Clue number one - "Krampus comes to take , not to give. " Common sense should tell you, Krampus would not GIVE them a se
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omniscentry — 9 years ago(October 07, 2016 02:05 AM)
I agree with this. Also, when the grandma recounts her Krampus story, it seems everyone in her house/village is tortured/disappeared the next morning. I imagine in their own existential horror snowglobes.
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pankoeken — 9 years ago(October 08, 2016 01:23 AM)
You should read this thread
http://www.imdb.com/board/13850590/board/flat/261021559
it contradicts what you think. The comic adaptation was written by the same guys who wrote and directed the movie and in it the family is safe BUT being watched by Krampus and his evil cohorts.
That is still not really a happy ending but they are not imprisoned in some goofy trite snow globe "world". The uneasy glances the family members give each other give credibility to the being watched theory. Also what is creepier reliving a happy Christmas morning with family or knowing Krampus is watching and waiting for your family to make a mistake so he can rip you all to pieces? -
deadbodieseverywhere17 — 9 years ago(December 08, 2016 07:14 PM)
Also what is creepier reliving a happy Christmas morning with family or knowing Krampus is watching and waiting for your family to make a mistake so he can rip you all to pieces?
Being in hell, in a snow globe, in Krampus' lair, forever.
Basically what the OP said.
There are maybe five beings I hope I never have to fight and J'onn Jonzz is one of them. - Superman -
hannahrose313 — 9 years ago(December 12, 2016 03:38 AM)
Considering there was an alternate ending which only showed the Grandma and Max acknowledging what happened the night before, and without a snow globe pan-out, I'd say that there were multiple endings thought up by the director.
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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.