There is NO happy ending.
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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)
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cgrill8 — 9 years ago(December 02, 2016 10:22 AM)
When I saw it in the theater (Tuesday Dec 15 2015) before knowing ANY of the extras, before reading the comic (checked out of a library in Feb 2016), or hearing the commentary (April 2016 when the blur ray was released) I knew that they survived. I knew it was a good ending. But to each his own. Did they look out the window and see a workshop? No. Did they leave the front door and put a hand on a mysterious invisible barrier they could not walk through? No. We were not given any reason that the family had any idea they were inside.anything. Thus they were not. Only being watched but if you think otherwise oh well. I'm not arguing the point per se, just trying to make a point without delving into the directors comments or outside sources like the comic or art book. Even my 8 year old only had the VISUAL to go by and was freaked out completely. He slumped into the couch in fear and doubt. I turned around and said, the very same thing did you SEE them touch the side? When Max looked out, did he SEE the side of a globe? Or any other glass? (like the side of a snow globe) No. We saw the neighborhood. We saw smokestacks going in the background too We saw him go downstairs for all remember the nights before with the bell. It's a fake out, it's not 'really' what you're seeing. They aren't trapped. They're being watched. They didn't go out the front door and become stopped by a curved glass barrier. They aren't going to spend the same day over and over this isn't Groundhog Day. They are finally experiencing GRATITUDE and redeemed and somewhat a restored faith too. The music at that point (when Max wakes up, though it's mostly silent) even in the (OH NO ANOTHER OUTSIDE SOURCE!) soundtrack is called The Redemption! OH NOES! But they're eternally stuck in a snowglobe so they must not be redeemed. Alive with no grocery store OH NOES!
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mpurvismattp — 9 years ago(December 23, 2016 10:47 PM)
I just watched this movie and I was a bit perplexed, and was wondering exactly what happened at the end. I like the theory of the perpetual hell Xmas more, but I honestly think the quasi Christmas Carol finale is infact the actual intention of the writers. The multiple snow globes are all the other familys (including yoursand mine yikes). The back of the DVD even says "You Better Watch Out." I think that was an ominous way of saying " You better not pout, you better not cry or Krampus will kill your ass and that no lie." Or something to that effect
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mpurvismattp — 9 years ago(December 23, 2016 10:48 PM)
I just watched this movie and I was a bit perplexed, and was wondering exactly what happened at the end. I like the theory of the perpetual hell Xmas more, but I honestly think the quasi Christmas Carol finale is infact the actual intention of the writers. The multiple snow globes are all the other familys (including yoursand mine yikes). The back of the DVD even says "You Better Watch Out." I think that was an ominous way of saying " You better not pout, you better not cry or Krampus gonna kill your ass and that no lie." Or something to that effect