Christmas conspiracies cultivate sinister scenes

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Christmas conspiracies cultivate sinister and dark movie backgrounds.

Hannah Haworth, Co-Web Editor

The holiday season brings joy to many, and a large part of this jolly time of year is the annual arrival of Christmas movies, but the happy family films that usually play during December may have a dark and sinister secret.

Much like any movie, fans create conspiracies that follow and connect classic films to others, so here’s a few Christmas movie conspiracy theories.

One fan believes Kevin McCallister from Home Alone grew up to be Jigsaw in Saw based on the similar diabolical scheming of puzzles and traps, watching other people be in pain and blue eyes and blonde hair. This connection puts a damper on family movie night during the holidays.

Next, Santa Clause from The Santa Clause is an exiled wizard from Harry Potter. This explains how Santa can fit through a chimney, travel to every house in the world (by apparition and the Time Turner) and no one ever sees Santa because he uses an Obliviate spell on them, but the theory can be transferred to any movie with Santa in it.

A classic Christmas tale told to children is the story of Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, but how did he get that red nose? Well, one fan theorizes that Rudolph is the illegitimate son of Donner and another reindeer, which explains Santa’s anger at Donner and Rudolph’s mom “overlooking” his red-nose much like she overlooks her husband’s infidelity. The red nose is said to be a type of scarlet letter that reminds Rudolph of his flaw constantly throughout his life. I personally like this theory, it is both elaborate and explainable and adds another layer to the story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

An astonishing fan theory about How the Grinch Stole Christmas reveals that Whoville is actually a post-apocalyptic land where Hitler won World War 2. Based on the classic animated version, all the Whos are white, which leads the fan to believe that this is a result of Hitler’s ideal Aryan race, and that they look so ridiculous because of years of inbreeding. While this theory is creative, the limited evidence leads me to believe in the original story.

Finally, one fan proposed that the mysterious hobo on top of the train in A Polar Express actually died and is now a ghost. Fortunately, once revealed on deleted scenes, this theory is proven fact after the hobo died when he collided with a flat top tunnel.

Next time the family gathers round with hot chocolate, fuzzy socks and Christmas cookies to watch the classic Christmas films, remember the dark secrets behind each of these supposedly jolly story lines.