Hereditary Review: 6 Ups And 3 Downs

1. The Compelling Themes

The theme of family and togetherness has been brought up before in many horror movies. Hereditary takes a different perspective to how family affects you, specifically how their trauma becomes your trauma. These themes, among others, allow the film to offer an engaging take on family and the horrors each member can inflict on one other.

You're always taught to see family in a positive light. Hereditary wants viewers to think about the other side of the topic. Discussions on mental abuse and mistreatment take center stage here. Hereditary is structured around characters who were mistreated and abused. These characters then become negligent and abusive themselves, potentially perpetuating a never-ending cycle.

It's a fascinating but uncomfortable concept to focus on in a movie, and Hereditary's willingness to dive right into it helps it truly feel like something new. The way that each character is affected by their parents in this movie is actually realistic, which makes it all the more disturbing when the stakes get higher and horrifying character actions begin happening. The themes present in Hereditary lends itself beautifully to its characters and helps add that extra layer of depth to the film overall.

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