I’m not a horror fan, so my opinion probably isn’t worth much, but I found the ending to Hereditary unsatisfying not because evil wins, but because the supernatural aspect made it completely ridiculous and removed all fear.
I think a much better ending would’ve been leaning into the family history of psychosis instead of the paranormal. Because real people actually have schizophrenia and get psychosis, which is legitimately terrifying because it can happen to anyone at any time.
Spoilers for a 2018 movie
I’m not a horror fan, so my opinion probably isn’t worth much, but I found the ending to Hereditary unsatisfying not because evil wins, but because the supernatural aspect made it completely ridiculous and removed all fear.
I think a much better ending would’ve been leaning into the family history of psychosis instead of the paranormal. Because real people actually have schizophrenia and get psychosis, which is legitimately terrifying because it can happen to anyone at any time.
What’s to tell us the events we see at the end aren’t just the psychosis visualised to the audience though?
I thought midsommar was way better personally. Idk if it rly fits this post tho