9 totally unhinged fan theories about our all-time favourite Christmas films
Christmas films are one of the core pillars of the festive season (right beside mince pies and having a ~ disagreement ~ with your uncle about politics). In fact, there are hardly any Christmassy problems that a cheesy Christmas film can't fix:
Overwhelmed by your haul? Stick on The Muppet's Christmas Carol to remember the importance of sharing. Didn't get the SMEG toaster you were pining for? It's time to watch How The Grinch Stole Christmas to remind you what Christmas is really about (community, not presents). Accidentally abandoned by your family in a manner which is incidentally being targeted by burglars? Well, you get the idea.
However, there are some fans who've decided to dig a little deeper into the Christmas Film Multiverse. And err, not in a good way. Instead of taking these movies at face value, these fans have been coming up with all sorts of disturbing theories that have positively blown our minds. And – put it this way – Graham from The Holiday doesn't come out of it well at all.
GLAMOUR have rounded up some of the 9 most unhinged theories about our favourite Christmas films (don't blame us if you can never watch them the same way ever again):
The Holiday
The Holiday is the best Christmas movie ever made (we'll fight you on this!), but what if things didn't go exactly the way they did? One of the dark theories about the plot is the complete opposite of what takes places as it paints Graham (Jude Law), who is quite possibly the best on-screen man we've ever known, as a money-hungry killer who alongside his sister Iris (Kate Winslet) plotted to kill Amanda (Cameron Diaz) and steal her wealth all along – just like he allegedly did to his first wife, yikes!
We don't see this at all, but in an alternative horror version of the warm festive favourite, it could work!
Elf
This one could do some serious damage to the way you look at Buddy in Elf (Will Ferrell) so look away now if you'd prefer your family-friendly flick to remain family-friendly. This theory suggests that Buddy is a total creep who intended on watching Jovie in the shower instead of it being an accidental situation. This version of him also "brutally injures multiple children on their way home from school" in the snowball fight, "uses his obsession with syrup to get horribly sh*t-faced on the job," and “uses his so-called innocence to verbally abuse a man," the man being Miles Finch.
We're shaking!
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
In this unfortunate turn of events, this fan theory suggests that Max the dog became friends with the Grinch because he was an unwanted Christmas gift. The story indicates that someone sent him to the dump on Mount Crumpit, where The Grinch lived with other unwanted holiday gifts, and that's where the two met and became friends. How heartbreaking!
The Nightmare Before Christmas
There are a plethora of fan theories about Tim Burton’s Christmas classic and some are more realistic than others. One of the darkest of them suggests that all our favourite characters are simply reanimated corpses. A Reddit user explained it only made sense that the characters in Halloween Town are either people who died or monsters who have all been forced to work in the afterlife. Another suggested that Sally was dismembered for being a witch, which is why she’s a rag doll in her afterlife, with all her limbs stitched together. Meanwhile, others were convinced that Jack Skellington is a Celtic demon.
It's all very morbid, we know.
The Polar Express
You've probably seen the endless theories around the homeless man on the train in The Polar Express on social media over the years. One of the biggest conspiracies is that he’s related to the conductor, which is why he stays on the train. Could it be true? We'll probably never know, especially since his screen time is so limited.
The Santa Claus
So, people are claiming that the dad in Santa Clause (who indeed becomes Father Christmas) went to Hogwarts. Yep, it's a Harry Potter hybrid. A fan on Reddit picked up on some similarities between Santa's behaviour and things Harry and Co were learning at their wizarding school. Things like using floor powder and teleporting to get down chimneys, not to mention the time-turner he uses to make it to every home on Christmas Eve. This, we can definitely picture!
Home Alone
This theory is seriously twisted. Over the years, fans have been running with the idea that Kevin McAllister from Home Alone is Jigsaw from Saw. The spooky theory originated from Grantland and is based on the similarities between the impressive and elaborate pranks Kevin sets up and the tortures from Saw. Kevin also shows a strange interest in his neighbour, who is rumoured to be a serial killer – could it mean he wants to follow in his footsteps? Plus, Jigsaw is a blonde man with blue eyes, just like little Kevin…
Twentieth Century FoxJingle All The Way
Okay, so did the stress of buying the toy of the year lead to Arnold Schwarzenegger's character Howard Langston having a breakdown?
Reddit users seem convinced and put that reasoning down to why Howard only appeared to see his arch-rival Myron Larabee (Sinbad) in his most pressurised moment… because he has seemingly lost a grip on reality, and Myron is his negative manifestation. Hmm….
©2003 Universal Studios. All Rights ReservedLove Actually
After a Twitter user pointed this out, we can't get past this... but did Daniel (Liam Neeson) in Love Actually, who was grieving his wife's death, have feelings for Karen (Emma Thompson)?!
The scene that gives this away is when Daniel bumps into Claudia Schiffer at the end of the film and accidentally calls her Karen! So, she was on his mind the whole time?? I know it's been nearly two decades since this movie came out, but we need concrete answers!
