Midsommar star Will Poulter teases background secrets: 'If you look closely, you’ll see clues'
Exclusive: British star says there's one scene that'll tell you all you need to know
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Your support makes all the difference.Midsommar features so many background details that, according to Will Poulter, you’ll probably need to watch the film multiple times.
Hereditary director Ari Aster has looked to Swedish folklore for his new film that follows a group of friends who travel to a remote village for a celebration that descends into a ritualistic nightmare.
It seems, just like with Hereditary before it, the film has so many details in the background that a second viewing is mandatory so you can go back and decipher them.
“I don’t want to give too much away, but Ari’s movies warrant a second and third watch because there are loads of details that foreshadow things,” Poulter told The Independent.
More specifically, the 26-year-old British actor highlighted the tableau that fills the screen at the beginning of the film.
“Watch that tapestry,” he said. “If you look at it closely, you’ll see clues about the story. It’s exactly how the narrative unfurls.”
Poulter, who recently revealed he couldn’t sleep after watching Midsommar for the first time, explained what it was that specifically terrifies him about it.
“What you come to terms with pretty quickly is that there aren’t ghouls or goblins in it; everything that is horrifying comes from a very organic place and all the terrible things that happen are enacted by humans on humans. That’s really quite disturbing to me.”
He also quipped that he "tripped out a bit" upon attending this year's Glastonbury and seeing "the odd person with flowers in their hair".
Read our full interview with Poulter here.
Midsommar is in cinemas now.
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