Talk:The Ritual/@comment-29683212-20130710181755/@comment-82.5.198.52-20131023182746

You DID come on a bit strong, to be fair.

However, the film is hardly being critical of those archetypes. It's being critical of how those archetypes are presented in the horror film industry. This entire movie is meant to be satirical, tongue-in-cheek and back-handedly explaining the horror trends of the last two or three decades.