Was Krampus just going to keep an eye on them that way to see if they make the naughty list again next year? Is this movie about damnation or a second chance?
Also, was Santa Jesus? Or is Krampus the ghost of Christmas future?
Yes it's to show that the family is now being watched and we're given a second chance from Krampus.
shareI personally thought they were just doomed to spend eternity together trapped. And the kid screwed himself and was doomed to spend eternity with the people he hated lol. I like that idea better anyway. I like the look of horror on everyone's face when he opens the box to see the bell. Like they are all suddenly remembering what happened and realizing this is their hell. Think, Jean Paul Sartres play "Not Exit" - Hell is other people. Trapped with miserable di*k bags forever.
shareThere is much evidence to support the watching them theory, but I will keep it brief. The Tie-In comic explicitly supports this. In the first shot of the inside of the house, A Christmas Carol is on the television. In a way, Krampus is a reworking of A Christmas Carol. In A Christmas Carol, Scrooge wakes up to find that none of it physically happened, but he has knowledge(Krampus' bell in here) that he could never have had, were it not real.
shareThat's exactly what I think and choose to be the way it goes. But I like to think the in-laws would slip up within the new year and find themselves prey to him for real lol.
shareIf you see the cut scenes, you will see that the in-laws were good people in their own way. There were two nice bonding scenes between the sisters, and their husbands that were HEAVILY trimmed for the film. In them we see that both sides have their own good, and bad points, and that deep down they are all good people, even the aunt. It just took Krampus to remind them of that. This is why they are so nice when they come back, because of those scenes where they made amends with one another that were trimmed for time. So I can't see Krampus coming back so soon myself with that information.
Oh, and in your original post you asked if Krampus was Santa, Jesus, or the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. I think the best comparison would be the Ghost of Christmas past. He reminds people of the important things they have let slip by that truly matter, and the memories of love for one another.
Very well said! So was another post of yours I saw in another threat explaining that it 'leans' on it being a 'good' ending.
Actually... best comparison of Krampus... all 3 of the spirits from A Christmas Carol. He's shows the people how they were, and could be, but during the present. This gives a better shock to those that sacrifice for the sake of real love. And I don't think any of the characters really 'died'. The mother was almost hung to death by the cherub yes, but the rest were simply knocked out, or dragged away, or taken away.
3rd generation American from a long line of Gottscheers... it was Drandul, dude!
Actually... best comparison of Krampus... all 3 of the spirits from A Christmas Carol.Well, obviously, but kylo_ben seemed to want one in particular out of the lot. So I picked past, as Krampus thematically personifies him most.
And I don't think any of the characters really 'died'. The mother was almost hung to death by the cherub yes, but the rest were simply knocked out, or dragged away, or taken away.Good point, even with the other people taken we never saw any dismembered body parts or definitely lethal situations(the frozen driver could have been in shock and almost dead.) They could have been taken unconsciously(or NEAR death) too, rather than killed.
I took it to mean they were trapped in Krampus' personal collection, never to feel the joy of Christmastime (or life, for that matter) again. But then, I do love a bummer ending, so maybe I just took it that way because I'm a morbid @sshole.
I'm not sure I understand your second question. At least the first part of it. As far as what spirit Krampus might represent, I'll say Christmas Present. Like, presently, you are a bunch of d!cks, so it's into the snow globe with you.
Krampus gave the grandma an ornament as a reminder, and so does to the boy. Krampus wouldn't have bothered to give him a reminder if they're all trapped in a snow globe.
The German lady's family were all killed. But the boy's family learned to look-out and care for each other thus, were given a second chance.
Plus, the boy saw the neighbor's house.
It's kind of ambiguous. First time I watched it, I thought he kept the snowglobe and was just watching them. The second time, I thought they were really trapped in there and put in his trophy case.
There is no objective reality... and that's Sucker Punch
You could look at the snow globe as they're trapped in there, or that Krampus is watching them. You could even look at it as a kind of trophy for Krampus when he does a good job and they finally understand the true spirit of Christmas.
Personally I like either them being watched or the trophy theory. I don't like the idea of them being trapped - there's some information in the film that would contraadict that a bit, but just choose which one you prefer and makes you happy. :D
Krampus analysis video
https://youtu.be/MjX9ANoz3II
You are giving everything too much thought.
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