Watching a nearly 7 hour break down of Midsommar on youtube and I'm learning so much and more appreciative of that the film has more layers to it than the main stream surface level of "Oh You GO girl! Girl Boss girl, kill her shit BF!" interpretation that was going around when people first saw it. - ThreadSky

anniemae04.bsky.social • 1 day ago

Watching a nearly 7 hour break down of Midsommar on youtube and I'm learning so much and more appreciative of that the film has more layers to it than the main stream surface level of "Oh You GO girl! Girl Boss girl, kill her shit BF!" interpretation that was going around when people first saw it.

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anniemae04.bsky.social•1 day ago

It bothered me that a good selection of people, and media press reviews, would watch the film and not immediately go "oh no this is a cult and is HORRIBLE" and, inadvertently, it makes the film look weaker because it didn't spell it out for the ones who would sign up to the cult ASAP.

anniemae04.bsky.social•1 day ago

The video goes into how much Nazi propaganda and mythos is connected to the cult in the film, so if anything it makes me appreciate the film better because if there's still anyone who has the take of "yeah she's a better woman now", most likely has been indoctrinated at some point already.

anniemae04.bsky.social•1 day ago

No film has to spell out EVERYTHING it's trying to say, I prefer it to be left up to interpretation, that's why it's art, but when a large group of people insist that it's a feminist film, it'll immediately turn me off.

The surface level takes of The Substance and Nosferatu go there too.

anniemae04.bsky.social•1 day ago

And I've gone on about Nosferatu, I wasn't super into it, but heard a few people call it a feminist film, and it makes me loose faith. I mean, yes if you squint there's feminism in everything, but otherwise no.

"The Substance is about what ALL WOMEN GO THROUGH!" Then stop taking so much DRUGS!?

anniemae04.bsky.social•1 day ago

Feminism in Nosferatu: she lives by staunch society and she is allowing her sexuality to take hold of her. She is choosing her partner.
What I see: She was groomed by an old man as a child, she has a history of sexual abuse and she wanted to not feel guilt for being groomed. She didn't need to die.

anniemae04.bsky.social•1 day ago

And learning about how Nosferatu is a 'copy' of Dracula would explain why someone with more western sensibilities would enjoy the Dracula story OVER Nosferatu. We know Dracula as a rich man who steals women's souls. Nosferatu is about beauty taming the beast. It's feminist by default.

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