely viscerally terrifying.

[@vedicmetalhead1029]

@@jluchette try watching the wailing …or kairo

[@jluchette]

@@vedicmetalhead1029 Korean? I’ve tried Korean horror and it doesn’t appeal to me personally. Nothing against it fans of it.if It’s a movie from somewhere else in the world (could certainly be wrong about Korea) regardless never heard it it, I’m always trying to get arch/read/listen to things that aren’t like “my favorites.” Broaden my horizons a little.

[@vedicmetalhead1029]

@@jluchette the Wailing is one of best horror movies of all time imo and takes ambiguity the whole new level..Kairo is Japanese and though the story isn’t that intricate the Japanese seem to get horror like no one else does ..even hereditary takes inspiration from 90s J horror sequences which were like slow burns and dragged on horror shots

[@svellah4388]

@@vedicmetalhead1029 I agree. The Wailing was absolutely amazing

[@arloandbehold88]

This is, without a doubt, the scariest film I've ever seen. I've seen genuinely unnerving horror films before, but this was on a different level. It's a masterful debut that I hope is recognized as one of the best horror movies ever made in the future. I'm excited for Aster's next film, Midsommar.

[@Nando.M1]

I felt like I was the only one who didn’t find this scary at all, but stupid and long for no reason

[@thecollector427]

I hope Aster doesn't perform a Shyamalan effect: making two or three good movies in a row and, after people start saying he's a genius, making a bunch of shit in a row.

[@robl.7175]

Midsommar was like ... bad

[@daniellerpace]

I loved midsommar, I went to see the director's cut in theaters and it just left me thinking "what the fuck did I just watch" it was so disturbing

[@W0lfenstrike]

Everyone talks about THAT scene and while I agree it's extremely harrowing and disturbing (I kept both hands covering my mouth in shock for the whole 10 minutes of it), one thing that also got me was the father. I dunno, he reminded me a lot of my own father, I love him so much and that's pretty much how I imagine my dad would react through a situation like this and I was almost in tears through the dinner scene, because you could see how helpless he was to keep the family together in such situation. His demise, while not unexpected, was still heartbreaking for me.

[@RyanHollinger]

I wish he had more screen time. He’s trying to hold it together and when he breaks down at several points, I just wanted to see more of him. He’s easily the most heartbreaking character!

[@danielstalnacke1894]

I feel ya! Also the father's scream when he died fucked me up so bad.

[@MrJagermeister]

Wolfenstrike One of the things that bothered me more was that the father didn’t seem to react to anything. I kept thinking “WHY AREN’T YOU ANGRY?? WHY AREN’T YOU FLIPPING OUT?? WHY AREN’T YOU YELLING??” But his lifetime with his wife and her illness seemed to erode down his reactions based on her overreactions, and I suppose it makes sense. It just seemed like when it got to things like the death of a daughter and how terrified the son was, he would have done more. I wanted him to do more. Maybe it’s that he didn’t that makes him interesting.

[@eyeheartsushi2212]

MrJagermeister I read that, in the book, the father was Annie’s psychologist who ended up falling in love and marrying Annie. That would make sense about the father being non-reactive. I’m just not sure if what I read about the book is accurate.

[@tomxd7660]

Wolfenstrike that is really creepy because that is the exact way I felt watching the film. I felt so sorry for him just sitting there watch is family fall away

[@qboro7182]

This is the only horror movie in my life that gave me anxiety. Not even watching the exorcist when I was 12 disturbed me as much as this movie did to me as an adult. It’s a really good movie

[@rebeccam2176]

Same here, I watched this with two of my friends and we were just in shock on the way home

[@MelvnyMorales]

I just watched this once with my friend at school, I didn’t pay that much attention to it and all we did was laugh, but yesterday i rewatched it again and omg!🥴I couldn’t sleep i got traumatized...😪

[@qboro7182]

@@MelvnyMorales Lmaoo shit is insane.

[@deadshot0908]

@@MelvnyMorales thats why you watch horror movies alone, with friends you cant take them serious anymore

[@MelvnyMorales]

@@qboro7182 yup it was 🥴

[@supergrendel]

Toni Collette should win an Academy Award every year for the next decade for her acting in this movie.

[@LawrenceofCanadia]

Agreeeeed

[@nevadamareno3713]

Her screams when she finds Charlie’s body

[@briang8579]

@@nevadamareno3713 the argument and the ants on peters face nightmare is some one the greatest acting I've ever seen

[@monicaravenwolfwilliams4755]

BRAVO

[@monicaravenwolfwilliams4755]

@@nevadamareno3713 omg yes you should have a million likes

[@AntonioKowatsch]

Hereditary scared the crap out of me and I've seen way too many horror movies/got extremely desensitized in the process.

[@janedoe-tz3zh]

Same. I can, 95% of the time, predict what is going to happen in a horror movie. But in this film I was genuinely scared. I never get scared of horror films. Because they aren't scary. But this film had an effect on me for a few days after watching it.

[@syd5380]

Hereditary was just the movie I’ve been craving for years now. Charlie’s death shook me so hard that I spent the rest of the film trying to recover from it and because of that I was much more frightened and disturbed by the actual ending. It’s almost like the pre-existing walls of desensitization I have whenever I watch a horror movie were knocked down by such a well done and truly upsetting series of scenes. I have never before left a movie theater feeling so uncomfortable and just plain bad. I really do think it’s a brilliant movie.

[@cynloh2302]

I agree on breaking the desensitization! I feel like horror movies these days are so predictable and not scary, like the people making them forget that people who like horror movies have seen it all. As disturbing as hereditary was it was.. refreshing(?) To be so surprised by multiple scenes and how well the entire thing was executed

[@bebopbountyhead]

"Made me feel bad"="Brilliant" They're teaching you to enjoy your beatings by charging you money.

[@ThatOneGuy0006]

@@bebopbountyhead You must be fun at parties.

[@theboogeyman5753]

And to think, there are actually people who preferred Slender Man to this....

[@theboogeyman5753]

@@tulicloure I didn't like The Nun either, but I thought it was better than Slender Man myself. At the very least, it had a nice setting, and Taissa Farmiga (though they didn't give her anything to do). I didn't think Slender Man had any redeeming value whatsoever.

[@nigeltheweak7601]

The Boogeyman normies man and a lot of them

[@ivanlagrossemoule]

I'm not going to bother watching shit like the Slender Man or The Nun, but the reality is that this movie here doesn't always work as intended. It honestly didn't have much of the unsettling effect it's supposed to have on me. So since it didn't work, it just felt like a movie trying too hard. The same way, if you're into horror movies for the scares and something using shitty scare tactics does a better job, you'll enjoy it more, even if on rational terms they're worse movies. Basically what I'm saying is that not everything is based off of intellect or quality, but rather works on an emotional level where not everyone is as receptive as the other. There's also the fact that not everyone has seen loads of horror movies.

[@spinosaurusstriker]

@@michaud81 not really, its overrated yeah, but its not trying to be a masterpiece.

[@jacobstaten2366]

They're both awful.

[@keplerr1512]

the final scene in the treehouse was just so haunting to me. seeing charlies head on the mannequin while that terrifying music played... crazy. i loved it.

[@CherokeeRoses]

Thanks for mentioning how haunting and incredible those ten filmminutes of Peter being in shock were. The fact that he did not dare to turn around and face reality.. the one-taker when he is in bed, just waiting for his mother's screams to come.. I just FELT his pain. The acting was incredible, the way it was directed.. I have never felt any more disturbed and anxious while watching a horror film than I did when I saw that part, fuck. Hereditary is a gruesome masterpiece.

[@denisemerat548]

I literally forgot to breathe when that happened, lol, His acting was phenomenal with so much anguish, and I was waiting with him for the screams.

[@victoriadealba5558]

Those were ten minutes ?! I was so shocked and sucked into the dread I never felt it?? Just there, waiting for the mother to find out...

[@PaigeMcKenzie1]

this movie has changed me. i can’t stop thinking about it. it utterly terrified me. i can’t get it out of my head. midsommar was incredible, but it’s nothing like the utter terror of hereditary

[@backoffpeer]

I watched it 3 weeks ago and I just can’t stop thinking about it

[@EBMproductions1]

Hereditary=pure horror but midsommar=pure disturbing both connected but hereditary really is atleast 25% better.

[@Manic_Drone_Idiom]

@Paige 💙🌹

[@KeishaSibert]

Same!

[@merces47letifer4]

Lol Midsommar is shit

[@danibrent3068]

Stunning review, I also really appriciate the ants "censor" lol

[@davidkonevky7372]

When Annie started screaming after seeing Charlie's body I got TRAUMATIZED

[@DJones476]

Haven't you ever deployed overseas?

[@Deadpool55223]

Watching this movie made me feel almost trapped, like I was with the family in their hopeless situation, and as it unfolds you feel stuck their with them. Hard to explain, but this movie has stuck with me unlike any other

[@repairdepartment5918]

Yes. That's why I had to watch it again. To show myself I could take it. But I watched alone, at night when the house was empty. I think it was empty....jesus why did I watch it again?

[@livir3361]

Somethin' has to be said for the soundtrack too. That 'reborn' track with the whole demonic procession trumpet fanfare was utterly astonishing. I remember sitting there in the cinema, completely dumbfounded for the entire scene. Still gives me chills to listen to in its isolation.

[@garrettmcgrath2144]

Colin Stetson is the man responsible, for anyone else who may be curious, he has many records out and has written a number of other scores as well. But yeah that final track was incredible, such a perfect score for that ending scene, really cemented Hereditary as my favorite horror flick of the decade. I think it will rightfully be remembered as a classic for decades to come.

[@matthewspinazze4118]

Livi R I know, that was so amazing!!!!

[@3amgrl]

I completely agree, the music was perfect in that last few minutes. I was so absorbed in the film, people in my cinema laughing at certain points especially the end because they didn't know how to process it made me so angry.

[@ortuignis3782]

"While a telephone pole hits a home run" lmao I wasn't ready for that

[@chrisyeomans5547]

Neither was she

[@Elizaveta_01]

phycological horror movies will always be scarier then supernatural/gory horror movies. they leave you disturbed, yet calm, and thinking about your own life.

[@ehza]

Well put

[@Cherrybombbetty]

I liked the movie a lot . Toni Collette acting reminded me Jack Nicholson from shining and Shelley Duval in tragic and insane moments od the movie. I have to admit also that this movie terrefied me im a psychological way, and when there where screams and panic I literally cried for a moment. Great movie and great video analysis.

[@maxpaul7102]

I dont want to watch it again.

[@GoblinsAreAGirlsBestFriend]

Same. I'm done after 1 go, LOL.

[@vsmff81]

I re-watched it immediately after. And I've easily seen it 6 times but I had to beg my husband to watch it. He got up to "stir the chili" twice towards the end when things got a little intense

[@shamekanall4198]

Naw....me either...but midsommar is due to come out this summer from the same director... I’m horrified at the thought of watching it but of course I will and 😔😔😔

[@acevaptsarov8410]

I couldn't even get myself to watch it even once... saw the trailer, and that alone gave me nightmares haha

[@acevaptsarov8410]

Update: even watching this review, game me nightmares for like 3 days hahaha

[@alosol1367]

When Charlie died...i like.. Gasped And just stayed shocked the whole rest of the movie That shit hit me so hard No movie has ever left me feeling so heavy

[@palomad9648]

That pole hit her hard too

[@LittlePinchofGinger]

I am still a bit mad at the mother for forcing Peter into bringing his sister to a party with other teens - and she did not even check to see if he brought the kids epi-pen or anything or check up on them. Parent your own children Ma´am, or hire a nanny :/

[@pearldab7781]

she didn’t know it was a high school party, she thought he was going to a school event.

[@mayday9718]

That bit always gets me mad. Your 13 yo daughter, who not only seems to have some type of emotional disorder (I guess bc it's the demon living through her) -- but also has a nut allergy .... and NONE of the family members can be bothered to carry an Epi-pen! Then Annie insists that the daughter go to some high school party with her older brother; ugh even if she did think it was a "party for all ages" -- Charlie did NOT want to go and Annie would know that Peter wouldn't want her as a tag-along, basically having to babysit the whole time. *Whew* I hope that doesn't sound mean. 😕

[@joaogomes9405]

@@pearldab7781 School event or no, it's shit parenting. Charlie very clearly didn't want to go and she also very clearly has problems socializing with other people. You shouldn't force any kid, much less a kid like Charlie, into going to social events they don't want to as a knee-jerk reaction to being frustrated that your kid isn't sociable. The fact she didn't even check if Peter had a epi-pen for emergencies is just the cherry on the bad parent cake.

[@thepeatboggy]

Its also kinda a point the movie makes , she desperately wanted charlie to be “normal” and forced her to go. She feels immense guilt for this

[@adambutterfield2307]

@@thepeatboggyit had to be predetermined by the cult but how could they guarantee that Charlie would go to the party

[@Snakecoffin]

The part of the movie that got me the most was when Charlie says “It’s hard to breath”. Got me right in the feels.

[@tylorletz1256]

really? whys that? not judgin, just curious

[@gabe-a-ghoul691]

tylor letz I don’t want to speak for Ian but I got the same feeling when Charlie said that, from a brothers standpoint that would be a horrifying moment. You’re at a party in almost the middle of nowhere and your sister starts having an allergic reaction and can’t breath, there would be so many emotions and fears racing through anyone’s mind in that moment as soon as they hear that their sister is having trouble breathing right after eating the cake

[@jeffreyhubbard9740]

I agree on this. I had asthma badly as a kid, and that progressively ratcheting sense that you are getting less and less oxygen is literally the most frightening thing I have ever experienced, especially those times when there was no quickly available remedy. The scene was very effectively played out, and particularly made it understandable why Charlie would stick her head out the window like that. It would be a visceral reaction, attempting to do something, ANYTHING, to get air. In every way, this film left me feeling worked over when I first saw it. I don't mean this to sound like name calling but, truly, when the occasional person says that he or she thought Hereditary was too slow, or not frightening at all, I almost see it as a sociopathic type reaction. I've seen a ton of horror movies, good, bad - occasionally, great - and objectively speaking, this great one was truly scary, folks.

[@TheJasonCombee76]

Movie was a psychological masterpiece.

[@sapphicgeek24]

Toni Collette deserved every bit of praise she got for this role, because goddamn she was amazing.

[@jbvader721]

I'm still sore that she didn't get an Oscar nomination for this movie. Then again, the Academy has always had a bias against horror.

[@sapphicgeek24]

@Alex Croton Absolutely!!

[@bagelbites4668]

i managed to keep it together most of the movie, but when it got to the scene of peter in his room in the dark with annie clinging onto the ceiling and wall in the back, i started to lose it. especially when he slowly turned around in that direction but she started climbing away across the wall? i was watching it alone at night and i had to text my boyfriend that i was scared lmao

[@100organicfreshmemes5]

Annie's entire presence during the final act of the movie was utterly horrifying. Sitting in the corners splayed out like a spider, banging her head on the trap door inhumanly quickly, sawing her own head off with a piano wire while giving Peter a wide-eyed stare of pure hatred... I don't think I'll ever forget it.

[@TWELVE-ax7]

I'm glad... glad? sure... glad that someone else had such a visceral response to the initial death scene as I did. I also was conflicted on whether or not I could finish the movie. I'm glad I did.

[@mother-chugger]

It left me so in shock. I couldn't believe it was real.

[@Bwaarghz]

I had to stop and come back later, it gave me a panic attack fml

[@zboy1152]

This movie did more than break me...... *It fucking haunted the dark side of my brain, it just made me feel......wrecked, especially when Charlie got hit by that pole and then it showed her head, that part kinda gave me anxiety*

[@JadeAlexOfficial]

This movie was so incredibly well written. Why is no one talking about the scene where Annie is banging her head on the attic door? That scene and the sound is so incredibly disturbing to me that I can’t even look at it. Along with Annie’s beheading and Peter’s possession in class. Those are just disturbing things to see. And on top of the unsettling typical horror movie scenes, the way is was written is phenomenal. They get you angry at Peter for not wanting to take Charlie to the party, they make you angrier when he’s being an asshole to her during the party, then they hit you with the anxiety of him carrying her out, her struggling to breathe, then it quite literally peaks your anxiety with the beheading, and then the anxiety is riddled with a deeply disturbing scene of Peter in the car, him driving home, him not sleeping, Annie’s screams, then the scene with Annie in the bedroom wailing on the floor with her husband, the funeral; it’s fucking INTENSE. And those events happen within maybe 10-15 mins (I think) and that’s a whole 10-15 mins of straight disturbing, intense, stomach-sickening anxiety, and as a fiction writer myself, being able to do that and make ME feel that way is SO incredible to me.

[@WestsidePredator]

This film isn’t just scary though, it’s dark, evil, immoral. The whole realism of the cultist/Satanic aspect make the Conjuring look fake.

[@MarioBario]

Well Hereditary was about a cult trying to bring a demon on to earth. Where the Conjuring was about one woman who killed her own kid to please satan and she haunted her previous home.

[@evie7002]

yeah.. no lol

[@violetblue1924]

@@hahahahaha662 The intentions of the director? Meaning the movie had some underlying intended things for us the audience to experience?

[@andonj251]

Exactly! I was wondering to myself if I should even be watching it because it was so real and unsettling. This is why you don’t play with Ouija boards kids

[@LuisAngel-mu4zv]

Lol its not evil and immoral or even mean spirited, i did find the film scary but not tasteless or disgusting but thats what i liked about it, its physiological not torture porn

[@bruh666]

This movie was amazing. It made me feel like absolute total shit, but it did it so powerfuly that I admire it. Just pure negative emotion

[@FalardeMusicaeLegal]

I've been thinking about watching this again... but... I just CAN'T

[@sweetpea7455]

me either

[@elmercolon6419]

Day by Dave where did you watch it?

[@bratsanchez1]

Don’t ! I didn’t know my sister was putting on this scary movie for us and it left me lost for words when it was done. I’ve never felt that much regret.

[@renatozanco]

I watched It 4 times

[@Krish-vc3ee]

Im 13 and i loved it

[@coreymcmanus4749]

My favorite genre is horror. I never actually am scared during horror movies. They are more or less just a thrill for me though. This movie however,scared the shit out of me and i couldnt stop thinking about it.

[@coreymcmanus4749]

@j mula i have, i liked it but it didnt scare me as much as it did other people.

[@spaceorion8939]

I saw it yesterday and this comment is exactly how I feel. I love it. It gives me hope for horror movies.

[@coreymcmanus4749]

@@spaceorion8939 even though i wrote that comment 11 months ago,hereditary is still the scariest best horror movie ive seen in a very long while.

[@ctmcbride]

I legitimately felt like there was a demonic presence in the room after watching this movie i legit put on som headphones and listened to worship music for like an hour

[@kumakun6582]

Bruh 😂😂

[@davidkonevky7372]

I saw a bug in my bed so when the ants appeared on Annie's bed I got scared for a moment lmao

[@drawnwithlove3499]

See christians? Horror movies aren't spawns of Satan! They're reverse psychology Christian propaganda! :D

[@Miztli3]

I just learned right now they use actual ritualistic chants and names of the thing the cult worshipped 😐

[@kaileyapostolakos1309]

No I feel you this movie really opened my eyes

[@336xangelx]

When the mom was screaming after the death of the daughter, it honestly disturbed me more than anything. This movie made me sad , disgusted, and scared. + The imagery of Dollhouses, like their lives are controlled by an outside force, was GREAT

[@GoblinsAreAGirlsBestFriend]

Yep I watched this last night and it broke me. I'm actually going to limit my horror consumption after seeing this - only classics I already know and anything new from Mike Flanagan because I'm a fan but that's it... Hereditary put such horrible images in my head that got under my skin that I started wondering why I do it to myself. It's an excellent movie, though. But everything from the moment the mother starts chasing the son scared me _so much_ that I think I'm done for a while.

[@CTTheGamer]

My man, it is NOT that serious. You watched actors, you didn’t go to fucking Iraq lol.

[@psychologicalsuccess3476]

It had like no effect on me.

[@justintime41776]

@@CTTheGamer you're an idiot. Who fucking cares if he didn't go to Iraq?

[@mevavideos5922]

@@justintime41776 He's a troll

[@beep37]

@@psychologicalsuccess3476 Coolio.

[@eelestrada6963]

This is a creepy movie. Not because there were scary scenes. The story it self ia scary

[@james9681]

I've seen this movie 4 times over, and every time I watched it, I noticed more and more subtle details. Twice in theaters, two more with friends at home. I DEFINITELY recommend watching at least twice, so many details and foreshadowings right in front of your face that you miss the first time! SPOLIERS Annie in the beginning at the grieving group for her mom, talks about all her MALE family members having mental illness, like schizophrenia. (Alluding to the attempts of King Paimon being brought about, as it must be a male) She also mentions how the grandmother was VERY involved in trying to raise Charlie (I wonder why...). Annie even had a miniature of the grandmother breastfeeding and her watching. Something that really stuck out to me the next time watching was when Peter is at his class and they discuss the idea of being pawns in a bigger scheme that they cannot control, and whether it is more or less tragic if there is nothing that can be done? How symbolic! I'm a huge horror movie buff, and Ari Aster nailed what HORROR is to me. (Midsommar was a masterpiece). I've seen so many horror movies... "horror" movies that just use jumpscares, excessive blood and gore, and cheesy cgi is not horror. There is something about the raw, painfully dense atmosphere created in Ari Aster's films that really tap into the human psyche of anxiety, fear, and pain. The pain of Annie, (what an amazing actress) shook me to the core. I will never forget the swallowing, sinking feeling in my stomach when Peter killed his sister. Theater talking, friends chatting... as soon as that happened, theater was quiet the rest of the movie as it just got more and more messed up. Absolutely amazing. Right down this realm, highly recommed Jordan Peele's movies like Get Out and Us. Us is a beautifully written movie as well.

[@saragh3900]

Can you suggest me some good horror movies? Thank you so much

[@james9681]

@@saragh3900 yes!! I love psychological horror movies, the slow burner ones. Midsommar, Hereditary, Sinister (the 1st is the best), the Conjuring, As Above So Below, Us, Get Out, the Ritual, Last Shift, to name a few.

[@Twigzthebabyman]

THANK YOU, someone who finally appreciates the movie for what it is. it isn't all demonic and satanic, this was a work of art, and people who went to see it should've known what they were getting themselves into atleast 😭