REAL ending Explained (Director's commentary/comic explains it)
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Chris12955 — 9 years ago(December 27, 2016 12:43 AM)
They all come back just the way they were if Krampus deemed them worthy. In the comic, we see what happens to those that are not deemed worthy. He turns those who cannot find love into his toys to serve him for future Christmases. They are not returned like everyone else. So there is a bad ending for some people, just not the Engels.
The Bell and snow globe are the interpretive part.
Is he always watching them, and will return if they mess up?
Or does he give them the bell because they passed his test, and he collects snow globes to watch those who prove to be the best of humanity so he can watch his good work.
I prefer the latter, as Krampus would be doing this because he wants to help others(in his own twisted way), and the snow globes give him a warm fuzzy feeling thinking of his good deeds. -
Chris12955 — 9 years ago(December 27, 2016 01:16 AM)
The person who made the video forgot something that proves the "happy" ending. Omi knew what happened to those Krampus took. She said she hid under her bed the whole time. How would she know where he took them then? How would she survive a frigid winter with everyone gone for miles and miles around. How could this strange occurrence not be part of the family history if she was the lone survivor of a mass disappearance? The only answer is that she ALSO passed Krampus' test, and lied to ensure Max committed the same act of love and bravery because he wanted to. Not because he would think it was the only way to bring them back since Omi said it, thus making it a meaningless gesture. Her knowing nod to Max supports this too.
Other evidence not mentioned in the video.
Krampus took everyone in a very extensive area, even the truly good people and the innocent babies if the bad ending is true. Why do that if you only want the bad people, and how will people ever learn if you kill them all?
Why did the helpers want to take people whole and unconscious(or
near
death) from what we see? He is supposedly just killing them, a severed limb shouldn't matter.
One little boy or girl shouldn't condemn or save a community. There must be more going on here. Max is just ONE person of interest in this visit, and not the reason for it.
Again, they took an innocent baby. What sin did that child commit?
I concluded it was the "happy" ending after I saw it in theaters, and thought about all that and some of the stuff the video mentioned(I read the comic AFTER coming to that conclusion.) All of those snow globes are the bigger success stories for Krampus. Ones he can look at with joy at his good work in helping others see the light. Of course, you don't want to be on Krampus' naughty list, because then he truly drags you to Hell as seen in the comic.