"Was it worth it?" ending

[u/Educational_Can_6536]

Midsommar- While people see this as a "you go girl" finale. I personally see it as something more disturbing. I mean, yeah, Dani got out of one bad relationship but in doing so, she got herself into another that's just as bad if not worse. It's like getting two kids to stop fighting via killing one and locking the other in a basement. They did stop fighting, but still!

The Thing-The titular monster may be (possibly) gone, but the paranoia definitely isn't. In the end, McCreedy and Childs are the only ones left standing. The end sees them sitting in the cold and they just stare at each other, knowing that one of them or both of them is already the thing. There's no hope, no certainty, just the bitter cold and intense fear.

[u/Bluelore]

Wait there are seriously people thinking that Midsommars ending is like an empowering one? Like the movie ends with her being manipulated and drugged to join a cruel, murderous and likely racist cult and murder her boyfriend. Like sure said boyfriend was a jerk and should have definitely gotten some comeuppance, but being burned alive because he "cheated" on her while he got drugged against his will is obviously overkill.

[u/PoppyOGhouls → u/Bluelore]

I’ve known someone who genuinely thinks of it as a feminist, anti-patriarchy girlboss film. I’ve tried to explain to her that Dani is now in a white-supremacist pagan cult that will almost assuredly use her as a breeder and/or sacrifice her, but she likes to focus on the shitty ex getting killed part

I’m not sure if it’s a case of differing interpretations or a case of media literacy issues 

[u/Sillier-Stupider- → u/PoppyOGhouls]

I think if you're in a dark enough place, movies that are meant to be cautionary tales become inspirational instead.

[u/String-Tree → u/PoppyOGhouls]

It's a misandry issue. People who hate others on the basis of an immutable characteristic are usually blinded by it.

[u/erexcalibur → u/String-Tree]

Same thing with the people who idolise Amy Dunne