The one where the old man screams for his death. First off, what a selfish move. Could he not wait until the two people who didn’t want to die were far enough away first? Why turn your pain outward onto others.
Was this a reaction to the other dead old person (man or a woman I couldnt tell) on the ground? Or was this a premeditated suicide from both of them?
I think "suicide" is a good theory but not sure about calling it "premediated"... I don't think it was planned, but a reaction.
I have two theories on this one... one is a little farfetched admittedly. First one is more inline with your suicide idea and I consider the most plausible:
1) The old man saw the Dad and Son (alive and well) and they they still had each other. Which may have put him over the top emotionally because he just lost his entire family. Essentially, just that seeing two loving people together overwhelmed him emotionally and he just lost it... and committed suicide in the grief.
2) Its possible the old man actually saved the Dad and son... I know wait here me out! So if we remember the scene where Lee lit the fire on the Silo and there were many other fires lit up in return (their community showing others they are still alive)... there were quite a few lights that lit up. When Lee's kids were up there later and they lit up the fire there were no lights that had come up; suggesting that everyone was killed and that Lee's family were the last survivors.
If everyone was killed... it means the creatures were becoming more sensitive or figured out some of the tricks they were using or figured out their paths. Remember those raccoons that were scurrying on the sand path near the farm that were taken out?
Maybe this the old guy knew that if the Father and Son continued on the path, they were going to get caught by the creature like the rest of the old man's family/party. By screaming he would have forced Lee to take a different path, one the creatures are not laying a trap on. This is a little farfetched because it would have made much more sense for the character to just indicate not to go in that direction with gestures. And the evidence that the creatures were getting better at hunting them is a little weak.
Both theories are very interesting. Thanks.
shareI love the theory but it didn't seem that way to me. It was he suddenly lost his wife and lost his marbles.
shareThey only lit the lights at a specific time of day. Maybe even only on a specific day of the week. At least that's how I saw it.
shareIndeed, probably a specific time. But the kids should have been aware as to what time that would actually be at.
Hmm when I go back to watch it again, maybe the date stamps will provide more clues.
I believe that was unrelated. The kids lit the light to have their dad find them. At that point it wasn't about the other people in the area.
shareah yes, that makes a lot more sense... I would like to see the scene again and see where the kids are looking.
still I would say my idea that the monsters were getting better at hunting has some evidence (the racoon on the sand path, and this old man's group also being wiped out)
Neither of those are evidence that the monsters are getting better. You'd have to see how effective they were before both your examples, then after. Then compare them.
Because when you're that emotionally the rest of the world goes blank, or something like that. Plus I don't really think he endangered them. It seems like only the person making the noise gets killed like the son in the beginning.
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