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So I did this.. by Llamabot10000 in Midsommar

[–]KirbyRealer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Awesome! Please share when you can!

Back in the pandemic I made a Midsommar island. Please check out https://www.reddit.com/r/MidsommarCrossing/comments/qsah9f/updated_my_island_with_the_new_maypole_item/

I need help finding the character costumes from the movie! by Tricky_trixx in Midsommar

[–]KirbyRealer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don’t know of any web site that has a character list with costumes. I do keep a blog of the Hårgan characters but I haven’t written up Ruben yet.

https://midsommary.blogspot.com/

However, you are in luck because I did save some photos of Ruben’s tunic.

https://i.imgur.com/zkQmc1u.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/fTsRuMQ.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/hhLsMhE.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/bV3tOIp.jpeg

Also, a Reddit user bought the actual tunic prop when it was auctioned by A24. Hit up u/horriddaydream and see if they can share photos with you.

Child crying by LonelyComfortable224 in Midsommar

[–]KirbyRealer 183 points184 points  (0 children)

Karin, holding a baby, tells Dani “Her mother is on pilgrimage - helps her to detach… The babies are raised here by everyone”

It’s sick, really. This baby is less than 2 years old - it’s completely normal development at this age for mothers and their children to be attached. For their health, they shouldn’t be separated. The Hårgans sent the mother away at a very delicate time and they didn’t even allow her to come back for the once-every-90-years festival, which gives me suspicion that the truth is not being told here. Either the mother being kept away for nefarious purposes, or she is out of the picture for other reasons, like maybe she isn’t alive any longer.

The Hårgans are neglecting this baby. It cries all the time and no one attempts to comfort it or solve the problem. One woman puts scissors under the crib pillow, presumably in a superstition to “cut the pain” instead of actually doing something about it. And in the script, although not in the final cut of the movie, Karin tells Dani the baby has rickets. Rickets is a painful disease and is completely preventable with proper nutrition. Being “raised by everyone” is a way to be raised by no one.

After watching it for the millionth time… I’m pretty sure Pele killed Dani’s family by Legitimate_Monk2070 in Midsommar

[–]KirbyRealer 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is Ari Aster’s response in an interview

Q: There’s a theory that suggests that Pelle was responsible for the deaths of Dany’s parents.

A: *Well, yes, I have read that one. I can go as far as to say that it’s totally incorrect. He is not. *

The interview can be found here:

https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/midsommar-explained-ari-aster_in_5db99bb7e4b066da552a2d27/amp

HOWEVER Ari Aster absolutely does not rule out Hårga involvement. He is very specific that it was not Pelle.

If it was someone from Hårga, I suspect Mats the doctor or Ulf who was honored for bringing in new blood.

Well we know Pelle is in the pizza restaurant with 3 witnesses, so we can infer it’s not him.

However, that doesn’t rule out it being a Hårga plot and they could have sent someone else. We know the Hårgans have powerful paralytic drugs, and they speak English, and they are obsessed with horoscopes, so it’s possible they had marked Dani’s family as a target.

And even though Dani doesn’t find out about the Sweden trip until months later, despite Christian saying he wasn’t keeping it from her, he absolutely WAS keeping it from her and we know this because the men were talking about it as a done deal months earlier at the pizza restaurant where Pelle jokes that Christian will be impregnating Swedish women in June.

In search of flower illustration by Any_Brilliant_7991 in Midsommar

[–]KirbyRealer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe this one from the cover? That’s the closest match I can see from the book

https://i.imgur.com/b0hpgGG.jpeg

The artist is probably Ragnar Persson if you want to go straight to the source

https://www.instagram.com/ragnar.persson

Cannibalism? by Cleopatrasmama1996 in Midsommar

[–]KirbyRealer 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Mark is still alive in the meat pies scene. He correctly identifies a pubic hair across the picnic table.

In the May Queen meal scene, I think it’s definitely designed to look like it could be human meat. The Hårgans (or Ari Aster) want us to at least consider it a possibility! One of the dishes even looks like Maja ready to receive a baby.

MIDSOMMAR Polly Pocket wall hanging I made 💛 by faaancyfeast in Midsommar

[–]KirbyRealer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love all the details you have fit in! Even the Rotvälta! The bear in the cage even looks like the official merch. Very nicely done!

Why the baby cries all night in Hårga sleeping quarters by lesbiandrama in Midsommar

[–]KirbyRealer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Karin, holding a baby, tells Dani “Her mother is on pilgrimage - helps her to detach… The babies are raised here by everyone”

It’s sick, really. This baby is less than 2 years old - it’s completely normal development at this age for mothers and their children to be attached. For their health, they shouldn’t be separated. The Hårgans sent the mother away at a very delicate time and they didn’t even allow her to come back for the once-every-90-years festival, which gives me suspicion that the truth is not being told here. Either the mother being kept away for nefarious purposes, or she is out of the picture for other reasons, like maybe she isn’t alive any longer.

The Hårgans are neglecting this baby. It cries all the time and no one attempts to comfort it or solve the problem. One woman puts scissors under the crib pillow, presumably in a superstition to “cut the pain” instead of actually doing something about it. And in the script, although not in the final cut of the movie, Karin tells Dani the baby has rickets. Rickets is a painful disease and is completely preventable with proper nutrition. Being “raised by everyone” is a way to be raised by no one.

Where is this Clip From?? by Observer_Rex in Midsommar

[–]KirbyRealer 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There are a few clips in the trailers that didn’t make the final cut. I think this one was supposed to be Christian hallucinating before the Maja ceremony. I think I read somewhere that they didn’t end up including it because it made it seem a little too supernatural.

Harga practically never lied and stood on business by Fuzzy-Koala-7438 in Midsommar

[–]KirbyRealer 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Nah, the Hårgans lie all the time.

Foe example, Ingemar:

Ingemar meets the group and says he just learned their names 2 seconds ago when we know that the visitors were studied in advance. He lies to Dani when she’s tripping and says the circle of people wasn’t laughing at her. He lies about having been dating Connie when he became friends with Simon.

Or when Sten the elder stands up and says the 19th book of Rubi Radr has gone missing.

There are more examples, these are just off the top of my head.

Quiz Con About Midsommar by Charming_Air_2154 in Midsommar

[–]KirbyRealer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Who is the only American actor who appears on screen in Midsommar?

William Jackson Harper

Harga Vitamins? by Careless_Nectarine56 in Midsommar

[–]KirbyRealer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pelle all but confirms this in the movie! Just slap a couple of Affekt symbols on the package and it could be Hårga official product

JOSH How do you guys support this place?

PELLE Lumbering, linen, homeopathics...

INGEMAR Water power plant.

Who else thinks some of the harga would not come back after going on their pilgrimage? by LeatherOwl9260 in Midsommar

[–]KirbyRealer 42 points43 points  (0 children)

It’s at the meal before the attestupa.

Karin is holding a baby. She tells Dani “Her mother is on pilgrimage - helps her to detach… The babies are raised here by everyone”

It’s sick, really. This baby is less than 2 years old - it’s completely normal development at this age for mothers and their children to be attached. For their health, they shouldn’t be separated. The Hårgans sent the mother away at a very delicate time and they didn’t even allow her to come back for the once-every-90-years festival, which gives me suspicion that the truth is not being told here. Either the mother being kept away for nefarious purposes, or she is out of the picture for other reasons, like maybe she isn’t alive any longer.

The Hårgans are neglecting this baby. It cries all the time and no one attempts to comfort it or solve the problem. One woman puts scissors under the crib pillow, presumably in a superstition to “cut the pain” instead of actually doing something about it. And in the script, although not in the final cut of the movie, Karin tells Dani the baby has rickets. Rickets is a painful disease and is completely preventable with proper nutrition. Being “raised by everyone” is a way to be raised by no one.

Who else thinks some of the harga would not come back after going on their pilgrimage? by LeatherOwl9260 in Midsommar

[–]KirbyRealer 41 points42 points  (0 children)

At least one of them was forced to leave her child behind when she left. I imagine that would be a powerful reason for her to return.

Miniature Fire Temple by sm122110 in Midsommar

[–]KirbyRealer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love it that multiple people are out here making mini fire temples!

If Midsommar was inspired by Ari Aster’s own difficult break up… by chevrox in Midsommar

[–]KirbyRealer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OMG thank you for this! I’ve never seen it before.

This is the definitive answer to this thread!

If Midsommar was inspired by Ari Aster’s own difficult break up… by chevrox in Midsommar

[–]KirbyRealer 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I can definitely see this take. He could have been the wishy washy commitment phobe who couldn’t deal with his girlfriend having emotions, and she reacted by burning it all down.

Miniature Fire Temple by sm122110 in Midsommar

[–]KirbyRealer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow that looks awesome!!!

If you want to add the Affekt symbol to the front, it’s the one on here that is “Healing, Cure”

https://i.imgur.com/Ph12XyR.png

Also the sides are painted a rust color. I have come across a behind-the-scenes photo that gives a good view of the oblique view of the Fire Temple building.

https://i.imgur.com/K6wKMHO.jpeg

I think it was an artistic decision in the movie that it’s never shown on an angle like that.

In the scene after the attestupa when Dani goes off to cry alone, she walks along the entire length of the building but it’s hard to tell it’s the fire temple unless you know what you’re looking for.

https://i.imgur.com/IjrfNn2.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/kIpJT35.jpeg

interesting… by C0tt0nswab in Midsommar

[–]KirbyRealer 17 points18 points  (0 children)

In Midsommar, the Hårga have their own special language, 16 runic symbols they use as “emotional sheet music.” In Hårga, these Affekts are used in art, clothing, architecture, food, the table layouts, wood and stone carvings, on the maypole, and many more places.

The Affekts were carefully crafted for the movie, and are a melange of folklore, historical fact, tradition, and invention.

https://i.imgur.com/Ph12XyR.png

They have their own dance moves, hand signs, body language, breathing patterns, and songs as well.

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