...Michael is going to grow up to be a serial killer. I mean, besides the ending, it establishes he's possibly mentally unstable and displays creeper behavior. This movie could easily have been a prequel to a number of slashers. I'd even argue it's not necessary for the cannibalism to be literally occurring, just a fantasy showing Michael is disturbed even at a young age (and that it's possibly genetically inherited).
shareI disagree. Michael was the total opposite. Typically, serial killers growing up will display aggressive, violent behavior towards the living, (i.e killing small animals, violence, etc.) Michael was very passive. I agree, he could POSSIBLY turn out to be a messed up kid but not in a serial killer kind of way. If anything, he will display periods of depression which could possibly make him suicidal due to his traumatic past.
shareI know that's how serial killers in real life typically behave, but I was thinking more of a slasher movie sort of serial killer, where they typically snap due to bizarre/traumatic events in their childhood even if they don't seem to have inherent violent tendencies (I'm thinking of "Pieces" and "Don't Go in the House" as specific examples)
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