I hate movies that make me think! (says a lot of these posters)

"I also hate Shakespeare, ancient Greek tragedy (like Oedipus Rex), A Tale of Two Cities, and other stuff that requires a high IQ. It hurts my brain!" - those other posters.

Melancholia received positive reviews from critics. The film holds a 79% "Certified Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 184 reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10, and the consensus: "Melancholia's dramatic tricks are more obvious than they should be, but this is otherwise a showcase for Kirsten Dunst's acting and for Lars von Trier's profound, visceral vision of depression and destruction."

The film also holds a score of 80 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 40 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."

ROGER EBERT made a good observation: Other movies like "Apocalypse" might have a romantic love affair, but in reality when the end of the world comes, that other stuff is trivial & unimportant. Death is final & puts an end to all our hopes and dreams.