Jordan Peele Says Ari Aster’s MIDSOMMAR “Usurps THE WICKER MAN”
Get Out/Us writer/director Jordan Peele and Hereditary writer/director Ari Aster got together with the folks at Fangoria recently, and EW shared a preview of what we’ll be reading in the horror mag’s upcoming issue. Apparently, Peele has seen Midsommar (which arrives in theaters on July 3rd) and he likes it–a lot.
Peele contends:
“[Midsommar] plays a weird sleight of hand, where it transcends the horror of itself. It is an ascension of horror. I didn’t feel victimized; I felt like I was being put up on this pedestal and honored through the eyes of the protagonist. It’s a very unique feeling for a film to conjure because after it ended, I found myself looking back at the final act like, ‘Holy shit.’ That was some of the most atrociously disturbing imagery I’ve ever seen on film, and yet I experienced it with this open-mouthed, wild-eyed gape.”
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Peele goes on to predict that Aster’s sophomore outing will become iconic, a standard against which all pagan cult horror movies will be measured against:
“There are some obvious comps out there, but this movie is just so unique. This hasn’t existed yet, and anything after Midsommar is going to have to contend with it. I mean, this usurps The Wicker Man as the most iconic pagan movie to be referenced.”
Midsommar stars Florence Pugh, Will Poulter, and Jack Reynor ; check out the synopsis and trailer below.
Synopsis:
A couple travel to Sweden to visit their friend’s rural hometown for its fabled midsummer festival, but what begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.
What do you think of the trailer and synopsis for Midsommar? Are you heartened by Jordan Peele’s admiration of the movie? Are you excited to see it for yourself next month? Let us know in the comments below or on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram! You can also carry on the convo with me personally on Twitter @josh_millican.
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