In Beau is afraid we follow a man named Beau who really is afraid of everything, going on bizarre guilt trip, trying to get to his mother’s funeral.
Now I know a lot of people really hated this one, and i can see why that is. If you spend your time trying to determine what ’s real and what’s only beau’s fucked up imagination, while watching the movie, than you probably won’t have the best experience. But I think once you realise that there isn’t much in this movie that should be taken literally it becomes Ari Aster’s best work (at least in my opinion).
I really love how the events in this movie doesnt follow each other in the a logical way, as if we were in an actual dream, I also love me some easter eggs, and though I wouldnt say that without noticing the little details especially in Beau’s mom’s house the story would be very different, but it definitely adds quite a few more reasons for Beau’s unbearable amount of mommy issues. -- Not to mention If you think about it long enough this movie actually becomes pretty funny. its full of dark humor and this ridiculously unfortunate man really does go trough a lot fucked up shit in the course of three hours, which gives off the feeling as if the hole story was just a big cruel joke on him.
In conclusion this is by all means a very self-indulgent movie that doesnt care about the audience. It was made by ari aster for ari aster, and all i can say is: good for him (and also for me)