Eddington (Ari Aster, July 18, 2025) • Page 9

There was a group of older women at my showing yesterday. They began to talk right as the movie was starting, they got shh'd by like 3 people lol. They ended up leaving after the mayor and his kid were sniped

Wild film, man. Especially that second half. Ari is so good at stressing me out lol

 

I really liked this even if it didn’t all work together cohesively.

 

One of those films where the imperfections kind of only make it more endearing or interesting to think about. Films like that tend to become some of my favorites over time.

 

Idk, I kinda feel like this was pretty cohesive thematically, and like the tones all worked contextually and shifted effectively.

Doubt I’ll get a chance, but I’m already thinking about watching this a second time on the big screen.

 

Yea I agree. I actually think it’s a really rich text on a really large canvas. The more I think about it the more impressed I am by it, feels like it’s only going to grow in my estimation because there is so much to discover, so many choices that were made. I’m excited to watch it again. Not only that but I’m excited to talk with people about it.

 

Might be my favorite of the year so far

 

Strange to say but to me it’s the least “wild” or “out there” of Aster’s films by a long shot

 

I’d agree. It’s honestly pretty….accurate. Sadly.

 

Saw this a second time. Man, the atmosphere was thick. It's crazy how different the movie feels when no one is laughing.

But yeah, it feels super cohesive from start to finish. I don't think it's all over the place at all. Every plot thread serves the story.

Only thing that bugged me on second watch was why did Officer Butterfly connect the handwriting in the police station specifically to Joe when it could have just as easily been Michael's?

 

Two couples in my theater left before even halfway. I heard one of them say it was boring and they didn’t know it was “about Covid”.

I loved it. I thought about Hereditary for weeks after seeing it and this one is going to be the same.

 

Hasn't left my brain since yesterday

 

Upon reflection this absolutely is not doing a “both sides” thing. It’s satirizing multiple view points but like one side is presented as just annoying and another side is murdering a political opponent, followed by an A.I company using absurd right wing fears to their advantage to get their way and come out on top

 

The constant re-correction by the white progressive kids as they are trying to be progressive in real-time was really good. Especially Brian(?) at the memorial speech, if I'm remembering that correctly.

 

Joaquin is amazing in this. First half his performance recalls him in that Beau is Afraid zone of just playing a sad sack loser but then he turns out to be more capable and unhinged than that.

 

It’s his best ever performance imo. And yes he’s so good in Gladiator.

 

plus it shows how they exploit people like Lou and Mike who are like the only sympathetic people in the movie

 

I actually find quite a few of the characters sympathetic, even Joe.

aster said he set out to make an empathetic movie, I think he succeeded

 

It definitely isn't both sides-ing. But I also think Joe Cross in particular is less a proxy for one side and more of a proxy for the paranoia everybody in the movie (and society) ultimately feels. The scene where the camera is spinning with him while he's hyperventilating and looking for his assailants feels like the centerpiece of the movie. In that moment, he's us and we're him whether we like it or not.

 

I think this his best movie out of 4 great movies.

 

Yeah I’m starting to this is his best and maybe my new favorite of the year

 

I think Beau is his unwieldy masterpiece, but I love that I could pretty much rank all if his films in any given order depending on the day. He's crushing it. I hope this performs okay.

 

All of Ari Aster's movies are deeply empathetic and human. It makes all the head trauma and fates worse than death worth it for me. Lol.

 

True I basically described Joker, but the difference is this movie is good

 

My question is this….I know there are themes present in Eddington that are unfortunately always going to be relevant. And in the next 10 years I can see this really being considered a true masterpiece. But what about in 30 years? Will there be too much of this that people just won’t get because they weren’t there? Like, will my kids understand what he’s conveying about 2020, Covid, masks, the minutia about social distancing etc etc…they were alive but basically babies. What are they going to think about it? I’m curious.