Black Christmas
Imogen Poots stars as protagonist and final daughter Riley Stone in 2019 ’s socially conscious slasherBlack Christmas , directed bySophia Takal , which succinctly wraps up a tidy sum of its loose ends and only leaves a few unrequited questions by the movie ’s conclusion .
In the moving-picture show , a misogynist fraternity at the fictitious Hawthorne College practice a supernatural heirloom from the school ’s racist , sexist founder , Calvin Hawthorne , to exact a ghastly penalization upon sorority sister who they have deemed disobedient . Before the sister can fend for themselves from their demonically possessed pursuer by any means necessary , they are forced to first overcome their inner fiend . Very little is left to the audience ’s imagination , unlike in Poots’2020 filmVivarium , which places her reference in a definitely more unintelligible position . By the terminal ofBlack Christmas , which is the second remake of Bob Clark ’s 1974 culthorror classic of the same name , the womanhood - hating villain are play out into the open , their plans laid bare for all to see .
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Although some details , like the origin of Hawthorne ’s incantation , the black goo , and the mystical DivaCup , are only vaguely equal upon , virtually everything in thissupernatural horror movieis wrap and tie up neatly . Still , there are a few question that go unaddressed in Takal ’s movie .
The Black Christmas Ant Metaphor: Who Are The Ants?
This variant ofBlack Christmas , co - write by Takal and April Wolfe , swear in part on the ant metaphor . Observant spectator may have noticed the ant farm ( accidentally , a type of vivarium ) on the desk of Professor Gelson ( Cary Elwes ) early in the film . After that , Riley ’s sorority sister Marty ( Lily Donoghue ) explains how her ideal friends would be like ants : they are strong , act as a unit , and in a way ca n’t be killed because each one is an extension of the others .
The final visual aspect of the ant metaphor is when the audience learn that the possess brotherhood brother , referred to as an ground forces in the film , behave in many way just like pismire . Exactly why the writer chose to insert this metaphor into the playscript is anyone ’s guess , but it probably has something to do with the perception of ant as being mindless drone , and their classification as societal dirt ball . Interestingly , the ant metaphor is appropriate for both the admirer and antagonists of the film , but for different reason .
What Does Riley See In The Fire?
At the end of the film , the audience learns that Professor Gelson is the leader of the movie ’s supernatural band of bad boys . Riley and the other so - called disobedient sisters defeat his misogynous reserves by smashing Hawthorne ’s fizzle . Riley ’s sister Kris ( Aleyse Shannon ) tosses a lit crude lamp at the prof ’s human foot , fix him and the frat house aflame . As Riley watches the house burn , her face displays a range of emotions . At first , she has a simple look of ministration on her face as she is catching her breathing place . This step by step becomes a grinning , presumably generated by the sentiency of achievement she must palpate after subdue both her internal and external demon in one fell slide . But her grin does n’t last long ; soon , it becomes one of both surprise and worry .
It is out of the question to tell whether this flavour on her face is a part of the level , or is only a part ofImogen Poots ’ rendition of the minute . deliberate that the sorority true cat Claudette is view work up smuggled goo off the floor during the credits , and that in an alternative ending ofBlack Christmas , Riley ’s love interest has black-market sludge ominously dripping from his hand , it is in all probability safe to say that the sister ’ conflict against misogyny is not over , just as the struggle continues in material life .
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