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this video we’re taking a look at the
themes symbolism and theories
surrounding hereditary all of which tie
in to that wicked twist of an ending
needless to say but spoilers lie ahead
hereditary follows the Graham family who
all appeared distant from each other and
displayed little sorrow when grandmother
Ellen passes away father Steve is easily
the most level-headed member of the
family while teenage son Peter is more
concerned with smoking pot and getting
laid while mother Annie does attend a
grief support group she’s mostly unfazed
over her mother’s death due to their
strained relationship I just don’t want
to put any more stress on my family
oddly the only one who truly seems
affected by this loss is arguably the
most troubled family member 13 year-old
daughter Charlie
Charlie’s interests include constructing
homemade toys cutting the heads off dead
pigeons and making a bone-chilling
clinking sound with her tongue although
she suffers from creepy kid syndrome
Charlie shared a close rapport with her
grandmother now that she’s gone Charlie
feels more isolated than ever convinced
that nobody will be able to take care of
her you don’t think I’m gonna take care
of you when you go
speaking of burnt caretakers Charlie
experiences an allergic reaction at a
party after consuming nuts and a stoned
Peter
rushes her to the hospital as Charlie
sticks her head out the window to get
some air Peter Swift off the road to
avoid an animal carcass and accidentally
decapitates his sister with a telephone
pole well that was unexpected overcome
with guilt and grief Peter is sent into
a mostly zombified state for the
remainder of the movie after spiraling
the entire family into a psychotic
frenzy through numerous blowup
you swear it me shit mother Annie
becomes convinced that she can
communicate with Charlie from beyond the
grave
upon meeting a woman named Joan and he
seemingly makes contact with Charlie
through a seance but quickly comes to
believe that her daughter’s spirit is
evil while much of the film blurs the
lines between reality and insanity he
thinks starts become clearer when Annie
uncovers an old photo album it’s
revealed that the secretive Ellen not
only knew Joan but both were part of a
cult that worshipped the demon Peyman
whose powers include manifesting visions
and conjuring spirits according to the
book of Abram Ellen mutters only became
weirder when Annie is drawn to the Attic
where she finds the decapitated corpse
of her mother whose grave had been dug
up earlier this isn’t merely a product
of Annie’s warped mind as Steve is able
to see the body – then just to clarify
something supernatural is definitely
going on Steve is burned to a crisp when
Annie throws Charlie SketchBook into the
fireplace well that was unexpected
this builds to the pulse-pounding climax
as Peter stumbles upon his father’s
burnt corpse and Annie’s body is
apparently taken over by Peyman and he
begins to decapitate herself with a wire
garrote and then with echoes of
Rosemary’s Baby Peter is surrounded by
nude members of Ellen’s cult with
nowhere to run or hide Peter jumps out
of the attic window while it’s ambiguous
if he fell to his death or is simply
rendered unconscious the same bright
light seen before ventures interpeter
clicking his tongue and wearing a
familiar dazed expression he appears to
have been taken over by Charlie as his
mother’s corpse levitates into a chili
tree house where Charley often slept the
possessed Peter wanders inside where
Joan and several other cult members
await him they bow before a mannequin
resembling one of Charlie’s makeshift
toys with Charlie’s crowned head placed
on top Joan revealed that Charlie and
Payman are one in the same
now that Charlie who previously
identified as a tomboy has been
transferred to a male host she is able
to be crowned as
of hell all that was unexpected
she had private rituals private friends
while some may argue that this ending
comes completely out of left field the
first two ants were plentiful with
foreshadowing for starters many of the
cult members were present at Alan’s
funeral with Annie being surprised by
the large turnouts and he also mentions
that her brother committed suicide after
their mother tried to putt people in him
this means that the court likely tried
and failed to use him as a male host for
Peyman which motivated Ellen to convince
Annie to have children the could serve
as hosts I never wanted to be your
mother perhaps the biggest clue was
Peyman symbol which can be found hidden
throughout the film the symbol is even
present on the pole that decapitated
Charlie suggesting that her death wasn’t
an accident it’s widely believed that
the cult orchestrated Charlie’s death
planting the animals corpse on the road
so Peter would swim towards the
telephone pole perhaps Ellen somehow
contributed to her granddaughters nut
allergy which is why she was obsessed
with feeding her as a baby in that sense
the Graham family are like playthings
being controlled by the cult which gives
even greater significance to the
dollhouse depicted in the film the
families rooms were even constructed on
a stage with removable walls giving the
sets the sensation of a giant diorama
full of living toys perhaps the biggest
question revolving around the ending is
if it’s supposed to be taken literally
according to the writers / director ari
Astor the ending is not a metaphor for
deteriorating mental health confirming
that Charlie is indeed Peyman as asked
to putter in a GameSpot interview nobody
likes thee it was all a dream thing
what’s interesting is that the title
ultimately works on both levels whether
you choose to interpret it as mental
illness being passed down or pure evil
being passed down it’s all hereditary so
either way we can all be grateful that
we’re not part of the Graham families
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo and subscribe for new videos every day
losing their heads over welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
explaining the ending of hereditary
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos for
this video we’re taking a look at the
themes symbolism and theories
surrounding hereditary all of which tie
in to that wicked twist of an ending
needless to say but spoilers lie ahead
hereditary follows the Graham family who
all appeared distant from each other and
displayed little sorrow when grandmother
Ellen passes away father Steve is easily
the most level-headed member of the
family while teenage son Peter is more
concerned with smoking pot and getting
laid while mother Annie does attend a
grief support group she’s mostly unfazed
over her mother’s death due to their
strained relationship I just don’t want
to put any more stress on my family
oddly the only one who truly seems
affected by this loss is arguably the
most troubled family member 13 year-old
daughter Charlie
Charlie’s interests include constructing
homemade toys cutting the heads off dead
pigeons and making a bone-chilling
clinking sound with her tongue although
she suffers from creepy kid syndrome
Charlie shared a close rapport with her
grandmother now that she’s gone Charlie
feels more isolated than ever convinced
that nobody will be able to take care of
her you don’t think I’m gonna take care
of you when you go
speaking of burnt caretakers Charlie
experiences an allergic reaction at a
party after consuming nuts and a stoned
Peter
rushes her to the hospital as Charlie
sticks her head out the window to get
some air Peter Swift off the road to
avoid an animal carcass and accidentally
decapitates his sister with a telephone
pole well that was unexpected overcome
with guilt and grief Peter is sent into
a mostly zombified state for the
remainder of the movie after spiraling
the entire family into a psychotic
frenzy through numerous blowup
you swear it me shit mother Annie
becomes convinced that she can
communicate with Charlie from beyond the
grave
upon meeting a woman named Joan and he
seemingly makes contact with Charlie
through a seance but quickly comes to
believe that her daughter’s spirit is
evil while much of the film blurs the
lines between reality and insanity he
thinks starts become clearer when Annie
uncovers an old photo album it’s
revealed that the secretive Ellen not
only knew Joan but both were part of a
cult that worshipped the demon Peyman
whose powers include manifesting visions
and conjuring spirits according to the
book of Abram Ellen mutters only became
weirder when Annie is drawn to the Attic
where she finds the decapitated corpse
of her mother whose grave had been dug
up earlier this isn’t merely a product
of Annie’s warped mind as Steve is able
to see the body – then just to clarify
something supernatural is definitely
going on Steve is burned to a crisp when
Annie throws Charlie SketchBook into the
fireplace well that was unexpected
this builds to the pulse-pounding climax
as Peter stumbles upon his father’s
burnt corpse and Annie’s body is
apparently taken over by Peyman and he
begins to decapitate herself with a wire
garrote and then with echoes of
Rosemary’s Baby Peter is surrounded by
nude members of Ellen’s cult with
nowhere to run or hide Peter jumps out
of the attic window while it’s ambiguous
if he fell to his death or is simply
rendered unconscious the same bright
light seen before ventures interpeter
clicking his tongue and wearing a
familiar dazed expression he appears to
have been taken over by Charlie as his
mother’s corpse levitates into a chili
tree house where Charley often slept the
possessed Peter wanders inside where
Joan and several other cult members
await him they bow before a mannequin
resembling one of Charlie’s makeshift
toys with Charlie’s crowned head placed
on top Joan revealed that Charlie and
Payman are one in the same
now that Charlie who previously
identified as a tomboy has been
transferred to a male host she is able
to be crowned as
of hell all that was unexpected
she had private rituals private friends
while some may argue that this ending
comes completely out of left field the
first two ants were plentiful with
foreshadowing for starters many of the
cult members were present at Alan’s
funeral with Annie being surprised by
the large turnouts and he also mentions
that her brother committed suicide after
their mother tried to putt people in him
this means that the court likely tried
and failed to use him as a male host for
Peyman which motivated Ellen to convince
Annie to have children the could serve
as hosts I never wanted to be your
mother perhaps the biggest clue was
Peyman symbol which can be found hidden
throughout the film the symbol is even
present on the pole that decapitated
Charlie suggesting that her death wasn’t
an accident it’s widely believed that
the cult orchestrated Charlie’s death
planting the animals corpse on the road
so Peter would swim towards the
telephone pole perhaps Ellen somehow
contributed to her granddaughters nut
allergy which is why she was obsessed
with feeding her as a baby in that sense
the Graham family are like playthings
being controlled by the cult which gives
even greater significance to the
dollhouse depicted in the film the
families rooms were even constructed on
a stage with removable walls giving the
sets the sensation of a giant diorama
full of living toys perhaps the biggest
question revolving around the ending is
if it’s supposed to be taken literally
according to the writers / director ari
Astor the ending is not a metaphor for
deteriorating mental health confirming
that Charlie is indeed Peyman as asked
to putter in a GameSpot interview nobody
likes thee it was all a dream thing
what’s interesting is that the title
ultimately works on both levels whether
you choose to interpret it as mental
illness being passed down or pure evil
being passed down it’s all hereditary so
either way we can all be grateful that
we’re not part of the Graham families
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo and subscribe for new videos every day
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