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"In the three hour and 45 minute version of it, it's a little bit clearer, but it was just one of the casualties of cutting the movie down.". Aster shared one other thing about the movie's initial, much longer cut: The timeline of the Midsommar festival itself was much clearer in the original version. “Won't be 1 hr 20 mins longer, but will be at least 30 mins longer.”, Speaking to Bloody Disgusting about what to expect, he added: “A more nuanced picture of Harga, more rituals and more nuance for the relationship between Dani and Christian, and more by way of the thesis competition between Josh (William Jackson Harper) and Christian.”. “Working on extended cut now,” wrote Aster. Digital Spy participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites.

Sorry, but you can't access this content! "There [was] a very big argument between Dani and Christian in the middle. I thought his character was a fairly weak addition to the movie. In other words, if you thought the summer sun had set, it looks like it will rise once more – so get ready for another violent ride when the director’s cut drops in the coming months. Well, odds are it wouldn’t. This certainly fits in line with previous interviews where Aster revealed a lengthy argument between the two leading characters ended up on the cutting room floor. Also depends on all combinations other than brother/sister which is not needed anyway. Hey, the oracles of ancient Greece were hopped-up, mentally scrambled addicts and people took them very, very seriously.

Although the colour palette might suggest that Midsommar is the lighthearted sister to Aster’s cinematic debut, ... the oracle revelation – were just part of everyday life at the commune.

As it is, the film spends a long time languishing in the Swedish village's strange, unsettling rituals, but Aster said there were "two other giant rituals" that got removed entirely. Midsommar director clears up mystery about ending, This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses.

"I don't mind that, because you're sad to see these things go, and so if they are being put to use in one way or another, you're happy.". Can someone please explain to me this character in general?

When asked about the movie’s iteration of the Scandinavian summer festival and what was significant about the 90-year cycle, Aster admitted that the climactic ritual was the unique event and that the festival carried on after the ending. Then there’s the fact that the film doesn’t even cover the full roster of activities. Ultimately, losing the big argument scene between Dani and Christian benefitted the movie, in Aster's opinion. Terms of Use and

Midsommar Explained – Questions and Theories Midsommar, the latest from Hereditary director Ari Aster is a complicated beast.

Same thing with Mark, is the high level of disrespect worth the waste of semen? By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. Every coupling does not produce a pregnancy. It was that big of a cut. Spoilers below. Aster told us his original version of Midsommar was three hours and 45 minutes long, so naturally, cuts had to happen to get the movie to its final runtime of two hours and 27 minutes. it's just a wasted character a flat character..in the trailer it seemed to have more importance, New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast.

Sometimes, those scenes are especially difficult to cut, as was the case for a particular moment in writer and director Ari Aster's latest horror movie, Midsommar, which has now arrived in theaters amid very positive reviews. And/or how underhandedly controlling they are, since the elders can interpret the scribbles any way they want. Just hit 'Like' on our Digital Spy Facebook page and 'Follow' on our @digitalspy Instagram and Twitter account. Kazakhstan gets a brutal version of Game of Thrones, Why Netflix risks losing even more subscribers, Why Rockstar's Table Tennis was more important than GTA, 7 movies you didn't know had better alternate versions.

You need a javascript enabled browser to watch videos. Then the biggest plot hole of all- the insemination ceremony. Perhaps it might even provide audiences with a deeper understanding of Dani’s decision to sacrifice her significant other as part of her duties as May Queen. As Aster said: “There are more days of celebration to come.”.

Midsommar follows a group of friends that includes Dani (Florence Pugh) and Christian (Jack Reynor), a couple who would have broken up long before the group's trip to a remote village in Sweden, if not for the tragedy that struck Dani's family. Plenty of cousins would produce normal offspring, often with mental issues (Joffery). His character looked great! I only got to see the film once (It was taken out of our theater pretty quickly before I got to see it again ) but that is what I got from it. Although the colour palette might suggest that Midsommar is the lighthearted sister to Aster’s cinematic debut, the follow-up matches its predecessor in disturbing themes and horrific imagery, taking audiences to a ritualistic festival of sheer hell. A subreddit dedicated to Ari Aster's movie Midsommar, releasing in 2019. Fortunately, dans didn't have to wait long. The movie doesn't span 9 days.”.

I mean how is he that important?

Cookies help us deliver our Services. "It's some of my favorite dialogue in the whole film, and in some ways it was as big of a decision to cut that as it would have been to cut the dinner table scene in Hereditary between Toni and Alex. Every film loses moments here and there to the cutting room floor, as demonstrated by the deleted scenes ubiquitous on DVD and Blu-ray releases. Except, at one point, their relationship was supposed to come to a head--in a scene that Aster said was incredible difficult for him to ultimately cut. The narrative centres on Dani (Florence Pugh) and the breakdown of her toxic relationship with boyfriend Christian (Jack Reynor). I love this damn movie, BUT this just highlights another plot hole. Does this mean we’ll get to see more in the director’s cut? For one, although the Midsommar festival happens every year, the part that happens at the film's end--the fiery human sacrifice--occurs only every 90 years. Want us to remember this setting for all your devices? Which is a reason why they bring in the outsiders to mate and to open the gene pool. Their relationship spirals throughout the Midsommar festival, although it never really comes to a head until the end of the movie, when Dani chooses a new family in a spectacularly f***ed up, but very satisfying, way. “The rest is business as usual. r/Midsommar: A subreddit dedicated to Ari Aster's movie Midsommar, releasing in 2019.

However, the original cut was around 225 minutes, half an hour of which will be shown when the director’s cut is released in August. It was Pohárnok’s job to make each look as horrific as possible. "There's a lot that's been cut out of the film, and [distributor] A24 used a lot of images from the cutting room floor in the trailer," Aster said. We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. Basically, he is the product of incest in the community. "If you told me that I would have cut that scene before we went into production, I would have told you that you were crazy.".

So even if Dani and the gang didn’t visit at the height of their 90-year cycle, it still would have ended in bloodshed. . If you haven't watched the movie, come back after you have. "I think there might be a director's cut for this one," Aster emphasized.

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In Aster's previous film, the acclaimed Hereditary, mother and son Peter (Alex Wolff) and Annie (Toni Collette) have a screaming match across the dinner table that fully demolishes their already fraught relationship.