As a whole, however, Aster’s latest is the most disturbing thing he’s ever made, largely because this is his most immersive and personal film to date. Hereditary and Midsommar have much scarier scenes than any one moment in Beau is Afraid. Also Read: ‘Beau Is Afraid’ Runs On Pepto Bismol: A Conversation With Ari Aster and Joaquin Phoenix That’s the cracked foundation that the character of Beau Wasserman is standing on, and the viewer has no choice but to live vicariously through someone who acts like a receptor for all things horrible. Beau is Afraid doesn’t really fit into one particular category, making it feel unpredictably queasy and bewildering. Then, the horror elements weave their way in to deliver scares that still feel somewhat familiar. Both films are distinct and visionary in their own ways, but they stand on solid, mostly recognizable ground. With Hereditary and Midsommar, demonic possessions and psychedelic paganism took center stage, giving genre fans something a little more concrete to sink their teeth into.
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