The fact they're not only doing this dance with a ton of people; but having to film it!? Holy Jesus. They get full marks for that one..

And the fact they’re on shrooms makes it even better lol

Its literally like the one not negative thing they do

I know! I’d love to be there

Idk dancing until you pass out from exhaustion doesn't sound like much fun to me

Acid shit

I came here just for that scene. This has happened to me before while tripping. Speaking gibberish but we understood each other. Wildest thing.

OMG IS IT REALLY POSSIBLE?

@@XjoeyO Telepathy 0_0

@@Checappero it was like another level of understanding. i was with a girl and we were doing this and we both just started crying. Wildest shit ive ever experienced.

My wife liked this movie, but won't watch it again. I think it has to do with her susceptibility.

Lmao

I’m not even kidding, I almost choked on my sandwich reading this 😂

No, It's a teambuilding excercise...

i’m one of IKEA employee and i’m so very disturbed on your comment

😂😂😂

Yeah, and you could here her breath during the spinning. Like that was the only constant in the change.

Oh totally. Thats exactly what i thought when watching the entire film. It was like bad mushroom trip. The director indeed was heavily influenced by psychedelics.

That’s my favorite part of the whole movie. I was high watching that scene, and it made me cry because I definitely felt what she was feeling. Very euphoric. Nobody ever talks about that specific part of the scene, and I’m just amazed as to why nobody gives the scene it’s 10s. The most beautiful scene that I’ve ever seen and it’s in a horror movie, it’s wild. I think about it often

The slow motion spin???

i was too and i fully agree

OMG!!

HolY sHIT-

yep it was planned all along

nice

Interesting how dance can be a bridge between something childishly innocent as Rapunzel and something disturbingly raw as Midsommar, great analogy. Love this scene too.

That's the point, I think. Cults, successful ones like established religions, draw you in by being fun, friendly and loving but then they can be very abusive and deadly. I think this whole "dance" was supposed to be a "love bomb" -- she didn't know the rules and that put her at an advantage and more likely to win, the other girls knew if you bump into someone you have to fall down and you're out, she didn't know that and so she stayed in the longest.

@@Vesta_the_Lesser Yeah she was manipulated due to grief there I’m pretty sure Cults usually target the vulnerable that’s what caused her to spiral into insanity she clearly had a sense of belonging and happiness there without knowing what was actually going on around her

​@@Jgumyjymghjvmhvj well this festival celebrate in Sweden in real

@@runajain5773 IT IS?? OMG BUYING TICKETS NOW-

please don't take the cult thingy literally in this film, it's a metaphor for family, a sense of belonging which are the thematic subtexts of the film (in addition to trauma and abusive relationship). you can see it the way she is finally being truly welcomed, held and loved by the cult members, also, Dani's dead parents are literally in the crowd, congratulating her once she becomes May queen, which is a further emphasis on said subtext.

Dude, I was literally just thinking this. I'm pretty sure it was agreed that Dani would be the winner.

Yes absolutely

Probably not. As manipulative as cults can be, they probably felt some kind of 'essence' within her. She was being manipulated by their friend from this coven the whole movie and I think this scene just encapsulates what she always had within her. The dance brought out her inner 'demon'. How else could she speak the language?

If you look closely towards the end the two other girls bumped each other on purpose

@@morbidlyobeserobocop3038 she wasnt actually speaking swedish (at least thats what most swedish speakers are saying), they were all tripping balls and ended up syncing or something so they could understand eachothers gibberish. this can happen during intense shared trips especially since she was being groomed into integrating with the cult which basically operates on a hive mind. so it WAS representing her being accepted into the cult but it was also just the drugs making them kooky

And hypnotized through a dancing ritual with psychedelic drug intake and a feeling to belong. I feel like they hypnotized me

not really

I don’t regard this movie as a masterpiece, there are a few flaws. Just a few minor flaws that detract from it. But the cinematography and editing is amazing. Aside from some of the shots of the tree lines, the spacing Aster uses, and the panning is incredible. The two best scenes, which are also the beginning and ends of the story, are the scene in the meadow, right before the shrooms trip. So much information is communicated right there, and it sets up the rest of the story. The maypole is really the end of the movie. Notice it’s the first time in the film Dani smiles. This is the moment Dani goes from the toxic outsiders cult, (Christian, mark, and josh) to being with the empathetic, (albeit murderous) Hagra cult. This moment is the climax of the film. You’ve gone from seeing Dani as this almost bullied outsider, and remember those 3 are treating somebody who just lost everything so horribly, to this accepted happy member of a family. You’ve now seen the real story. Everything before the meadows scene was foreplay. Everything after the dance scene is the after sex glow, and some post coital cuddling. I also love how Dani picks the yellow flowers for Christian. The colour yellow often foreshadowing who is going to die in this film.

that’s how lsd looks like

@@user-kz6bi3fn3l I think it's more implied they're using natural sources of DMT. Same wya how in Australia like 1/10 plants has low levels of DMt in them. Ever wonder why the aboriginals have such a rich and extensive religious lore?

Not to mention this 1:30, she bumped into someone and the other girl when out of the circle (I think) and no one stop the festival to say "you're out" to Dani, maybe it was all apart of their plan to make Dani the may queen, because Dani obviously didn't know what was going on or what to do, drugged or not.

With a dead family

Only 17

Lo vi enfermo y con fiebre alta, cuenta.

Me too!

😅😅😂😅😂😅😂😂😂😂

Yes that’s what cults do. They make you feel good and like their you’re new family. It’s still emotional manipulation, their hugs make her feel held. She’s vulnerable! They’re her new family now

​@@momoneymoproblemz please don't take the cult thingy literally in this film, it's a metaphor for family, a sense of belonging which are the thematic subtexts of the film (in addition to trauma and abusive relationship). you can see it the way she is truely being welcomed, held and loved by the cult members, also, Dani's dead parents are literally in the crowd, congratulating her once she becomes may queen, which is a further emphasis on said subtext.

@@zoe_ward Actually JC is right, but he's talking the "real world" thing. But both are right! This scene clearly feels like they embrace her like a family and I really felt happy for Danny that she finally smiled and enjoyed herself. At the same time, if we land to Earth, cults do that. It hurts, but even people who escaped cults can assure you that this is how it works. It's up to us if we take it literally or we take it as a metaphor, Both are alright :)

@@zoe_wardit isn’t meant to be taken metaphorically, and even if it is, then it still doesn’t make sense. The cult kills people and tries to force Dani to do things she isn’t ready for (like drugging her, trying to forcefully feed her, making her watch people literally kill themselves after her family’s death). It’s no secret that the cult is evil in the film. But they are not supposed to be found family. It is just Dani trading one toxic relationship for something worse under the guise of care. If we were to take the cult metaphorically, it still represents an emotionally vulnerable person latching onto toxicity for comfort - almost like a drug. The cult turns Dani into something worse through its influence while giving her the impression of comfort. This is NOT an empowering movie.

​@@zoe_wardDani's parents aren't smiling. The Harga are just as abusive as Christian was, but in a different way. She can't leave, has nobody remaining to tell her they aren't safe, and Pelle specifically brought her intending for Dani to be the only one to survive. It's not a fairytale. That's the point of the movie.

He only made 2 movies ever.. yet I consider him as the absolute best emotional horror movie creator of all time! Truely genius!

because you're disconnected from community

Go seek help if you're serious

Lmao

Omg yes! The dancing women who attack you

I just played that part had to come to the source

そう思います！このシーンは魅力的です

Apparently they're deadly only every 90 years so maybe if you went there like for one summer it'd be fun

@@v1olante lmaooo

Then move to sweden lol:P we do this every summer

IM RIGHT HERE 🗣️🗣️

jokes on you i was always in love with her

yes, in her character

Wow... That's actually so cool, thanks for pointing it out. She's the only one that doesn't bow both figuratively and literally

That’s because she was the only one that didn’t know what was going on.

@@ambientobsession5298 I was referring to the symbolism and foreshadowing that's hidden throughout the film.

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@@maroeshkakarsters6725 special thanks!

Toss a coin to your May Queen!

I believe you’ll need the bear suite too…for the friend of course

I was wondering the same thing!! That beat tho….

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Is there a name for the song

They were speaking gibberish and bc of the drugs they understood eachother somehow

It was just gibberish, but the implication is that not only was Dani having fun and smiling for the first time in the movie, but they could communicate without proper language, via tone and body language. They were communicating joy. At the same time you have Christian, the only one left dressed differently, hunched over (whilst everyone has these beautiful lotus meditative poses) looking miserable. Of course, Christian can’t communicate. That’s christians fatal flaw. Mark is a loser poon hound. Josh is a pseudo intellectual looking for fame. Christian can’t communicate. They all die because of their flaws.

lmao

Everybody noticed, that's the point

You can! Midsummer festivals almost exactly like the movie (minus the drugs, rape and death) take place every year in rural areas of plenty of European countries like Sweden, maypole dance included.

I saw a "meaning of" video that says they did that a few times during the ritual scenes throughout the movie to involve the audience to feel like participants, not just watching. Among other tricks. I'd say they they did a fine job.

I think that is Maypole's song

Darude - Sandstorm

@@matthewpower3230 sunuvabish you beat me to it

I would guess that’s just a number that originated from Swedish Midsommar traditions? I’m unsure, but maybe something like that?

Folk music. I'm looking for that specific song & can 't find it though.