History Creator / AriAster

* AffablyEvil: What makes the villainous parties in both of his feature films so unsettling is just how genuinely pleasant they are despite their ill intentions and appalling acts.

Alongside this, [[https://deadline.com/2019/06/hereditary-director-ari-aster-launch-square-peg-producer-lars-knudsen-midsommar-1202635495/ Aster has started a production company called Square Peg (alongside producer Lars Knudsen) that will host film & TV projects for a number of emerging artists, as well as the next film Aster chooses to direct]].

* {{Troll}}: He's fully aware of the public's reaction to his work and doesn't seem to be apologizing for it anytime soon.

[[caption-width-right:250:Films that are fun for the whole family! Honest!]]

For the next few years, he would make a name for himself with a series of controversial and provocative short films that would eventually attract the attention of entertainment company [=A24=], the most popular being ''Film/TheStrangeThingAboutTheJohnsons''.

After becoming obsessed with horror films as a child, he used his passion for them when he got his Master of Fine Arts at AFI Conservatory, where he met many of his future collaborators.

For the next few years, he would make a name for himself with a series of controversial and provocative short films, the most popular being ''Film/TheStrangeThingAboutTheJohnsons'', that would eventually attract the attention of entertainment company [=A24=].

His first two feature films, ''Film/{{Hereditary}}'' and ''Film/{{Midsommar}}'', have both been distributed through this company.

Ari Aster (b. July 15, 1986) is an American director and screenwriter known for his work in the genres of horror and family drama.

Ari Aster (b. July 15, 1986) is an American director and screenwriter known for his work in the genres of horror and family drama. After becoming obsessed with horror films as a child, he used his passion for them when he got his Master of Fine Arts at AFI Conservatory, where he met many of his future collaborators.

For the next few years, he would make a name for himself with a series of controversial and provocative short films, the most popular being ''Film/TheStrangeThingAboutTheJohnsons'', that would eventually attract the attention of entertainment company [=A24=]. His first two feature films, ''Film/{{Hereditary}}'' and ''Film/{{Midsommar}}'', have both been distributed through this company.

** Sequences consisting of said protagonists letting out eerily realistic wails of grief following a deeply traumatic event.

* FacialHorror: Head trauma (usually shortly followed with a GrossUpCloseUp of what's left) has been at the center of the most disturbing parts of his features; according to a Reddit AMA, he's confident it won't leave his work.

* BlackComedy: If there's any humor to found in his darkness, it'll most definitely be incredibly bleak.
* BodyHorror: Played for horror in his features, and for very [[CringeComedy cringe-induced]] laughs in ''TDF Really Works''.

** ''TDF Really Works'' (short; 2011)

* AffablyEvil: What makes the villainous parties in both of his feature films unsettling is just how genuinely pleasant they are despite their ill intentions and appalling acts.

Ari Aster is an American filmmaker and screenwriter of Jewish background who was known for directing many short films as well as penning several screenplays. He later became obsessed with horror films and used his passion for them when he joined AFI Conservatory. In 2011, he released a controversial short film entitled ''Film/TheStrangeThingAboutTheJohnsons'' and would later write and direct the 2018 horror film ''Film/{{Hereditary}}'', which released to great critical and commercial success.

!!Filmography
* ''Film/TheStrangeThingAboutTheJohnsons'' (2011)
* ''Beau'' (2011)
* ''[[Film/Munchausen2013 Munchausen]]'' (2013)
* ''Basically'' (2014)
* ''The Turtle's Head'' (2014)
* ''C'est La Vie'' (2016)
* ''Film/{{Hereditary}}'' (2018)
* ''Film/{{Midsommar}}'' (2019)

!!Tropes applying to his films

* BlackComedy
* DownerEnding: Many of Ari Aster's films end this way, the most prominent being ''Hereditary'' and ''The Strange Thing About the Johnsons''.

* FacialHorror: Aster has a bone to pick with the human head and face.
* GainaxEnding: Most of his short films end this way such as ''Beau''.

* KillItWithFire: Both of his features incorporate fiery deaths onscreen. ''Johnsons'' has an attempted murder by fireplace. ''C'est La Vie'' references the protagonist's parents' death in an accidental fire.

* {{Troll}}: Just look at that front page picture!

Ari Aster is an American filmmaker and screenwriter of Jewish background who was known for directing many short films as well as penning several screenplays. He later became obsessed with horror films and used his passion for them when he joined AFI Conservatory. In 2011, he released a controversial short film entitled ''Film/TheStrangeThingAboutTheJohnsons'' and would later write and direct the 2018 horror film ''Film/{{Hereditary}}'' which went on to become a critical success in the eyes of critics.

* ''Film/The Strange Thing About the Johnsons'' (2011)

* ''The Strange Thing About the Johnsons'' (2011)

* Troll: Just look at that front page picture!

* ''Hereditary'' (2018)

* AbusiveParents: While inverted in ''The Strange Thing About the Johnsons'', both ''Munchausen'' and ''Hereditary'' explore this.

Ari Aster is a Jewish-American filmmaker and screenwriter who was known for directing many short films as well as penning several screenplays. He later became obsessed with horror films and used his passion for them when he joined AFI Conservatory. In 2011, he released a controversial short film entitled ''Film/TheStrangeThingAboutTheJohnsons'' and would later write and direct the 2018 horror film ''Film/{{Hereditary}}'' which went on to become a critical success in the eyes of critics.

* GainaxEnding: Most of his short films end this way such as ''Beau''.

* DownerEnding: Many of Ari Aster's films end this way, the most prominent being ''Hereditary'' and ''The Strange Thing About the Johnsons''.

Ari Aster is a Jewish-American filmmaker and screenwriter who was known for the short films that he would direct. He later became obsessed with horror films and used his passion for them when he joined AFI Conservatory. In 2011, he released a controversial short film entitled ''Film/TheStrangeThingAboutTheJohnsons'' and would later write and direct the 2018 horror film ''Film/{{Hereditary}}'' which went on to become a critical success in the eyes of critics.

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* ''Film/{{Midsommar}}'' (2019)

Ari Aster is a Jewish-American filmmaker and screenwriter who was known for the short films that he would direct. He later became obsessed with horror films and used his passion for them when he joined AFI Conservatory. In 2011, he released a controversial short film entitled ''Film/TheStrangeThingAboutTheJohnsons'' and would later write and direct the 2018 horror film ''Film/{{Hereditary}}'' which went on to become a critical success in the eyes of critics.