Midsommar
Midsommar wins consistently — it's the finals that create the ceiling. At 54% overall, it clears most of the field, but the films that make it to the last round tend to be the ones it can't beat. Aster moved horror into broad daylight and dared the audience to find flowers terrifying. The result is a film that provokes fierce loyalty from voters who felt seen by Florence Pugh's grief and genuine resistance from voters who wanted the genre to stay in the dark. It ranks behind the other Ari Aster film tracked here.
Synopsis
Several friends travel to Sweden to study as anthropologists a summer festival that is held every ninety years in the remote hometown of one of them. What begins as a dream vacation in a place where the sun never sets, gradually turns into a dark nightmare as the mysterious inhabitants invite them to participate in their disturbing festive activities.
The 29-point drop from semis to finals defines Midsommar's bracket identity. It builds momentum through the middle rounds and runs into a ceiling when the competition narrows to the best.
The Lighthouse at 16% is the toughest opponent in Midsommar's bracket life. Nosferatu causes similar problems at 23%.
Midsommar handles The Witch in the semis but can't get past Hereditary in the final (30%). The tournament nemesis is clear.
Ari Aster has 2 films on BingeBracket — Midsommar trails Hereditary (58%) in their head-to-head filmography comparison.
#3 of 8 in Modern Masters of Horror.
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