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The family, did they all deserve punishment?

posted 8 years ago by ryansassy1
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The set up of the film suggested a lot of tensions and family feuds going on, and people generally treated each other terribly, except for Omi and perhaps Max's dad. You could say that in their way, they each deserved Krampus' punishment for ill will:

The aunt, uncle, and cousins were rude, inconsiderate, and downright cruel on occasion.

Max's mom had some mean things to say about her aunt, and that snide remark about her sister's family surviving on hot dogs and macaroni.

Max himself had his blow up at dinner time, fighting his cousin and then tearing up his santa letter, wishing they would all go away.

Maybe I just missed it, but I don't see however that Omi, the baby, or Max's dad had any noticeable ill will. Isn't ill will the requirement for Krampus to come and take people?

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[–] Bullish_Captain 8 years ago

Max's side of the family seemed nice enough to me.

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[–] DarklordRB 8 years ago

This is the same Krampus who laughed at Max when he shed a tear. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uM-sgtqiSB4

That's a strong indication that he gives no f#cks.

[–] cgrill8 8 years ago

No, they really didn't. Max cursed the whole family when he told them "I hate you all". So it included the baby and the grandmother. Near the 3rd half of the movie, even Max figures it out that everything happening may have indeed been his fault after he heard his Grandmother's story. And to the end of the first black out (after he gets the bell wrapped in his letter)... so far it mimicked even Omi's story. But we come BACK, and Max is still fighting and takes it takes on a different meaning when he confronts Krampus.
And we have debated here before whether Krampus's laugh is one of joy or maliciousness, yet Max takes it as a bad sign, but was it?

3rd generation American from a long line of Gottscheers... it was Drandul, dude!

[–] DarklordRB 8 years ago

And we have debated here before whether Krampus's laugh is one of joy or maliciousness, yet Max takes it as a bad sign, but was it?

You're implying Krampus' laugh was just him being enamored by Max passing some sort of test? Kind of like how it was in the ending of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, where Charlie got the Factory by giving back the Everlasting Gobstopper to Wonka?

[–] cgrill8 8 years ago

Maybe... But it is just an opinion. Someone else mentioned it here months ago. Nevertheless Krampus laughing at all still creeped Max out no matter how it is interpreted.

[–] dezease 8 years ago

It kind of shook me (as a parent) when the baby got taken.

[–] cgrill8 8 years ago

Funny thing about the baby. I was wondering if the person playing the dark elf that takes the baby was one of their real parents. We're never really told in the credits or ANYWHERE! And the baby was SO good with the reactions to everything going on. I was astounded how well the baby did during all the tense moments. And then you see a dark elf simply pick up the baby and run out! It was almost comical... and the baby seemed to know it was coming. Who knows HOW many takes it took to get that right. They did talk about how chaotic is was filming with so many people on set and all the kids... and it still was pulled off rather well in the final product. I think they did an amazing job with some of the tense moments. And that odd tense scene when all the dark elves confront the 3 parents left. And then... they don't! But seeing the uncle being pulled out with Der Klown... gosh that whole scene was so crazy and amazing all at the same time...

3rd generation American from a long line of Gottscheers... it was Drandul, dude!

[–] stewieboy2008 8 years ago

It's all the little kids fault though haha.