The Ritual ENDING Explained
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The Ritual will give you another reason to avoid hiking in a desolate forest away from all the creature comforts you’re addicted to. In this video on Nerd Explains, I'll explain The Ritual’s story and ending.
If you need a breakdown of the monster, if you want to know how to beat the monster, or just want to see all the kills and monster scenes, I'll have videos on all of these that you can check out. But this video’s all about explaining the main events in The Ritual.
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This is why there’s signs telling you to stay on the path at national parks
Lol
no way
Yea I dont wanna get killed by Dinosaur with huge antlors and a body with glowing eyes for a head
@@jaredjared2336 well I’d call it as more mammal, considering it’s mammoth like shape and antlers you don’t particularly find in ancient reptiles.
💀
Hold on a minute. They saw a deer strung up on a tree with intestines ripped out and just thought.
“Ah yes, looks good”
Just a normal day in the woods apparently
They're already well into the woods when they see that.
I'll be shitting my pants off when I see that in real life
@@142doddy that doesn't mean you can't turn around and run until you break your legs because it was at the day when that happened
Yea they were actuall idiots
Bro hutch wasn’t just “yelping in pain” that was hutch blowing his goddamn vocal cords out
That man hit notes I’ve never heard before
You have to give props for it!
I mean who wouldn’t when you are being gutted by a ancient bastard god
Lol
Bruh the sound of hutch getting slammed against a tree tho😥....you can only imagine the pain he felt at that moment
I love how the monster in this movie is just driven' by an inflated ego.
Most intentions of movie monsters are either, religion, to feed, or no reason.
And then this giant elk thing is just egotistical.
Golden.
its loki's descendant or bastard child, make sense moder is ego af
Gilgamesh golden?
Just like me fr
I don't think it's egotistical. The cultist had made a deal with Modor, Modor takes that deal. It's not Egotistical.In the book, it's even more clear, It's not about Ego.
Monster: "You can't run"
Luke: _runs_
Monster: *bruh*
Bruh moment
I cant lile this, its at 69
Hahaha
Monster: you can’t run
Luke: runs
Monster: Am I a joke to you?
Bruh moment
Fun fact: if they did this trip in the summer (as they would have, seeing as there is no snow and temperatures would be most manageable), Sarek's northern latitude would lead to barely any nighttime, if any.
I think nighttime doesn’t matter. as long as they are within the forest, they are in danger of this monster as it can roam around during the morning too.. at least that is what i observed
Actually the monster can warp reality like the witch in the Blair witch project,even if it were day the monster would be able to turn it to night
they make mention of this. I think Hutch talks about it and how in other places they don’t see daylight for 6 months. Also the monster can control its surroundings. Notice how they were all lost and there was no end in sight but when Luke stands up for himself and kills the monster, he finds a clearing and he’s out? The monster didn’t want him anymore. He overcame his trauma and pain and was not submitting. This God commands people submit to him. The brief attack with the axe makes the monster realize this and he lets Luke go, but doesn’t get a chance to kill him as he finds a clearing and runs out of the forest, where he is bound. He can not manipulate the clearing. I think the markings on the tree are proof of the monster’s authority and control over the forest but, in contrast, also indicate his bounds and limitations.
@Umbrella Driver and to add, the god didn’t want him anymore as he showed defiance by attacking it instead of bowing to it. He overcame his trauma - always reflecting on a day where he had a choice as to whether he should act or not act - and the god doesnt want followers who are strong willed. It’s almost so insecure that it knows the only people who will worship it were those who were promised a life of no more pain and suffering and/or those who
fear being killed by it.
@northern_lights poor guy just wanted to decorate his forest. Like The Big Lebowski, those dead bodies hanging in the trees really tied the the forest together.
“And with immense athleticism runs into a tree” that shit had me dead bravo
Man, Logan Paul would have loved this place.
lol
lmao
LMAO
yo guys we just found a nordic god that wants me dead guys and smash that subscibe button if you want to see another video like this like guys this is INSANE
I'd love to get this because a joke about logan is almost always at least half decent
this creature is a real thing in Norse mythology and has the capability to make the forest infinitely long and won't let you out until you overcome your regrets
Too bad I have too much regrets😔
this is awesome. much like that other movie tall grass.
Why would you tell me that
@@dadog3008 forest is endless once you’re lost
Will it kill me
"So, how'd your hike go with your friends?"
*"They all died, and I axed a god in the face."*
Lol yea
Random Guy:Yeah that happens sometimes,like a couple months ago me and few of my friends went to a cabin in the woods and we spent a couple days there when all of sudden we started seeing a figure of man standing outside with a knife in his hand and then before we knew it everybody either started going missing or dying and before I could fully process what going on i was the only one alive but it taught me an important lesson.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................stay away from f*cking cabins in the goddamn woods you here
Sounds like something from jjba
@@freshprinceofegypt3917 no it dosent, what it would make it sound like is being 16 years old investigating a murderer in the same town you live in. Or maybe taking a trip across china and most of the time in the middle east to fight some vampire, who which has the same type of ghost boi as you. Maybe going across an entire country you're not from but sure act like you are, and getting licked by your future dad before the entire journey. Or spending time in prison. Ooooorrrrrrrrr...... horse racing across a country for an unrealistic amount of money for the current century you live in. Or forgetting your own identity
@Master Blash Delee Nordic God I believe
As a Swedish person, I can confirm that this happens everytime you enter a forest
Tf are you serious?
prth yup
The fuck you talking about?
Nick Petriashvili don’t go to sweden is what I’m talking about
@@wolfbite7589 jokes aside what's happening over there?
Luke: *escapes the forest*
Monster: lol ez trash noob hiding on safe zone
**RAGE SCREAMS**
lol
Luke: Stfu camper noob ezpz
💀💀💀
NT EZ NOOB...
The best thing about this movie is how often the monster actually shows up on screen, and you don't realize it until the dang thing moves.
Timestamps please?
Omg I didn't expect dio to be here
DIOOOOOOOO
You thought it was a normal comment
But it was I a JoJo reference
You thought it was a normal researcher, BUT IT WAS HIM DIO
"The monster is there in the background"
Me: excuse me what?
That scared me to hell and back
@@lukecolquhoun9584
In 10:34 where is it?? Am I blind or what? Lol
@@lukecolquhoun9584
HOLY SHIT I JUST SAW IT! THAT'S SO CREEPY
WHERE
OK NVM I SAW IT
I love how most of god-related horror movies, locals from the country would be like, "Ah, yeah, that happens all the time. You know, a Nordic God trying to kill us, no big deal. Although the bats are scary, better watch out for them."
I agree with everything in this statement except the bats being a local scare
I imagine a Canadian accent
My great grandmother would casually scare my family of killer dwarves (duwende) and flying, man-eating women missing their lower half (manananggal)
@@drawnwithlove3499 hey! A fellow Filipino! Well, I've heard a lot of stories about those folklore and the manananggal scared me the most
@@drawnwithlove3499 lol I don't fully believe on things like that but there's still a chance right do I believe Im not gonna die early so I'm not scared
"Naked and praying to his... Tinder-date."
🤣
Ha tinder wood
Damn that was a good one :D Thanks @Nerd Explains
I thought it said XD
Monster: *_growls_*
Hutch: *screams*
Monster: Hutch stop screaming.
Lmao just saw that
9:06
Hutch: sorry bro, but can you chill this hurts
Monster: oh totally, I'll stop. Just stop screaming, you're gonna wake the whole forest, dumbass
Hutch: Thanks man
Monster: No problem man
Lmao 🤣🤣
Hutch: Understandable have a nice day.
This is why you always kiss your homies goodnight and make sure they get home safely
Lmao
❤️ this is big facts
normalize male intimacy
Gey
@@bzuku9554 Nah man that pretty *_g a y_*
I wish they make a sequel but this time they encounter another children of Loki: Jormungandr. In the middle of the sea in a storm
Even fenris would be fine
@@prthsvnt
Yeah, a group of scientist are studing a volcano or something and find the temple where Fenrir is chained
@@papaoso8340 July 2020 ? Lol😂
There’s actually a movie based around that (loosely) called Ragnarok. Group of archeologists go to a remote lake in Sweden and encounter the creature that Jörmungandr is based off of. It’s in Swedish but you can watch it with English subtitles. Pretty good, I’d recommend checking it out if you enjoyed this movie.
@@roonosciroon8341 thanks bruh!
Theory: I think Moda hoarded worshippers because gods cant exist without followers. A gods strength lies in peoples faith. The Norse gods are dying out due to lack of modern faith and Moda desperately forces people to worship him to stay alive
Not only that, but he is a jötunn, a giant son of Loki.
What this means is that Moda is NOT a god at all, only a very powerful beast pathetically playing pretend to stoke its own ego.
That might be why it hides in the woods; it fears being found out by an actual human army against which it stands no chance, or even worse, facing the wrath of an actual god.
@@wendycarter7506 truth
@@LordBackuro I'm not sure what would be worse. An egotistical Jötunn playing pretend with human fodder. Or attracting the attention of Odin if you got out and were to ever speak of it.
@@imotekh6110 im betting odin would have appeared if he was called for after he escaped the forest
@@imotekh6110 I mean Odin would probably just want to be led to it, he hasn't been able to find it in the forest for thousands of years, so you might end up becoming a nordic hero for helping him destroy it
Did this man just learn an entire language just to translate ancient runes
What language was it exactly?
It's stated somewhere in the video when they get to the runes in the trees part
Elder futhark is a set of runes used by the old Norse people of Scandinavia. Not to be confused with the younger futhark, which it eventually turned into as time went on. Since the "vikings" didn't have a written language, at the time, they had these runes to symbolize things. A common misconception is that they used these runes as letters like we do our alphabet, they didn't. Again, they didnt actually have a written language at that point.
@@r3gret2079 Omg thank you fellow Joseph! That's really cool and I might just add some concepts of it into my own story one day.
@@jrobi501 I'm glad I could help some, friend. Old Norse history and mythology is super interesting. Good luck on your story Joseph, I wish you the best!
if supernatural and weird stuff is happening when you and your friends are in the forest alone ima make us all sleep together cause its safer and smarter
Remember to say no homo
You wanna sleep with your homies, don't lie
The fuck you mean SLEEP. If some weird shit is happening you get the hell out of there fast.
No Homo
You take turns sleeping by pairs when one pair protects
Imagine all that to run into a grizzly bear while leaving at the end
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Moda can't leave the forest because he had a fear of Odin and hiding in the forest is the only way he can hide from his ravens
Bruh, just burn the forest
@@1389-z2b Well the forest has other important uses other than being the home of an ancient Norse god.
@@1389-z2b also the forest is protected by loki. thats why odin hasnt found him.
It's Moder, which means "mother" in Ancient Norse.
@@1389-z2b Moda is able to make it infinitely long, so he can just replace what's lost
20:50 when he straight punches that lady, I lost my shit. Hardest Ive laughed in a while.
i made the punch into a gif on my phone and sent it to my girl when she said "Well what are you going to do about it"
If we had more characters like him most horror movies would be over in 30 minutes
My mom in a horror movie: 20:50 get the hell outta my house you dead ghost skeleton motherfucker
Me: ...mom... holy shit... that's- that's our neighbor...
you have 420 likse dont want to ruin it,but i luaghed so hard when he hit the granny
There's a similar moment in the Wickerman with Nick Cage where he randomly punches one of the cultist old ladies.
Geralt: "Forest monster, scaring and killing people. Goat antlers. Sounds like a Leshen."
Nice one!
leshie you mean
Well, Poland isn't that far from Sweden. Mythology and culture jumps do happen. Creatures like this, the Leshen, the Walrider, Nuckelavee are all very interesting.
I was thinking of a Fiend, though Leshen works just aswell
@@gajspalt Leshins in the Witcher universe are more commonly associated with rituals and the like while fiends are the demons those rituals are known to bring into the world(like how the crones used theirs)
20:48
Old hag: *Glaring at Luke*
Luke: "So you have chosen... Death."
@Villainous Thoughts Yea when he punched her I fell tf out 😂😂😂
That was the only part i laughed in
the film
Luke: "HAH!!"
that was funny
Women falls heavily to floor*
I love how the monster can sit in plain site and blend in so perfectly until it decides to move. Really creepy.
Lol
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I have other solution...
*DONT TAKE A SHORTCUT THROUGH THE FOREST.*
@Kamakaze dont go outside. Boom
If you see abandoned vehicles and dead elk hanging from trees in the woods, run the other way.
@@darrelsam419 *sees them* "nah, it shouldn't be real. It can be just our imagination."
I have a greater solution....
*DONT MAKE FRIENDS.*
Bomb the fucking forest become going in
Luke letting his friend die is a big pointer. in ancient Scandinavia showing cowardice in battle is the lowest and most unhonorable thing you can do. From the Hámavál, “The coward believes he will live forever. If he holds back in the battle, But in old age he shall have no peace. Though spears have spared his limbs.”
Luke didnt let his friend die you fucking idiot,if anyone should be punished its the fucking junkies who killed his friend
@@j0hnd0312 ok ok we know that he just wanted to give an additional curiosity, now pls chill
Thanks for the”fun” fact, very interesting.
@@j0hnd0312 Even as Rob was being literally beaten to death and Luke had a bottle in hand to attack, he chose to allow Rob to die while he stood back and hid to save his own life.
Whoa, that's deep. It gives more meaning at the sad dreams, guilty feelings and psychological manipulation in the movie.
Wheres Kratos when you need him am I right
Yes
He's is Olympus
@@gilgamesh7186 well actually he's in Midgard...
@@bluxy--9640 what about highgard and lowgard
Moder is basically Kratos’s grandchild
All right, I’ve never seen or even heard of this movie before, my names luke, and I like free hiking. Time to reconsider my life choices.
Bruh
Username checks out
Do you happen to have a friend that died in a convient store?
First things first, don't consume alcohol.
I loved this movie the first time I saw it. When he screams back at the god at the end is one of the most bad ass things in any horror movie. Literally making a god of death turn into a little bitch.
This is why you always kiss your homies goodnight and make sure they get home safely
This is why you always kiss your homies goodnight and make sure they get home safely
This is why you always kiss your homies goodnight and make sure they get home safely
This is why you always kiss your homies goodnight and make sure they get home safely
This Is why you always kiss your homies goodnight and make sure they get home safely
Just pray to Thor. If this is real and is a son Loki, you can presume the rest of gods are real.
Honestly man thor is a huge asshole in Norse mythology. And Odin is even worse.
Trace Brewer exactly why he will come and drop what he is doing to beat the shit out of his step brother
@@remus6953 actually his half uncle's son cuz remember in actually Norse mythology Loki is Odin's half brother so......
You cant really pray to any of the ancient gods and expect them to help u tho....most ancient gods are dicks for example,Zeus etc
@@korosensei996 true but what's the risk when being chased by a monster?
"From previously studying ancient runes on wikipedia"
Harvard: you want a scholarship?
They dont give scholarships for real subjects.
“Selecting only those with immense emotional baggage”
MY TIME HAD FINALLY COME!!!
You’d be surprised how real the rituals are. I’ve seen so many weird symbols on rocks, woods, and on ground, while free hiking.
Well as if the movie didn't traumatize me enough, especially how uneasy each clip of the monster stalking them made me. Like if you blinked you could miss it, I'm good on that hiking and camping part because some things aren't for everyone. We also live in a much different time, watching a show about people going missing in national parks. They basically said now firearms are necessary for each individual, plus some seasoned campers/hikers don't take a risk to stay during night time.
@@aestheticcat8976 let's just be glad we live today and not 15000 years ago. Or every day would be camping day.
indeed, they are known as Runes as practitioners like me use them for many things, such as protection or sometimes curses if the line or rune is passed. if you DO come across these and dont understand them, its best just to leave them well alone brother
I think they also flashed me earlier 💥👀
@@Zoroaster4 15,000 years ago we would’ve been relying on our endurance and numbers to kill large prey. I don’t think we’d be caught with only a small group at night in an area we didn’t recognize.
Nerd Explains: "Luke springs into action, and with immense athleticism, manages to run into a tree and knock himself him out."
Me: *begins to convulse from laughing so hard*
i literally cackled so hard 😭😭
@@yunarose1609 ßßßssssssssßßßssssssssssssssssßsssssßsssssßssßssssssßssssssßßssssssßßsßssßssßsßssßßssßsßßs
😂😂😂
Nice 699 😉
I read this exactly when he said it lol
"They spend the night at the summit, where the air is heavy.."
Palms are sweaty, knees weak, Hutch's dead body strung up, like spaghetti
He's nervous, but he's trembling already
Bro did you come up with these sick rhymes or is it from someplace else?
Eminem who?
Lol underrated comment
He opens his mouth but the words wont come out
Just wanted to let people know:
The creature's name is Moder ("Mother" in Ancient Swedish, thus she is female), a bastard daughter of the trickster god Loki; according to mythology, she hides in an unspecified forest for fear of Odin's wrath.
She isn't technically a god, but actually a jotüm, a frost giant (just as Loki is); so yes, whenever Nerd points out that Moder's actions seem to be solely egotistical, this is why.
Moder is afraid of Odin?!..
”Moder” isnt ancient swedish. Its just modern swedish for mother. ”Mamma” is more commonly used though
Actually, jotunn are not frost giants. They are not specified as being anything other than some type of being similar to the Norse gods, being their antithesis. They are frost giants in some stories, sometimes not giants and all. It varies so there isn’t exactly a conclusion.
Today I learned giants in Norse mythology have extreme ego issues
I was hoping Moda was gonna let Luke ride him and they would rule the forest forever
Imagine
This is not a fantasy 😂
Very poor choice of words
@@drawnwithlove3499 omg I just realized how bad that sounds
@@Dog_21 😬
Well I mean, it's there call if they take it the wrong way
“With amazing athleticism he manages to run into a tree and knock himself out”😂😂😂
As another swedish person I have to agree
"Offspring of Tom Hiddleston" 😂
Lmao
The woods is typically a literary metaphor for the subconscious. The monster is a metaphor for PTSD. The visions of the store are flashbacks just like PTSD symptoms. Luke using the axe is a metaphor for him using the memories of his friends to beat PTSD, since him reaching for the hatchet involved him reaching for his friend's dead body. The group all displayed typical reactions to PTSD, the tough guy who doesnt acknowledged it but is secretly tormented (Hutch), the person who is severely affected and just wants someone to talk to but is shut out by loved ones (Phil), and the person who denies it and tries to just carry the weight of it but eventually breaks from the burden (Dom). And they were killed by the monster. So the ending actually means he has left the woods or left the subconscious, and left behind his trauma, and beaten PTSD. He literally puts down or "buries the hatchet" at the end.
Awesome analysis 🖐🏼
some got a gcse in film studies 😴😴
@@thewhitedoncheadle8345why the sleepy faces? You dont like it?
I know this was written years ago but it was a great analysis. I've always wondered if people write with these metaphors in mind or it's just something we see in retrospect
My thoughts on the German weapons. Maybe they were one off Germany many expeditions seeking any signs or artifacts of the occult during WW2.
It's plausible. Hitler has special SS teams and Researchers look for religious artifacts before and during the war. You could say that Indiana Jones and the Lost Ark is somewhat based on a true story... except no Indiana Jones and no face melting Arks of the Covenant... that we know of, anyway.
Would have been nice to see an old man with a German WWII uniform on. Didn't notice one if I missed them.
Possible, especially in a movie world where everything has to have a meaning. But the Mauser rifles we're the main weapon of the Swedish army over a quite long period and popular for hunting and such. So there would have been plenty of sweds which might just have had that rifle and got stuck / killed / whatever in that area.
Rhonerin I was thinking the same thing, those rifles have really gotten around to the point where you really couldn’t be sure of it’s origin unless you look at the serial number and specific parts etc
@@moonbear2130 Best shot would be to recommend the specific scene to a gun guy. Forgotten Weapons is probably the best, just because Ian deals with historic firearms more than 99,99% of humanity. And he has the connections to actually find out which real firearm was used in the production. Alas, it was most likely a Swedish or German rifle. Seeing as the Kar98 is a common (probably the most common) rifle in all Nordic countries.
Had it been something more specific i could have made a guess. Like a Mosin-Nagant (Finland) or a Krag-Jørgensen
(Norway). Alas it matters little, it was a gun shooting bullets :)
It's worth considering that Nazi Germany made use of Younger and Elder Futhark runes, with the algiz rune being a symbol for life (lebensrune). In fact, the Schutzstaffel's logo was a pair of runes.
Alternate ending:
Guy 1(srry I don't remember names): hey let's take this trip to honour our friend
Guy 2: why don't we just honour our friend normally like drink or something
Guy 3: I don't care either way is fine
Guy 1: okay then drinking is fine
*END CREDITS*
Big brain 🧠
Dinosaur with huge antlors and half a body with glowing eyes for a head
Here's my take on this. The main reason the elk god doesn't leave the forest is bc hes actually using the forest as a type of camouflage. He's actually hiding from from the other gods. The sacrifices aren't just to fill his ego but also a ritual to stay off the gods radar. Another thing I dont think he truly wants the easiest people that would submit to him he tagerts the one with the
Greatest guilt to give them the chance of being reborn. He pushes luke down not only to make him worship but to also accept his trying to tell him to not fight the pain and to accept it. To stay down. The reason he decided to go with Gayle was because he wanted to see a) if he felt pain in seeing her but instead he felt relieved and calm as he already accept his pain and his faith b) thats why it turns back to its original form and it new of he approach in its original form he would be terrified and would not know what he felt.
EXPANSION ON THE ELK GOD THEORY they say Morda is a child of Loki. If i remember correctly ragnarok is a war between the gods, caused by Loki shooting a mistletoe arrow at Baldur and killing him. If we assume that the monster is a child of Loki, and is hiding from the gods it may mean that ragnarok already happened and Loki lost so the leftover gods are hunting it. That or ragnarok is still happening and Morda doesn't wanna get involved because screw that pish.(interesting take btw)
@@mantaszimbls8533 In Ragnarok, it was foretold loki will die along with odin and a few others. Also causing the world to be submerged in water and life will begin anew. I don't think Loki lost, he died maybe but I think Ragnarok already happened, and this is one of the few remaining gods left in the world.
I thought the monster (god/deity/etc) was a Leshen or type of Wendigo but my folklore is probably off.
This is a very good theory and I really like it because this thing is not loki it’s self But actually either one of his sons or one of his pets that he uses
jack Toby gayle fine as hell. That monster would’ve got violated, I’m just saying. If you gonna kill me in my wife form you gotta let me hit it one more 😂 that’s just me tho.
"You need a witcher."
"I will need more coin for this one." Geralt of Rivia
@@stewrmo add in that rare gwent card and were set
geralt ===> *sees the monster*
geralt: fuck
kratos: step aside boy, i will handle this.
That note about having a thin piece of fabric between you and a monster is no joke. I've had a bear wander through my camp before, and I will tell you I was scared shitless. I was absolutely paralyzed trying to track the sound of it through the tent. I never actually got a look at it, but the sound of it walking and breathing still gives me chills.
Thank good you didn’t get harmed and made it out alive
They should make tents that are rip proof. So your save if a bear attacks or summin
@Real Chungus You imposter!
Shoulda had a gun bro
that's why you carry a gun you damn liberal!
I would have told the authorities that a bear attacked us in the night and I ran away but don't know what happened to my friends. Nothing illegal about running away from a bear or a.k.a being a coward and leaving your friends behind. And if they send anyone to investigate, they would never leave the forest most likely. :)
@PixelPlayer Who said I was going to hurt them? I'm just saying that if they want to prove my story, they'll have to survive that monster in the forest, and I'm not going to tell them what I actually saw because I'd rather not end up in an asylum.
@@Vectavist223 exactly and if they do make it out you have someone to back you up
😂😂😂😂
@PixelPlayer Nothing illegal about hiking, sure, but what are you going to tell the cops? All my friends fell off a cliff as we were hiking?
Pretty reliable lie. If they really want to confirm your lies and they went in there and if somehow somebody manages to come out alive will be there to back you up and if they don't come back alive they will just have to believe that there's something fishy in the forest So they will surely not blame you for the murders and running away.
I'll say it a WIN-WIN situation.
“Like a basketball team playing with no one in the stands” that didn’t age well
💀
A WNBA game
I dont get it
@@jullinara2976 2020
@@jullinara2976 he’s talking about when the NBA played in the Disney bubble there was no fans in the stands just players the video people coaches and sweepers
My man really fired a 9mm at a Norwegian god. That’s like throwing a pebble at an Abrams.
8mm
7mm
@@shawoff3732 negative its 8mm not 7
@@zacbergman3551 my point of commenting 7mm was he said 9 you said 8 and then I said 7, It was just to make a chain. ☕🤏
@@shawoff3732 ah ok my bad then
Who would win?
An ancient demon god that can promise immortality?
or
A freaking axe
it was the axe of kratos
the FREAKING AXE
One axey boi
@@enderslot467 surprised he didn't find the blades of chaos
#Axelife
Since I know what happened to the other four survivors, I wanna know HOW to beat the Ritual?
I know I thought he said he would have a video on it but I dont see one on his channel. I was really excited to watch it after this too...
Jb3rt_113 simple don’t go through the forest when you see a dead elk or whatever
1. kill ur friend and feel guilty about it.
2. Don't go into the forest
3. Prob. don't hike in groups (maybe just in groups of 4)
4. Keep going a straight line and don't stop in the night
5. Light up ur surroundings, if you rest
6. Try to fight him, prob. won't work
in order to win is to not play the game
@@jayveasey He is probably working on it.
the monster was WAY scarier when you couldn’t see it and didn’t know what it looked like. in my opinion that’s the best way to make a scary monster in a movie. leave it up to the viewer’s imagination.
like bird box
@@daggergrl yeah sort of like bird box. like in the movie jaws you only really see the shark for one scene at the very end that is less than 2 minutes. that’s what made it so scary. the whole movie you saw people disappear in the water and you even saw the legs of people from the shark’s point of view. many successful horror movies do this and it’s brilliant.
10:32 Yeah but when you see it stalking them like this, and even you can't see it until it moves, it's powerful
Nah, the monster's conceptualization was pretty bad ass. I'm glad they showed it.
I agree like the movie bird box the monster could have been so scary the people wanna forget by killing themselvee
The dream : *convenient store*
Luke : "ah shit here we go again"
Sure taking the axe with him at the end would've been the best course of action, but I'm pretty sure if he told the story to the locals they'd believe him. I mean, as you said, it's been there for a while, I'd assume people would go missing regularly there and the locals would've learned to avoid it. Add to that the odd stabwounds he has in his chest and I'm fairly sure at least the nearest village would believe him.
Ofcourse if he goes back to his country and tries to take this story there he'd be absolutely boned, but lets not think about that.
As a local in Sweden I would never believe a man who walks up to me with strange holes in his chest and an old bloody axe 🤔
i wonder though since he could hurt the god with a axe if it is possible to kill it i mean hypotherically if he someone alerted the swedish miltary who hypothetically new about monsters like moda could they kill him be napalming the forest from above?
@@wilmagregg3131 maybe the elk god would try and get to people's heads, of course depending on their guilt and stuff. But then again, I don't know
@@wilmagregg3131 this is kinda relevant, but not to Norse mythology, but Greek mythology. In another battle with giants or titans, the Titan Typhon ripped Zeus’ leg and arm tenders or whatever out an is injured until Apollo and another god help retrieve them and patch them in. My point is, gods can be injured, but not necessarily straight up killed easily
@@wilmagregg3131 Norse gods are different from other gods in the fact that they are mortal and can die. They can be killed and die from things like old age. If a God dies they go to Hell. But unfortunately, the change of humans being able to take down a god is very small. Even for a weak god.
You're so underrated
You’re so gay
Why are you gay
Shiii, I don't even know.
@@mysteryman2628 U r gei.
@@EisenDrache125 i am 😂 bisexual so...
This is quite possibly one of the best horror movies to have come out of this generation. Psychological horror, cult horror, and a scary monster to top it all off. As for the monster, it is most likely a Jötunn trying to pass off as a god, and for the cultists it might as well be a god. It's not farfetched, considering that it is one of the sons of Loke, who is known to have given birth to all kinds of beastlies, jötunns being among them. Jötunns are strong, chaotic beings in Norse Mythology, and that fits this monster to a T.
A late response but here you go. The monster is "Moder" (moder means mother in swedish and old norse). Her name indicates that she is female, but since its legend, we dont know for sure.
Moder is the child of the trickster god Loki and the giantess Angrboda and is associated with the natural world and the unpredictable forces of nature. Moder serves as a protector and guardian of nature and is often depicted as a complex and multifaceted figure.
20:49 LMAO the main character who is about to burn the village punched the dust out of that old lady 😂😂
easily the best part in the movie
What a weirdly descriptive comment
Amazing how a professional básquet ball game with no fans became a reality
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Basket ball
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''What, did you think we'd really belive an ancient monster god killed them?''
Me a Swede - Uhhmm..yes absolutly. Welcome to Sweden!
Imagine what would happen if they crossed the border into Finland. The God is toast as the ghost of Simo Häyhä himself would hunt the fucker.
@@HailNeatoBurrito i thought you were talking about a susomeko god till i remeberd the legendary white death
@@HailNeatoBurrito "Finally, a good game" Simo Häyhä
see he doesn't really have to explain it that it was a creature, he could easily say there was some cult group in the woods that killed his friends
@SWAZEXFANBOY Hesohot helicopters go brrrr
“luke springs into action, and with immense athleticism, manages to run into a tree and knocks himself out”
I wonder what creatures like this do once mankind finally bulldozes their habitate. Do they just go all out and attack the construction machines? There's a cruel enjoyment in that. Egotistical forest god who torments people, only to end up captured by scientists and tormented.
SCP foundation?
They make their own. Through illusions.
I thought it'd be cool for there to be a scene at the end where Luke is sitting in a Cafe watching the TV where on the news, his handiwork is on full display, the forest is on fire as a middle finger to the god creature and Smokey the Bear.
Surprisingly, and honestly unfortunately, the God Slayer archetype is SEVERELY under represented outside of a very specific media: the Japanese one (examples include: Kid Icarus, technically Dark Souls, Shin Megami Tensei, Final Fantasy, Asura's Wrath, Fire Emblem, Xenoblade, BlazBlue, Drakengard/Nier, Bayonetta). The God of War series is the only thing that comes to mind from western development, but Japan has many video games where the group ends up killing a god/god-like being.
@@thisrandomdude2880 yea western media loves to suck gods dick
Nerd Explains, you’re probably not going to see this but when you point something out can you out line it with red or put a moving arrow for those hard of sight please. I could not see the hand or the elk monster in the background even though I paused for minutes and played it back. If you do see this thank you. I also love your videos and the format!
I hope he sees ur comment, I also thought that
Wait, what about turning the brightness up?
I didn't see the hand, but then I am using a phone. I did see the critter. Slightly right of middle screen, then moves left after they pass.
I didn't see the hand either but I guess that also kinda adds to the fear
@@TwinbornMist its the middle tree and its above the middle of said tree. Its one of its tiny hands so try and watch for the hand to move
IT'S OVER MODA, I HAVE THE HIGH GROUND
It's over, MODA, I have the high ground. Sounds worst
YOU UNDERESTIMATE MY POWER
I will literally be like palpatine and send unlimited volts of power through Moda.
I used to be an adventurer like you until I took an arrow in the nee
Dont try it MODA
"Deleted scene from planet earth" 😂
weasel batches
😂😂
Hey look there's a deer hanged in the tree with the belly cut wide open i'm sure this shortcut is 100% safe.
100% guarantee 😂😂
Zalix I know it’s not hunting season but when our family hunt we kill the Deer gut it skin it and hang it then the next day we process it
@@yeeyee395 is that family tradition?
Zalix no it’s what a lot of hunters do but usually we hang em when we get home only a couple of times we have done it even near the woods
@@yeeyee395 now that i know it, i only know fishing since i was child.
How to beat it: Tell the bastard child that you know Loki and will not hesitate to call his daddy to punish him
Plot twist: The bastard child is super into it just rages harder
@@YellowPeej plot twist: it was all a dream and he woke drinking with all his friends
"How was your weekend?"
"I lost all my friends that I had remaining, axed a nordic god and burned a house filled with mummified worshipers of the god. What about you?"
"I just went to Ikea with my family....."
It’s a good thing the IKEA didn’t lock them in and suddenly turn infinite with murderous employees.
"The store is now closed. Please exit the building."
@@romanbellic9580 hmm kinda reminds me of a story I heard somewhere...
@C xo thought it was just Australia
Ikeas just as dangerous
**Disemboweled elk hanging from the trees, guts sprawled out and dripping blood**
This guy: nothing to worry about- happens all the time.
so far best explanation of ending
Imagine if the elk god thing could manipulate the forest so no one can get out.
Lol like the field movie or whatever
That reminds me of the game "cat in the box"
I’m pretty sure that’s what it does it just let the guy leave cause he finally learned to take action to save his friends
@@bingitybong6518 so that elk God is afraid of responsibility....
The elk god CAN manipulate the forest since that IS its power ... it uses this ability to trap its victims in the forest and can let go of the victim during any time at will which is what explains the end
Mom- “How was hiking with your friends?”
Me- “Lokis bastard is in the woods?
Mom- “What?”
Me- racks M240B machine gun rounds
“Lokis bastards in the woods.”
Well in britain its axes, shanks, knives and any melee weapon
Lol melee weapon
Lol, no guns (laughs in texan)
@@brooktrout8568 i mean everything pointy maybe some copper pipes
Oh and of cause swords (i am British after all)
hutch's scream at 9:09 is the most horrific scream i've ever heard. i don't know if screams can get more harrowing than that. that would make me absolutely lose my fucking shit.
This move is so dark I can barely see anything
I watched it with sunglasses on..Didn't have an issue.
Hahaha yes right?
So based on my knowledge of Norse mythology here's my theory. I can't find record and have never heard of Moda so this is entirely speculation. The Aesir heavily favor warriors or people who die in combat, that's how you get to Valhalla. Luke, during his mugging, failed to engage in combat and showed great cowardice. This could be why this God, Moda, chose him to be a "worshiper". Really Moda is punishing those who show cowardice in combat by keeping them living and worshipping it. The only way I theorize to beat it is exactly what Luke did which is fight or die fighting or get the Aesir to help but good luck there.
It also makes sense when you consider Loki's other child, Hel, is the goddess of the underworld and rules over Vikings who died ''dishonorably'' in battle. Family traits, much?
A theory I saw in the comments says that it could also be because Loki is being eternally punished (unless Ragnarok happened without anyone noticing) for killing Baldur. Moda may be hiding from the other gods who may want to kill off Loki's blood.
@@diyab.2443 Those who die of normal circumstances go to Hel in the underworld. They live typical lives there as they did in life. Those who die in battle have a 50% chance of going to Valhöll by being chosen to die in combat by the Valkyr. The other 50% may go to Freya in Fólkvangr as she had a deal with Odin.
Like a sort of draugr you meen?
@@diyab.2443 I beleive the modern depiction of Helheim is somewhat painted with christian cultural coulors, Hel's kingdome is for them who didn't die in combat to..or just not chosen, for what ever reason, to fight at Ragnarök.
A not very horrible place imo.
I believe it's an Abrahmitic obbsession with good vs bad/heaven and hell, in that way.
and that ladies and gentlemen is why you should go hiking in Norway 🇳🇴
Or just *✨don't✨*
My friend did they lived soooooo mabye it's safe?
Another answer for this is pretty much just: Don't. Ever. Take. Shortcuts.
Norway got Trolls in their forests. That's why should go hiking in Denmark 🇩🇰
Welp, might as well do that while i’m learning norwegian-
8:01 When I went to Namibia, one of the locals described to me a time he was camping in Lion territory and a pride found their camp, and one of the lioness' decided to lie down against his tent. He described how terrifying it was to be lying down less than a foot away from an apex predator knowing that a single wrong decision could cause the lion to tear through his millimeter thick tent and find him stuck in a sleeping bag, practically served on a golden platter.
Hi, I'm from Namibia. The local and the lion are good friends now.
A similar thing happened on my first night backpacking. We didn’t put the fire out as it was gonna snow that morning. Heard snoring/purring by the foot of my tent. Anytime I moved the purring stopped for a good 10-15 seconds & then continued. This happened a good 7-8 times as I tend to sleep on my sides. Most uncomfortable 2 hours of my life for sure!
Me sees this movie
Also me: being Swedish living in the outskirts of a forrest.
And that was the time i decided i will never go outside my house ever again.
And then it decides to come in....
@@trevorsizzle3705 Didn't think of that.
@@user-ws5ud5wo9j Did you get rid of the comment that said you would go outside.
Yikes
@@trevorsizzle3705 think so ye i did
Remember kids, always bring flamethrower with you when going into the forest. You might stumble upon a Norse God sacrificial grounds.
Spent 1.5 hours liking every comment
Edit: even mine lmao
Stfu
@@gauthumessig4850 ? Greek worshipper spotted
@@gauthumessig4850 stfu also btws I'm not a worshipper
“Much like an Instagram how” honestly did not think this would be a line in this video and was pleasantly surprised
As a person that consider himself as a coward.. this movie really hit me..
The movie is basically..ehh..like my worse nightmare..
Are you really a coward or are you just valuing self preservation? We all do it
Both
Same
Your pfp is oddly familiar
@@hollow8077 yes..if u know..u know
(The S.expedition)
As a scandanavian person, yes, the Nordic gods do torture us
Agreed
In what ways??
@@wakonwindom9084 it's best you don't ask
As someone with Scandinavian decent, yes, they do mess with all Scandinavians
@@wakonwindom9084 the rule:
Polytheistic religions always fuck with their worshippers
How to really survive
Don’t go there in the first place
Or once you see the deer, leave the immediately.
Original
@@varrick8934 they were deep in already would be stupid if they turned back
Big brain
I thought it was gonna be another one of those unoriginal cameraman jokes
This dude: "It Roars in anger!!"
Subtitles: "Growls softly"
The most comedic moment in this entire film is the granny punch
Theory: When Germany invaded Sweden during www2 a number of German soldiers or at least one soldier wondered into the forest and got the tree ordainment treatment
Too bad germany never invaded Sweden during ww2
@@plartoota4584 I am a idiot, thank you for pointing that out
@@loth6321 I mean they invaded Norway so if one of these things was wandering around Norway the nazis def got tree ornamented
@@plartoota4584 Probably
Sweden was neutral since 2WW, sold iron to Germany during war. Learn history ignorant morron.
My man earned 2.7k subs in like 6 hours, as he should. So underrated
He was so close to becoming a legend if he killed the monster with the axe, if it is possible in the stories then it is possible in modern times
Monster: you cant run
Luke: walks
Monster: bruh
lol copied comment
Copied comment, I see you
ok i get mad at ppl saying copied comment but after seeing this....yu have copy pasted a comment =/
copy comment copy reply all is copy
@@benjaminbalbiran4546 wat?
WHY WOuld you goto into a lonely forest in the first place
As a short cut
@@One-Hundred thats still dumb smart people wouldnt risk themselves for a faster way
@@UrMe666 yeah but they had an injured friend so what can you do :/
@@One-Hundred tru but every hiker knows if you have a issue or you're stuck you have an emergency gps and radio to call a helicopter pick up phil was experienced he should've known this
@@UrMe666 yeah that's true, but it wouldn't fit with the plot of the movie so you have to dumb em down a bit
Literally. Leave.
Don’t go into a forest. Ever.
CallieBestGirl I live in a forest and yes, our cult has finally gained access to the internet.
Cool
@@stephen5601 The CIA, FBI and the SCP Foundation: "Alright"
Sorry but I'm addicted to the forest for some odd reason,, I love them too much (lol)
My grandma lives up a hill with a forest around her but i dont like going into forests they scare me
Your interpretation of their dreams in the shack was brilliant. The leader losing control of his own faculties and it representing his need for control was such a good catch. Thanks for the video!
Edit: very funny too!!
Literally 1 month before I went hiking with friends in Scotland (pretty remote spot, we had no cell reception for like three days) , I watched this.
I really wanted them too see it as well before we left so I could've scared them haha
SSSSSCCCCCCOOOOTTTTTLLLLLLLAAAAAANNNNNNDDDDDDDDDDD
@@Garlix FFFFOOOOOOOORRREEEEEEEEVVVVEEEEEERRRR
IMMMMMMMMMEEEENNNNNSE BBBBAAAAGGGGPPPPPIIIIIPPPPPEEEESSSSSS
Scotland has a bunch of its own fucked up folklore. Study up on that so you can be that one character in every horror movie with meta knowledge or niche expertise.
Hold on guys, this looks like ancient Gaelic. "Beware the Red Cap"
Nice name
If I saw a Moose, gutted and strung up in a tree. I would be like. Ah ok so my destination is my car.
The reason Luke feels guilt is because he's the one that wanted to go to the liquor store, and if he didn't want to get his fix, Robert would still be alive. Nothing to do with him feeling like he wasn't able to stop the robbers
And it sucks even more to think how he feels losing his other three close friends with virtually no one to believe his story - at least not the monster part of it that is.
"Not a drop of blood on you"
How to clear a haunted forest:
*calls any Americans*
"Theres a huge oil patch under this forest"