Rob is beaten to death by robbers, Luke crouches, paralyze, unable to help his friend. In fact, it's his desire for one more bottle that lands him, and Rob, in middle of liquor store robbery. He appears stuck in his college years, more concerned with drinking and partying than with fulfilling experiences, or embracing fact that he's not young man anymore. We quickly find out they've been friends since college, but while most of them have jobs, goals, and some of success, Luke is lagging behind his friends. Jotunn are some of oldest beings in Nine Worlds, and stories about them frequently represent man's often tumultuous relationship with nature, common theme in folk horror like Ritual, as it is place where legend, tradition, and modern world often collide.Īt beginning of film, we meet five men named Phil, Dom, Hutch, Luke, and Rob. Despite this tendency not to side with traditional Gods of Norse pantheon, some of Gods are descendants of Jotunn, including Odin and Thor. Jotunn are nature set apart from Vanir and sir. However, they are also varied species, with some being same height as humans. If anything, they are more similar to or trolls. They are not quite like spindly, antlered beast in Ritual. Most commonly, they are known as species of giants who are marked with having superior strength and advantage of massive size to bolster say strength. In Norse mythology, Jotunn little different. * Please keep in mind that all text is machine-generated, we do not bear any responsibility, and you should always get advice from professionals before taking any actions * Please keep in mind that all text is machine-generated, we do not bear any responsibility, and you should always get advice from professionals before taking any actions. Other guys have peed themselves in their sleep, and Luke has mysterious puncture wound on his chest. When Luke wakes up first, he finds Phil naked on his knees in front of effigy, sobbing with his hands stretched out toward it. But, this being horror movie, seeing that creepy structure begin chain of horrible events. Guys notice headless effigy in cabin's attic, and they nervously laugh, closing door and vowing not to go in there again. What happens there end first act of film, and visuals are so disturbing that it leaves viewer truly nervous about what director David Bruckner is saving for end. While avoiding messy discussion of whether their buddy's death was Luke's fault, come across spooky cabin. Luke was in store with their dead friend we see him cowering behind shelf in flashback, watching helplessly as mugger crushes his friend's skull. But what if, Netflix's newest film asks, your pain makes you target? What if your and guilt make you easier to hunt? Ritual follows four friendsLuke, Phil, Hutch, and Domon, camping trip through Sweden, which they organize after one of their friends is murdered by two muggers in convenience store. Grief left unchecked can feel like you being torn apart from inside.