This story contains full SPOILERS for Midsommar!
Ari Aster’s Midsommar, the follow-up to his 2018 critical hit Hereditary, is partly an open homage to folk horror films (à la The Wicker Man), partly a death-colored fable, and partly a straight-up revenge fantasy. Midsommar takes place in a very, very remote Swedish village (so far north that the sun doesn’t set) wherein a group of American tourists get caught up in a once-every-90-years solstice festival that comes complete with odd games, exotic meals, ineffable traditions, and a haze of dread that only grows as the film progresses.
I recently chatted with Midsommar writer-director Aster who helped break down the film’s ending, its dark themes, and the many strange rituals depicted in it. Here’s what he had to say.
Source: IGN.com Midsommar Ending and Rituals Explained