Midsommar (2019)

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Wikidata Q55907451, film, IMDb tt8772262, TMDB 530385: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only film by that title; 1 more episode agrees.

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Who talked about it

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The Big Picture

Came from

What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

No line says it drew on another film or person.

Led to

What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.

No line says another film or person drew on it.

Connected to

Doctor Sleep: 1 line contrast ×1

  1. contrast (contrast): Doctor Sleep → Midsommar. Doctor Sleep, not yet out, is the biggest contender against Midsommar for Sean's 2019 pick.
    “I would say that's probably the biggest contender against Midsommar for me.”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 0:47:46 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)

Florence Pugh: 1 line people ×1

  1. people (performance): Midsommar → Florence Pugh. Florence Pugh is named for best leading performance.
    “I wrote down Florence Pugh and Midsommar.”
    The Big Picture · The Future of ‘Star Wars,’ Marvel, Pixar, and Disney’s Movie Monopoly. Plus: Our Summer Movie Awards and Paul Downs Colaizzo on ‘Brittany Runs a Marathon’ | The Big Picture · 0:24:04 · Amanda Dobbins (0.40 sure it was them)

Get Out: 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (voter perception): Midsommar → Get Out. Aster won't get a directing nod again because voters see him as having done that already; Get Out was more pop.
    “Get out was a lot more pop.”
    The Big Picture · Our Alternative Academy Awards | The Oscars Show · 1:25:12 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

Hereditary: 1 line theme ×1

  1. theme (theme): Hereditary → Midsommar. Hereditary comes from Aster's ideas about childhood and parenthood, Midsommar from romantic relationships.
    “hereditary is probably rooted in some of his ideas about childhood and parenthood and Midsommar is rooted in his ideas about romantic relationships”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 0:48:48 · unknown (Alexander or Karaszewski) (0.40 sure it was them)

Jonny Greenwood: 1 line craft ×1

  1. craft (craft): Jonny Greenwood → Midsommar. Chris describes the Midsommar experience as Ari Aster playing Greenwood's strings until his eardrums explode.
    “Ari Astor stuffed me in a fucking bear carcass and played Johnny Greenwood strings in my, until my eardrums explode.”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 0:11:14 · Chris Ryan (0.70 sure it was them)

The Lighthouse: 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (same complaint): Midsommar → The Lighthouse. Amanda's problems with the Lighthouse are different from her problems with Midsommar but both register as filmmaking that anticipates the discourse.
    “my problems with the lighthouse are different from my problems with Midsomar.”
    The Big Picture · Our Alternative Academy Awards | The Oscars Show · 0:53:07 · Amanda Dobbins (0.60 sure it was them)

Us: 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (memes): Midsommar → Us. Midsommar wins best meme inspiration; Us and Joker are the Halloween costumes Amanda saw.
    “Us and Joker, the 2 Halloween costumes that I saw.”
    The Big Picture · Our Alternative Academy Awards | The Oscars Show · 0:46:42 · Amanda Dobbins (0.40 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

contrast (1)

  1. contrast (contrast): Doctor Sleep → Midsommar. Doctor Sleep, not yet out, is the biggest contender against Midsommar for Sean's 2019 pick.
    “I would say that's probably the biggest contender against Midsommar for me.”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 0:47:46 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)

craft (2)

  1. craft (craft): Jonny Greenwood → Midsommar. Chris describes the Midsommar experience as Ari Aster playing Greenwood's strings until his eardrums explode.
    “Ari Astor stuffed me in a fucking bear carcass and played Johnny Greenwood strings in my, until my eardrums explode.”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 0:11:14 · Chris Ryan (0.70 sure it was them)
  2. craft (craft): Midsommar → Midsommar. The cold open is Chris's favorite sequence for filmmaking expertise, even as punishing as it gets.
    “just in terms of filmmaking, uh, expertise, uh, would be the cold open opening sequence of Midsommar.”
    The Big Picture · The Future of ‘Star Wars,’ Marvel, Pixar, and Disney’s Movie Monopoly. Plus: Our Summer Movie Awards and Paul Downs Colaizzo on ‘Brittany Runs a Marathon’ | The Big Picture · 0:31:39 · Chris Ryan (0.60 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (performance): Midsommar → Florence Pugh. Florence Pugh is named for best leading performance.
    “I wrote down Florence Pugh and Midsommar.”
    The Big Picture · The Future of ‘Star Wars,’ Marvel, Pixar, and Disney’s Movie Monopoly. Plus: Our Summer Movie Awards and Paul Downs Colaizzo on ‘Brittany Runs a Marathon’ | The Big Picture · 0:24:04 · Amanda Dobbins (0.40 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (theme): Hereditary → Midsommar. Hereditary comes from Aster's ideas about childhood and parenthood, Midsommar from romantic relationships.
    “hereditary is probably rooted in some of his ideas about childhood and parenthood and Midsommar is rooted in his ideas about romantic relationships”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 0:48:48 · unknown (Alexander or Karaszewski) (0.40 sure it was them)

unmapped (3)

  1. unmapped (memes): Midsommar → Us. Midsommar wins best meme inspiration; Us and Joker are the Halloween costumes Amanda saw.
    “Us and Joker, the 2 Halloween costumes that I saw.”
    The Big Picture · Our Alternative Academy Awards | The Oscars Show · 0:46:42 · Amanda Dobbins (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. unmapped (same complaint): Midsommar → The Lighthouse. Amanda's problems with the Lighthouse are different from her problems with Midsommar but both register as filmmaking that anticipates the discourse.
    “my problems with the lighthouse are different from my problems with Midsomar.”
    The Big Picture · Our Alternative Academy Awards | The Oscars Show · 0:53:07 · Amanda Dobbins (0.60 sure it was them)
  3. unmapped (voter perception): Midsommar → Get Out. Aster won't get a directing nod again because voters see him as having done that already; Get Out was more pop.
    “Get out was a lot more pop.”
    The Big Picture · Our Alternative Academy Awards | The Oscars Show · 1:25:12 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (verdict): Midsommar → Midsommar. The old man who gets his face bashed in wins the 'Toots and Poots' award.
    “He wins the Toots and Poots Award this year.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Fifth Annual Blank Check Awards with Joe Reid (Ad-Free) · 1:17:17 · Joe Reid (0.35 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

  1. fun, about Midsommar: Sean defends the ending by asking whether anyone has been sewn inside a bear skin and lit on fire in a giant triangle; Midsommar also wins best meme inspiration and Halloween costumes.
    “Have you ever been sewn inside of a bear skin and lit on fire in a giant triangle.”
    The Big Picture · Our Alternative Academy Awards | The Oscars Show · 0:45:39 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Midsommar: Chris's summary: Aster stuffed him in a bear carcass and played Jonny Greenwood strings until his eardrums exploded (composer named as said).
    “Ari Astor stuffed me in a fucking bear carcass and played Johnny Greenwood strings in my, until my eardrums explode.”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 0:11:14 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)
  3. fun, about Midsommar: Amanda is waiting for VOD so she can fast forward through the first 25 minutes.
    “I'm honestly waiting until Mitsamar comes out on DVD or DVR or whatever.”
    The Big Picture · The Future of ‘Star Wars,’ Marvel, Pixar, and Disney’s Movie Monopoly. Plus: Our Summer Movie Awards and Paul Downs Colaizzo on ‘Brittany Runs a Marathon’ | The Big Picture · 0:31:51 · Amanda Dobbins (0.80 sure it was them)

Who the speakers said made it

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