Well, “joked” might not be the right word.

Christian insists that being welcomed into the secret rituals of the Hårga is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, to which Dani replies: “Why would they trust opportunistic anthropology students!

Midsommar follows a group of friends that includes Dani (Florence Pugh) and Christian (Jack Reynor), a couple who would have broken up long … When the smoke clears and Dani comes down from her high, will the May Queen find that her grief is still there, buried under several fresh layers of surreal new trauma. Given what Dani experienced back in America, she's obviously shocked upon being confronted with even more death. Only now, those flames don’t feel quite as cleansing as they once did.

And, in characteristic fashion, he couldn’t have been more sheepish about it, or sensitive to how the whole thing looked. Casual fans might not be able to flag the bits they haven’t seen before, while first-time viewers would be hard-pressed to identify which parts were deemed extraneous for the theatrical cut. “Midsommar” lulls you into susceptibility; it’s less interested in horror than in hypnosis.

Naturally, the tragedy affects Christian’s relationship with Dani and his previously-arranged plans for a Swedish trip with only his male college friends. Pelle and his Swedish peers see right through Christian. The process may have been traumatizing for him, but — as he admitted to the Lincoln Center audience before the screening — the — the 171-minute version was “not releasable.”. Dani still becomes the May Queen. But Pelle clearly has ulterior motives, as he adoringly gazes at Dani while discussing the May Queen ritual prior to the trip. The new sequence builds suspense for the Swedish journey, and also informs audiences about Christian’s lack of preparation, which is crucial during a later confrontation scene with Mark; a character who’s been meticulously planning for his own anthropology research project. It’s one of several ways in which the director’s cut stresses the Hårga’s obsession with death, which now casts a darker shadow over the midsummer celebrations (this critic is reasonably confident the ättestupa scene now includes a gory new shot of the woman’s imploded corpse bouncing off the rock where it lands). Most characters are benefitted by additional screentime, and the theatrical cut's cryptic plot is much more clear thanks to the added story, enhancing the movie in several ways, although it's not a clear cut improvement, as some viewers may still prefer the ambiguity of the version originally released in theaters.

She stumbles away and cries, trying desperately to process what she's experiencing. “If a movie is good, I want to stay in it,” Aster said before the screening. As a whole, Aster’s extended car ride sequence highlights character profiles for each individual: Mark is just along for the ride, Dani is tired and depressed, Christian is naive, Josh is passive, and Pelle just may be the mastermind of a secret plan (which proves to be true). Unsurprisingly, much of the new footage is devoted to fleshing out the Hårga rituals, and the collectivist harmony that’s expressed through them.

Unlike Sergio Leone with “Once Upon a Time in America,” Aster hasn’t made any major structural changes to the movie; unlike James Cameron with “The Abyss,” he hasn’t introduced a radically different ending, or provided new information that might transform the core essence of what we know about any of the major characters.

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During a party sequence, Dani learns about the scheduled trip to Sweden, and then privately questions Christian about his intentions. Now, a lengthy scene of dialogue has been added in Dani’s living room just before the part where Dani swings by the boys’ apartment. The Director’s Cut of Ari Aster‘s Midsommar has finally received a physical release, with A24 making the surprise announcement today that it’s up for grabs in a 4K UHD Collector’s Edition.

Dani and the others struggle with the shocking suicide ritual experience, and Christian suddenly informs Josh that he plans to focus specifically on Pelle’s commune for his thesis project. Midsommar explores how Dani copes and grieves with her psychological trauma.