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last part totally confused me!

posted 15 years ago by crazydazygal42
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ok i understand he made her not afraid so heather kills her, or at least we think.. and then in the end she is seen counting her fingers just like the old lady so what does that mean?

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[–] harveythepooka 15 years ago

that paladine transfered his soul into the girl's body and then killed the old lady who I assume had heather's soul in her.

[–] AZINDN 14 years ago

Palladine was the old lady Doctor. She identified herself to Gorn's character when he comes to tied to the table in the apartment. He's been transferring into bodies for five centuries according to the script.

-- If Ewan McGregor were a lollipop I'd be a diabetic strumpet --

[–] prenzie-1 14 years ago

What happens as far as I could tell was that since Heather was hypnotized into fearing nothing(2nd time hypnotist made this mistake!-just stupid I guess)the girl did not fear transference of soul process wherein she becomes ancient villain. After that she's ordered to kill remains of old lady which she also does not fear. Only logical explanation I could see.

[–] aef-6 14 years ago

Very similar with The Skeleton Key (2005)

[–] vaevictusdeus 12 years ago

The son stabs the "mother" in the eye thus opening up a literal path for "her" soul to escape. Shortly thereafter, while her son's off defenestrating himself(and awkward foreign hypnotist), the "mother" uses the opportunity to possess the host child via hypnosis, begin the soul transference*, and to cut the umbilical cord from one host to the next, cuts the throat of the old host killing it and severing the connection.

*the method of transference is left purposely vague to give the momentary impression that good triumphed over evil before the clumsy twist ending shows otherwise. If you missed the needlessly overt shots of the finger twiddling earlier in the film, it's likely because you fell asleep.