the dad looked like nakey jakey

if i were witnessing an incoming avalanche i simply would not have instinctually reacted by grabbing my phone instead of my wife and small children, thereby creating an unfixable rift in my already unstable family dynamic. no offense to tomas but i’m different

This is why I don't go skiing. NEVER GO SKIING YOU GUYS.

A stunning examination of masculinity in crisis and how one split second decision under duress can change the whole infrastructure of a family unit. Increasingly tense dialogue exchanges ensue. It's also surprisingly humorous at times. Some bravura sequences in this sucker too, like the epic avalanche long take, and the stressful, thought-provoking bus ride that closes the film. The scene at the bar with the song Reload playing in the background might be my favorite though. It tells a lot by doing very little. Lots to debate in this one. Authentic performances, restrained direction, and gorgeous cinematography round things out. Any film that can make me question myself deserves all the praise I can muster. Superb job, Ruben Östlund!

is skiing like a thing? is skiing like a thing real people do irl? or is it just a plot device for horror movies, survival movies and maybe idk... rich dads to abandon their kids and wives during a "controlled" avalanche maybe???

THE LONELIEST PLANET chilled and served family style.

mordantly mirthful riff on the fragility of gender roles that soars to the top of the list of films you should never watch with your partner. so good. still mulling over the last scene, though... which is some heart-in-your-throat cinema, but feels redundant in the wake of the penultimate scene? would be interested to discuss in vague terms.

Nothing like a family getaway to widen the cracks that were always there. 

Unfortunately I watched Downhill before seeing this film so I knew how a good chunk of this was going to play out. This film is vastly superior in every way but the resonance would ring more true had this come first. It’s more understated in the character emotions in that you’d have to gather intel visually than what the characters themselves are saying. The longer takes and holding of shots and the patience behind the camera was also beautiful and didn’t let you off the hook as a viewer when reprieve from the intensity could happen. And seeing another couple grapple with the same questions added a bit of nuance and humor.

haha alright I guess I don´t know a fucking thing about skiing

So funny

Who dared to make an American remake of this masterpiece. Truly insulting.

Just me relaying my Mom’s review of this flick.
Mom: “Hey Tuck, so we watched that movie you recommended last night.”
Me: “Force Majeure?”
Mom: “Um, the one about the avalanche and the skiing family?”
Me: “That’s the one. Did you like it?”
Mom: “Well your father fell asleep but I liked it fine.”
Me: “How did you interpret all of it?”
Mom: “Well Tuck, honestly I felt it was a fairly simple story about the four struggles of man. ‘Man against man.’ ‘Man against nature.’ ‘Man against society,’ and ‘man against himself.' A little on the nose. But I did like it. You know I like anything that takes place in the Alps!”
Me: “Wow, Mom.”

Technically excellent. Entertaining. I'm glad the characters were not simply black and white, however I'm not sure I completely agree with the themes of the film.

one time my mother said something to me like (i'm paraphrasing) "the man's universe is himself. the woman's is everything outside of her" and that's what this movie made me think of. the dinner scene with mats and fanny where ebba says her natural focus is her children and tomas's is just him perfectly encapsulates that.

me looking at the poster and seeing that force is pink and majeure is blue because it's an analysis on gender roles and ebba is "force" because she is the stronger one and tomas is "majeure" because when it matters he places himself as the most important, the most "major", idfk i love to grasp for straws.

tomas...is so flavorless...i just.... but i love to see tormund giantsbane. that's hot. and now i want to go skiing. or speak a nordic language. or have spent like 6 months in scandinavia by now. any would be fantastic.

Mats really said "himbo rights"

Incredibly uncomfortable by design. This movie sits you down and makes you feel like you’re a part of the never ending argument and I strongly sympathized with them all. Very well written dialogue.