The Strange Thing About the Johnsons

I was amazed at this movie! It was not at all what I expected it to be. The production values, cinematography, acting, writing, directing, and editing were absolutely phenomenal. Most of the other reviewers here have given it a low rating due to how uneasy the subject material made them. One even goes so far as to say "the content of this project is not only disgusting, but implausible and completely ridiculous." However the very next line in the review is "I know these things actually happen," So how can something be both implausible and ridiculous, yet actually happen? This movie is great. It is thought provoking and I think does a good good of presenting an often uncontemplated take on the dark motifs the movie explores. It is designed to make the audience uncomfortable so that, hopefully, they will talk about what they have just watched. My hat goes off to the filmmaker and all those involved for creating a truly unique and visionary piece of cinema.

For a debut short, they don't get much better than this. Original idea, well written, well acted, directed well and looked gorgeous shot on silky 16mm. Aswell as that the clothes and locations really summed up suburban america so well which really aided the storyline and made us really consider the idea of what goes on behind seemingly perfect closed doors...

I watched this after watching Midsommar and Hereditary and I now see the links in his work that has allowed him to go on from this to make even bigger and better films! Looking forward to the next feature from Aster!

An ordinary family and a secret. Across decades more and more hideous, terrible . Obvious, the worst ,sustaining a solid story who is only a kick to self interrogation for audience.

Maybe not exactly the subject, taboo , sensitive and easy to ignore for preserve a form of innocence is the provocatiive , but the bizarre perspective , intensified by the virtues of film, from script, tension or acting, opening a sort of Pandora box because this kind of vulgar, horrible things must remain hidden in each circumstance.

And this makes the film be not exactly another good homosexual one , or story of abusive, spoiled young man terroriying his father , but a film about family and the relations defining it, about parenthood and relation father - son.

Shocking ? No doubts ! But, in essence, pretty realistic , the confrontation mother - son reminding this after a too long period of silence with virtue of acceptance.

If you saw Hereditary or Midsommar or both, well here's where the director started and boy is it messed up! The 30 minute film is very well done but the concept will boggle your mind. This film is DEFINITELY not for everyone. It is an interesting perspective that I have never seen on film before but be warned it is quite disturbing. Fortunately for me, I am a big fan of disturbing films. If you are not, you should probably avoid this one.

Wow! This is one of the Weirdest and sickest movies I've ever seen. Well acted and frightening for multiple reasons. Keep your mouth shut while viewing so the flies don't get in is all I can say! : (