There is NO happy ending.
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Benjen_Snark — 9 years ago(October 08, 2016 05:09 PM)
Do people really debate this? It's pretty clear, the ending is pretty bleak for the family: trapped within perpetual Christmas limbo within a snowglobe in Krampus' lair for all eternity. Max gets his wish: his family is back and happy together, but their trapped within that day for all eternity.
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Benjen_Snark — 9 years ago(October 08, 2016 07:57 PM)
The only one living in delusion here is you dude. It's abundantly clear at the end of the MOVIE that the family is trapped in limbo within the snowglobe. The only people denying it are the people who refuse to admit that the movie doesn't have a happy ending. We're not talking about the comics here, we're talking about what was shown on film. Sorry that that doesn't fit your narrative!
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pankoeken — 9 years ago(October 08, 2016 08:48 PM)
Nope you're wrong. How is being watched by Krampus and his minions hoping you give them an excuse to tear you into pieces again a happy ending? Everything the writers and directors have said about the ending proves you're wrong but by all means a bunch of friendless kids like yourself and the countless other doom and gloom clichs desperate to have yet another trite cookie cutter oh the monster won ending know best, right?
The vast majority of horror movies trot out that same pathetic "twist" of oh you think they are okay but NO the monster kills them derp derp derp. Sorry that not everyone wants the same old garbage every time like you and all the other goofballs that never had an original thought in their lives. Obviously anything straying even slightly from typical formulaic crap terrifies some people so make sure you stay firmly in the box.
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Benjen_Snark — 9 years ago(October 08, 2016 09:11 PM)
Lol Krampus and his minions aren't waiting to tear into Max and his family again, because he already has them. The snowglobes are his collection. The final scene in the movie is definitely filmed with a "dreamlike" quality, which is subverted when the camera pans back and we realize that they're actually trapped within a snowglobe in Krampus' lair. He leaves behind the second ornament as proof that what happened wasn't a dream. I'm sorry that you think that the darkness of the ending is cookie cutter and cliched - (in my opinion the darkness of the ending is what solidifies it as an awesome movie) but it's quite clear to anyone with half a brain that the ending isn't a happy one.
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Bullish_Captain — 9 years ago(October 09, 2016 05:03 AM)
How is being watched by Krampus and his minions hoping you give them an excuse to tear you into pieces again a happy ending?
I thought the grandma said it wasn't about doing, it was about believing.
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GSworldbuilder — 9 years ago(October 12, 2016 01:07 PM)
And..finally, the camera zooms out to show us many snow globes.
Critical
thinking
would lead you to believe that those are the snow globes, of other families, trapped forever in limbo.
I think you mean "logical reasoning", a critical thinker would question everything he saw and not necessarily believe the logical deduction that every house is trapped in its own snowglobe. Anyway, I agree with there not being a happy ending. There are inconsistencies throughout the movie though, sadly enough, making it a very debatable ending. -
Sandy0095 — 9 years ago(October 28, 2016 10:09 PM)
I believe the director said he knew the ending but wanted the audience to have a choice:
- The family is either stuck in a perpetual Christmas-like world.
- The family is on watch for good behavior, with the snow globe acting as a camera.
It's up to interpretation. But personally I think they're okay because Krampus is described as a Loki-like character. He's a master of mischief and likes to play cat and mouse. I think the fact that the boy fought for his family, verses his grandmother, proved the lesson worked. But I think they're on permanent watch.
-Who is it?
-It's Grandpa. And it sounds like he's gotten into the horseradish again.
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TheMichael — 9 years ago(October 29, 2016 01:55 AM)
Yeah, people debating this annoys me too. IT'S A LIMBO ENDING. All this "second chance" or "keeping a lookout" talk is trying a little too hard to rationalize the ending. It's supposed to go by the FEELING of the ending, and the feeling of the ending is dread.
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bmw9413 — 9 years ago(October 31, 2016 10:40 PM)
The alternate ending has only Max and Omi remembering while the rest of the family is laughing cheerfully and not paying attention, also there is no snow in the background when the camera zooms out.so the theatrical ending should be considered Purgatory/Hell/Limbo because of the glow during the whole scene, the snow, and Krampus's presence still residing over them (the fire, blowing by the window)