In a 2019 interview with Vox, Ari Aster mentioned the dramatic facet of “Midsommar,” going so far as to declare it “a breakup opera.” The movie is just not a literal opera, after all, however the shared sense of melodrama is clear to Aster:

“I have been to the opera a number of occasions. I feel my manner into the idea of what an opera is, is that I really like melodrama in movie. That is what I am drawn to, in motion pictures. I really like melodrama — the operative phrase being ‘melos,’ proper? Like, discovering the music within the drama. Treating it as music.”

As Aster implied, “Midsommar” sings when it facilities the overarching narrative on a doomed romance story. The people mythology surrounding their hosts serves because the catalysts for the connection’s demise, a breakup story that doesn’t break the mould however embraces the tropes of the style. It is clear that issues will not work out for Dani and Christian, however that doesn’t cease “Midsommar” from taking part in into expectations. The mixture of various genres is what makes the movie a worthy exploration of an overdone matter.