You know what’s happening, but you’re never totally sure why or what’s important to remember. It’s manifestly not for everyone.īeau Is Afraid is also, I think, the least scrutable of Aster’s three features. Obviously, it’s great and I love it, and a lot of people won’t. It’s what would happen if all the stuff you worry about in your therapist’s office - that everyone was mad at you, that you’re a huge disappointment to your parents, that you’ll get accused of doing something wrong and not even know what it is - was true. If it’s about anything, it’s about guilt. It’s more of a nightmare movie, in which our main character, Beau (Joaquin Phoenix), is just having a pretty bad time of it. It is not, properly, a horror movie, though there’s horrifying stuff in it. It’s also kind of the plot of Beau Is Afraid, a demented unraveling of the hero’s journey from Ari Aster, the guy who brought you Hereditary, Midsommar, some stuff you can never forget seeing. I have this recurring dream - a nightmare, really - where I’m trying to go somewhere, I must be there, I simply must, but people keep making me late, and no matter what I do, I can’t make any progress. Proceed at your own risk! Spoilers! Beware! Warning: Spoilers for Beau Is Afraid follow.
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