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Something the father said... (spoilers)

posted 14 years ago by jean-gove
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These are just two fun notions, not water-tight theories, nor would a good film put out a water-tight theory anyway...

In the beginning the father says that part of the solution for their children's asocial nature is to make a movie so that the family spends more time together. Could it be that the majority of the Home Movie it is a family-made horror film, and that all of them are in on it. It would certainly explain why everyone seems intent to keep the camera on and with them all the time.

Also there are a number of times when the characters mention that "it's the camera". Maybe it's the camera that is possessed and bringing out the worst in everyone -ignorant parents, evil kids- and perhaps even changing filmed events, such as two scenes which were rewinded and changed so as to have something spectacular to film. This would also explain why everyone is keeping the camera on and with them all the time. This could lead to a host of new explanations... since we wouldn't truly know which versions are true or not (as in Blairwitch Project 2).

[–] BlackMagikWoman 13 years ago

you know, i kept wondering why at certain parts the film would "rewind" itself and it would play back a little differently. your theory regarding that makes sense, since jack was talking into the camera at the end as if the evil that was possessing him was inside the camera.

[–] Finkle-is-Einhorn 13 years ago

the kids were like that before he started using the camera , their behavior is why they moved to this house

[–] stargazer1701-1 11 years ago

People do behave differently in front of camera. We want to be seen in the best light, so we give our best smiles. the idea that the camera was bringing out the worst in the kids is an excellent angle. I also saw that that the camera becomes an integral entity in the film like as if it were a third child that every one wants to hold and 'make watch'. I was wondering about those moments of rewind... interesting theories behind this film.

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