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1. This doesn't seem to be a ghost movie.

Originally thought 2..

Vojkan: the essence of the debate on more than one thread is whether a paranormal influence existed in the story line. If you disagree then state your reasons, instead of blathering 'get over it' like a 12 year old girl.

Guywhoever you are..Stop already with Gordon and generator and convenience. Get over it.

Possession. Gordon is possessed by the spirit of Simon who still lives in the asylum
No question about it. Gordon couldn't have known were everyone was at, and the generator turned off at a very convenience time when everyone was vulnerable.

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I love your "BTW" . And, yes, I agree with you that its meant to be ambiguous.thats part of the reason why this thread has gone on as long as it has LOL.
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The Mary tapes reveal a case of multiple personality disorder brought on by an extremely traumatic event. The disorder is the mind's way of repressing memory of the event.
Hearing these tapes gives a hint (to the audience) that this is also what's happening to Gordon.
(But: I don't altogether rule out the 'supernatural' explanation 2. The movie is ambiguous. It's
meant
to be ambiguous!)

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2 gets my vote.
It's the voice. Gordon hears the same voice that came from Mary. There is a connection and that is the voice and Simon.

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1. Small amount of Evil lives inside each of us. Simon is just a name for it.
   Final line - 'I live in the weak and the wounded.' is not 'I'm entering the weak and the wounded.'.
   So, no "possession" theme for me.

2. The ending dialogue explains that Simon "preys on the weak." 3 has already been done (well maybe after the fact) in Identity.
   Look at how happy you are, so carefree. It's almost as if you don't know you're Billy Bush!-Triumph

I subscribe to theory #1.
#2 doesn't feel like it has any deeper meaning.
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2 to me is obvious

1, it's the most fitting choice, quite honestly it's the most disturbing and adds a lot more depth to the story. 2 would just be the easier explanation since (IMHO) there's not much supporting the possession theory besides the end dialog, possession is always a cop-out for when they don't have an ending and is thrown in there to fill the missing gap.
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Unc John "We makin' trouble?"
Stacy "Yeah"
Unc John "What kind?"
Stacy "The forever kind"

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I never even imagined whatsoever that Simon had anything to do with Gordon. I suppose the clues are there, but it's a stretch.

1 for me

vote for #1