Hereditary

[crows]

Interviews .

 

[bboy]

Saw it a second time. Amazing. Did anyone else notice the marking on the telephone pole before the "incident "?


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[Jack D]

Talk about overhyped. After reading reviews and comments of people leaving the theaters shaking, emotionally disturbed to their core, or just overall not knowing WTF happened with the ending....I expected a lot more. Not saying it was a bad movie, because it wasn't, but it could've been 20 minutes shorter.

 

[bboy]

The whole movie was arguably perfect. I'm not sure I would want anything changed other than a couple of lines that didn't fit perfectly.


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[Franken Berry]

There's way too much hype surrounding this film. It was creepy and visually stunning, but from the reaction it's been getting you'd think it would be up there with The Shining, Rosemary's Baby or The Exorcist. The film doesn't break new ground.

 

[crows]

Talk about overhyped. After reading reviews and comments of people leaving the theaters shaking, emotionally disturbed to their core, or just overall not knowing WTF happened with the ending....I expected a lot more. Not saying it was a bad movie, because it wasn't, but it could've been 20 minutes shorter.

There's way too much hype surrounding this film. It was creepy and visually stunning, but from the reaction it's been getting you'd think it would be up there with The Shining, Rosemary's Baby or The Exorcist. The film doesn't break new ground.

Too deep 4 u

 

[Franken Berry]

Too deep 4 u

Nope.

Spoiler:

I knew how the movie would end, because of the way Charlie decapitated the bird, then drew that picture with the bird's head wearing a crown. I pieced it together shortly after Charlie's decapitation, figuring there was significance to the fact that the mother sheltered her son from the grandmother. I thought it was going to involve Satan, but otherwise... The picture with the bird's head wearing a crown spoiled the ending for me.

In a world where Rosemary's Baby exists, the writer should have been more subtle.

 

[Franken Berry]

The whole movie was arguably perfect. I'm not sure I would want anything changed other than a couple of lines that didn't fit perfectly.


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There are a couple of things about the film that didn't work for me:

Spoiler:

As I mentioned in my last post, the decapitated bird, and the picture of the bird's head wearing a crown gave away the ending. Also, the mother's turn at the end of the film was unaccounted for. She went from trying to sacrifice herself to save her family, to literally climbing the walls as a sadistic demon ready to sacrifice her son. What happened? Did I miss something? Her change of character wasn't caused by anything. "Madness" isn't a good enough account for her motivation. If she was possessed, it happened off camera.

 

[crows]

There are a couple of things about the film that didn't work for me:

Spoiler:

As I mentioned in my last post, the decapitated bird, and the picture of the bird's head wearing a crown gave away the ending. Also, the mother's turn at the end of the film was unaccounted for. She went from trying to sacrifice herself to save her family, to literally climbing the walls as a sadistic demon ready to sacrifice her son. What happened? Did I miss something? Her change of character wasn't caused by anything. "Madness" isn't a good enough account for her motivation. If she was possessed, it happened off camera.

She was posessed... it has been confirmed. Happens off camera.

 

[Franken Berry]

She was posessed... it has been confirmed. Happens off camera.

It should have been on-camera.

Spoiler:

They should have revealed that the mother's sleep-walking was posession, by showing the naked cult performing some kind of ritual while she was unconscious. Would've tied the entire film together with only 20 seconds worth of film.

 

[crows]

Its a small nitpick
The movie works as is

 

[Franken Berry]

Its a small nitpick
The movie works as is

It's not a small nitpick...

Spoiler:

The entire movie is hinged on the mother's motivation. We spend the entire film wondering how crazy the protagonist actually is. Then, at the very end we never see the mechanics responsible for the mother's involuntary behavior, as a reveal for her innocence, but we see the mother's character turn from protective to supernaturally sadistic. Again, no explanation for the turn within the film. It's a huge narrative problem.

Much like how Rian Johnson shouldn't explain the puzzling aspects of TLJ within dictionaries and other external literature, we shouldn't have to read explanations from the writer in interviews to clarify what he was doing.

The movie was pretty good. However, the ending was problematic.

 

[bboy]

The mother was possessed. I think if you rewatch it a little less cynically with the "overhype" out of mind you might enjoy it a bit more. Figuring out something satanic was going on early hardly ruins the the effect of the rest of the movie


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[bboy]

Hmm her change of character to me made perfect sense and was actually quite scary. Pure nightmare fuel. I didn't think the hook of the movie was is she crazy or not


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[crows]

The mother was possessed. I think if you rewatch it a little less cynically with the "overhype" out of mind you might enjoy it a bit more. Figuring out something satanic was going on early hardly ruins the the effect of the rest of the movie


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Directors didnt want to spoon feed the audience

The VVitch got the same kind of complaints. People wanted everything shown.

 

[andrewm]

I'm pretty sure the possession was on camera after the husband burned she went from being hysterical to possessed.

 

[bboy]

Not specifically on this board. But I wish general audience didn't love to dismiss critically acclaimed horror movies just so they can they "IT WASNT DAT SCARY " and walk away with a medal. That's all I heard after the viewing. Meanwhile DURING the movie I could practically hear everyone's heart beating and screams of terror


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[ironwez20]

Hmmm is this scary? Cause I’ll be honest . All these horror movies that get high praise in the last years have t scared me much. I’m no horror fan but when a scary movie gets high praise I get interested.

But babadook I thought was stupid
The first paranormal activity was meh
Veronica was ok
And the witch was just an unsettling movie. Wonder what makes this stand out. Saw a review that says it takes awhile for anything to happen

 

[crows]

Hmmm is this scary? Cause I’ll be honest . All these horror movies that get high praise in the last years have t scared me much. I’m no horror fan but when a scary movie gets high praise I get interested.

But babadook I thought was stupid
The first paranormal activity was meh
Veronica was ok
And the witch was just an unsettling movie. Wonder what makes this stand out. Saw a review that says it takes awhile for anything to happen

Babadook doesnt count as horror. I dont know why it was called horror when it wasnt. More like a psychological thriller
Paranormal activity was just a gimmick

This is lije the witch. Same studio

 

[bboy]

Hmmm I think it all depends on the viewer. Are you open minded and did you give yourself over to the film ? Let the film soak over you. That's how I view these types of movies. Like it follows, witch , babadook. They are for sure horror movies. Easily the best of the best. They are just not for everybody. If let a film like this possess you you will never forget it.

Babadook is phenomenal btw. That's just a mixture of amazing talent.


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