#theritual

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1. The movie begins with someone close to the protagonist dying, causing them to feel immense guilt.

~ Friends Luke and Robert enter a convenience store to buy some vodka, and accidentally walk in on an active robbery. Robert is killed, while his Luke hid behind some shelves. Luke feels guilty, like he could've saved Robert if he was brave enough.

- Iduna and Agnarr die at sea while seeking answers for Elsa, causing her to feel responsible.

2. There is a brief bonding scene before said character dies.

~ When Luke wants to buy Vodka, but all his friends (Luke, Dom, Hutch and Phil) decline to go with him except Robert.

- Agnarr tells A&E a story while Iduna sings them All Is Found.

3. Important rock formation

~ Luke and friends build a small rock shrine to remember Robert.

- 4 stone pillars with the spirit symbols.

5. Friend tells the protagonist the death wasn't their fault.

~ Hutch

- Anna

6. Both groups chose to go on a dangerous journey through a forest. Most/a good portion of the film takes place in said forest.

~ On their hiking trip, Dom twist his ankle so they decide to go off trail and cut through some woods.

- All enter the Enchanted Forest looking for the voice.

7. Group bicker briefly about who should go on the journey.

~ Luke and Hutch want to leave Dom and Phil on the mountain to go get help. But they decide to stick together.

- Elsa wants to take Sven and leave the rest of the gang behind.

8.  Navigation system is iffy

~ Compass stops working

- The voice doesn't always respond to Elsa calling it.

9. Character named Gale/Gayle.

~ Dom's wife

- Wind spirit

10. Important encounters with deer

~ Group find a dead dear hung up in a tree. The Moder (the monster of this film) also resembles a deer (large elk like creature with antlers, hooves, etc).

- All the reindeer from the Northuldra style proposal. Honeymaren's baby reindeer. Sven. Reindeer cyclone at the end of the film.

11. Mysterious markings/symbols

~ Symbols scratched into trees.

- Spirit symbols/unreadable writing on the scroll found in A&I's ship

12. Protagonist is able to relive / see images of their past (happens several times).

~ Moder makes Luke relive being in the convenience store where Robert was killed. Either by giving him nightmares or by physically creating parts of the store (like shelves filled with Vodka).

- Elsa can use her magic to freeze moments in time, bring back memories, and interact with the memory ice statues in Ahtohallan.

13. Protagonist is marked or chosen by the diety.

~ Luke has 5 shallow holes punched into his chest by the Moder.

- Gale attacks Frohana but after seeing Elsa use her magic, spits everyone out except her.

14. Group members stress the importance of staying together.

~ People start getting nervous and angry after spooky stuff happens and Hutch reminds everyone that they need to stay together.

- Anna tells Elsa constantly that they need to stay together.

15. Group tries to split up again (right after the stay together reminder), but doesn't.

~ Dom's knee is getting worse and Phil is really stressed, so Hutch tells Luke he should go one without them and bring back help.

~ Elsa tries to follow Bruni North (without waiting for Anna or the rest).

16.  Group members gets removed involuntarily (several times).

~ Hutch (and eventually Phil and Dom) are killed by the Moder and hung in trees.

- Kristoff goes off for the proposal and accidentally gets left behind. Elsa sends Olaf&Anna away on the ice boat.

17. Group lose their supplies

~ When Hutch is taken, everyone frantically tries to save him (run away from their campsite) and get lost.

- Everyone gets out of the Kristoff's wagon and they leave it on the other side of the mist wall.

18. Hand holding for support. UwU

~ Luke holds Phil's hand when he's too tired and scared to climb on his own.

- E&A hold hands while they enter the forest.

19. Group encounters a society of people who have been living in the forest for a very long time and worship the diety/are spiritual (along with speaking another language). Once discovered, they attack the heros.

~ A small group of people who worship the Moder knock out Dom and Luke

- Northuldra attacks Frohana

20. Two native women play an important role in this encounter. One being the elderly leader of the group who gives the heros food and the other being a young woman who describes the diety they worship and explains more about what is going on.

~ Both characters unnamed. Elderly leader gives Luke water. Young woman explains that Luke was chosen and must kneel before Moder or die. They worship it because it "let's them live beyond natural life".

- Yelena and Honeymaren. Honey tells Elsa about Ahtohallan & the 5th spirit legend. Yelena tells them about how they only follow/listen to nature. Anna us shown drinking tea or something.

21. Natives also remove one character from the group.

~ Worshippers sacrifice Dom

- Ryder encourages Kristoff to leave

22. Worshippers settlement is set on fire.

~ Luke sets the cabins on fire.

- Bruni sets the forest on fire.

23. Forest is surrounded by magic (from the deity) that prevent people from leaving. In order to be set free, protagonist must prove their worth (instead of killing it).

~ Moder has the ability to change the forest physical layout in order to trap people (compass thing). Luke has to stand up to Moder and overcome his guilt about Robert's death to finally escape.

- Spirits create a dome around the Enchanted Forest. Elsa must tame the Nokk and the rest of the spirits to get to Ahtohallan.

24. Though the natives did not anger their diety (specifically the Natives were the ones under attack), it punishes them anyways.

~ Luke sets the settlement on fire and the Moder kills one of it's own worshippers.

- The Arendellians attack the Northuldra so the spirits trap their whole society in the forest and occasionally attack their camps.