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(Note: I watched the English dub as it was the only one accessible to me) This film and the novel it was based on definitely influenced pop culture not just in Japan but worldwide, with not-so-subtle copies like the Hunger Games and Squid game, and video games like Fortnite and PUB-G. However going into it expecting a masterpiece (even Quentin Tarantino apparently loves it) I was completely underwhelmed. Interactions between the characters and the acting was so awkward. The editing was poor and the cinematography was as well. And this was possibly just because it was the English dub but the dialogue was just so unrealistic and cringey. I don't necessarily think the plot was unrealistic like others are saying. It's based in a dystopian future that is explained much better in the book. Actually, the whole thing is explained better in the book. Go read the book instead of watching this movie.

What a disappointment. I bought this movie because of its fanatical reviews and because I used to be really into foreign movies. This ruined them forever. It starts off with a young boy named Ashitaka being exiled from his small village in Japan for harming a monster sacred to the forest which gives him superpowers, but makes his arm purple. He goes and finds a man who tells him to find a deer god to cure his arm purple-ness. On the way Ashitaka meets this warrior queen who wants to destroy the forest to make factories... like literally every other humans vs. nature film ever. Then he meets this girl named San, who I only knew her name was San after reading a synopsis because everyone in the movie calls her something different. There was like, a 2 hour long fight scene, in which San's wolf-mom's head falls off but then just walks around normally like nothing's wrong for a while. The movie ends with Ashitaka and San in a field. Ashitaka has a magical deer thing now. He tells her he needs to go home. San says something like "i'll visit you ok byeee" and... that's it. Of course this is all off memory, so there's not much detail because this movie is so unmemorable. Save yourself the time and watch something with meaning instead of a lame "rEsPecT teH ENVIRONMENTS pEeoPle." As for the animation, it's mostly not good not bad, but some figures were absolutely disgusting and gorey. The worst thing about this is probably the laziness of the animators as I constantly found recycled animation, slow frame rate, and terrible lipsyncing, even in the original Japanese. Worst waste of two hours ever.

MIDSOMMAR is its own. It doesn't try to be anything else. It is the most unique and refreshing film I have ever seen in my lifetime. The pure beauty of the scenery and camerawork compared to the violent gore of the plot are a fantastically well done contrast like no other film has done before. The journey of Dani and the amazingly realistic tactics the cult uses to initiate her into their society is impeccable, all while Dani is near completely unaware. The parallels of the beginning of the film to the end are so clever and unobtrusive you will only notice them your third time watching, such as Dani's parents death by suffocation and the cult's constant focus on breathing. If you like quality movies and can handle gory content, MIDSOMMAR will be a film that never leaves your mind.

reviewing as a physically disabled mobility aid user... what a terrible movie. what a terrible plot. who in their right mind would even think of cheering for such scum. this movie basically is about a disabled man who decides that hey, now that i'm disabled, everything sucks, and there's no point in living because what's the point in living if you aren't perfect. so he commits suicide. this is a movie made by ableds for ableds with ableds who think that us disableds are better off dead than disabled. ??? i cannot believe I have to say this, but we are not a burden! we are not an inconvenience! we are not pointless! we SHOULD NOT BE ENCOURAGED TO DIE! the world would not be better off without us all gone! if you still think this ableist movie is "omg so inspirational!!1!!" go watch the video "Me before you: Better DEAD than disabled?" by Annie elainey and maybe... actually listen to disabled people?