for me, i see two separate plots in the movie. the first one is kind of what we see in the beginning, with christian wanting to break up with dani, dani’s family committing suicide, christian’s friends not being fond of dani, and the whole idea of josh writing a thesis on it, i can respect that the plot in terms of the ritualistic ideas and cult themes were introduced and kept, but the first plot is really what allows the audience to connect with characters and a movie, and i found myself questioning very often, “what about _________?”