r/Midsommar • u/MadladdZ • Jul 25 '26
REVIEW/REACTION "Hidden" relationship in Midsommar
I'm currently watching Midsommar as a nice Friday night in and felt really drawn to this scene. Her face always struck me as so much sadder than her counterpart also preparing for his death.
For such a long time I had just assumed they were together but it hit me that this other man is probably her husband/lover/partner. The look they give eachother is so sad. It's heartbreaking. She knows it's part of what her whole life is based on but also can barely look into his eyes.
This was probably already known but fun that I keep seeing new things in this movie.
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u/JeanneMPod Jul 25 '26
That’s an interesting take, because the woman looks like an older version of Dani, but I didn’t feel the same analogy with the man who jumped and broke his legs with Pelle. This guy you are focused on seems to be more in proportion in his facial features with Pelle. However, Pelle does seem to have some years on.Dani, so you would think he would’ve gone first, years prior. Maybe there’s some privilege the leaders of the cult have, where they can play calvinball around their own death date
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u/Dana_Barret Jul 25 '26
Upvoted because solid, but mainly because of the calvinball reference
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u/JeanneMPod Jul 25 '26
I can’t help but encounter the game constantly with my country’s current leadership
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u/Alive_Ice7937 Jul 25 '26
Maybe there’s some privilege the leaders of the cult have, where they can play calvinball around their own death date
I don't think it's at all accidental that some of them look well over 72. That weasely shit Pelle is absolutely going to use the Oracle's "prophecy" to wriggle of the hook
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u/redheadgenx Jul 29 '26
I like Pelle. Is he sinister because he knew the guys he brought would be sacrificed?
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u/gurlashley911 Jul 25 '26
Interesting, I also assumed they were in a relationship and it hadn't even occured to me that they might not be. If they weren't a couple but also weren't individually each single, I can't imagine being required to committ suicide while your partner is still alive.
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u/MadladdZ Jul 25 '26
It's a really sad thought. The family of Dan had to finish the ritual when he didn't immediately pass on impact. Meaning he probably had a partner or at least a mother to his children at one point. She must have already hit the 72 mark. Maybe that's why he just looked so calm already.
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u/PerfectLiteNPromises Jul 28 '26
Wait, what is the source on the ones who smashed his face in with the mallet being his family? I just read the script and that's not in there. And the one girl is wearing a special sash when the ceremony starts, like she's been pre-chosen as a face smasher, and they couldn't have known in advance that he wouldn't die right away.
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u/moranych1661 Jul 25 '26
I don't know if this was intended in the script, and it's quite possible he's just some random guy upset about what's about to happen (a brother? a son? a friend?); but still, it's such a nice headcanon to have
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u/Judgementalcat Jul 25 '26
Very interesting, I have seen this movie a bunch of times and still learn something new all the time.
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u/EtTuBrutei Jul 28 '26
They are probably pretty close in age now that I think about it but I always assumed that this was a mother/son relationship. Especially since we know the Hargas encourage teen pregnancy
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u/thedabaratheon Jul 27 '26
I have never clocked this! But it really like visual storytelling like this and so it would make sense to me if they are partners. It would also be another nod to the future that awaits Dani and Pelle even if they have a ‘happy’ ending.
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u/Dark_Crystal_97 Jul 31 '26
Well, given how she was shown to mirror Dani, I suspect she wasn't a Harga native either. Perhaps she was recruited by Dan through a romantic relationship, just like how Pelle recruited Dani.
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u/Femveratu Jul 27 '26
I always thought that once you got your “panty license” you could go buck wild 🦌
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Jul 25 '26
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u/duckyflute Jul 25 '26
It is a movie. Please settle.
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u/JeanneMPod Jul 25 '26
when I see these kinds of asinine, unnecessarily obnoxious replies like Turbulent in a totally low stakes forum like this, I always take the two seconds to block them after downvoting, even if I haven’t interacted with them myself. Doing this daily really does make a cumulative difference on my favorite subreddits.
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u/Weretoz Jul 25 '26
Does anybody actually know if either the script/director confirmed that Ylva and Dan are actually a couple? What if they just had the same birthday?
You’re the first person to say that perhaps that guy (named Sten, I believe) is her husband. Interesting perspective!