Fan Theory – Part II

Fan Theories And Their Twisted, Yet, Perfectly Plausible Explanations. Pt. II

contd. from Fan Theory Part I

Someone has rightly said that fan theories are like panipuri/golgappa: we know they won’t fill our stomach or ease our hunger, yet we can’t stop consuming them because they’re fun to eat. Thanks to the internet, everyone has an opinion on everything, and we can’t help take advantage of this fact. So, I have compiled a huge list of fan theories on famous movies which are sure to blow your mind. Some of them are a bit far-fetched, but, some are so spot-on that they will leave you dazed and confused.

At the end of the day, these are just theories from eager fans. So, if it makes you feel comfortable, accept the theory. If it creeps you out, just ignore it.

 

Pixar Universe – Fan Theory

• All of the Pixar movies actually exist within the same universe!

The Grand Unified Theory of Pixar Movies has been around for many years, popularized in 2013 by online film critic Jon Negroni. This theory believes that every Pixar movie is connected. First, The Good Dinosaur, which shows how the universe is different, Brave shows that there are animals that can are human-like, which comes up in Up, Ratatouille, and Finding Nemo/Dory, but before that is The Incredibles and Toy Story 1 and 2. The reason that the toys come to life is because of the AI from the robot in The Incredibles. After that is Toy Story 3, and then Inside Out. Inside Out explains why in Monsters Inc. the better source of energy is happiness, as Joy is the main feeling. Then, Cars 1, 2, and 3 takes place, as all the humans have left. Then, when the cars die out, WALL-E takes place. However when the humans come back there isn’t many of them, which is why in A Bug’s Life the humans aren’t a threat. Also, the Pizza Planet truck appears in pretty much every Pixar movie and the next Pixar movie to come is generally always hidden in the previous one, like Nemo from Finding Nemo (2003) making a few early cameos in Monsters, Inc. (2001), the Mr. Incredible comic book came out before The Incredibles did, the character of Finn McMissile from Cars 2 (2011) was featured on Andy’s wall in Toy Story 3 (2010).

 

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) – Fan Theory

• Ferris Bueller was a figment of Cameron’s imagination.

The theory states that Cameron was so lonely that he invented Ferris, the type of person he dreamed of being and was also in love with Sloane. To deal with the fact that his parents didn’t care about him, bedridden Cameron lived out his dreams through his imaginary friend, Ferris. Confident, popular Ferris is the exact opposite of Cameron; while Cameron is shy and friendless, Ferris can do everything he can’t – from going out with Sloane to skipping school. Cameron steals his dad’s car – the only thing which really happens – and drives around the city on his own, with Sloane and Ferris all in his imagination. As the impossible events of the film continue to play out in his head, Cameron spaces out and crashes the car – forcing him to confront his cruel father. Also, it’s physically impossible for the trio to have done everything they did in a single school day.

Courage The Cowardly Dog – Fan Theory

• Courage the Cowardly Dog is just a normal dog.

Courage is actually a normal dog and he sees the world through a dog’s eyes. All the villains in the show are just normal people, but to a little dog they seem scary. They don’t actually live in the middle of Nowhere, but since his owners are too old to take him outside for walks, he only knows what’s around his immediate property, and everything beyond that is nothing because he’s never seen it. This theory explains why Courage’s owners never seem to realize the terrible danger they’re in. Also, every time Eustace wants to teach Courage a lesson, he whips out a giant green mask to scare him. Who does that? It’s pretty obvious that the “giant mask” is actually a rolled up newspaper or a stick.

Toy Story 3 (2010) – Fan Theory

• Toy Story 3 is an allegory for the Holocaust.

This one is interesting, to say the least. The theory follows that the Jewish people, represented by toys, were ostracized, left behind and isolated by their host nations (which are the children who play with them). They got caught trying to hide in the attic (Anne Frank) and get booted to Sunnyside Daycare where they were terrorized by little kids. Sunnyside Daycare is supposed to resemble a concentration camp, a place made up of unwanted toys which were sent away. The abusive and conspiring toys in the daycare represented the Jewish police who took part in reinforcing the journey to Auschwitz. And because of them, the toys were headed straight to the incinerator (you even see them holding hands at the end, accepting their fate). Finally, they are saved by toy aliens, who stand for the Allies and taken to Israel (the little girl’s house).

 

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) – Fan Theory

• Tom Hardy was the ‘Feral Kid’ from Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior.

One theory claims Tom Hardy wasn’t playing Max Rockatansky at all, but the young “Feral Kid” from Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, all grown up. Narrating Fury Road just like he did The Road Warrior, the kid grew up to idolize Max, keeping his music box as a gift (seen played just before the final chase sequence starts) and even dressing like his former hero. Only when he truly became a hero did he take up his idol’s name for himself. At the end of the film, he finally reveals his identity with the line “Max. My name is Max. That’s my name.” It’s delivered in a way that feels like it’s the first time he’s saying it, almost assuring himself that he is now The Road Warrior.

 

James Bond – Fan Theory

• ‘James Bond – 007’ is a codename, not just one person.

The multiple actors who’ve played 007 make it hard to see the film series as one long story. James Bond has been a 30-something-year-old spy in the cold war-era, fighting Russians, and a 30-something-year-old spy in modern times, protecting the world from post-9/11 terrorism. There are currently six James Bond canons: Connery, Lazenby, Moore, Dalton, Brosnan, and Craig. One can argue that some of the actors are playing the same canon character, but, besides physical appearance, there are some clear differences in personality and events between the six canons. It would explain why James regularly uses his real name despite being a secret agent and would help Mi6’s top agent gain legendary status around the world. When one gets too old or is captured, a younger agent takes his place as Bond, whose invincible exploits grow his reputation. The only truly original Bond was the one from the book series. The rest are copies, raised in the image of a brutal killer.

 

Drag Me To Hell (2009) – Fan Theory

• The movie is about a farm girl with severe eating disorder.

This theory states that Drag Me To Hell isn’t actually a horror movie, but instead a story of a farm girl with an eating disorder, who starves herself to fit a certain image and begins hallucinating and going crazy. If you pay attention to the character’s childhood obesity hinted at in the first act, and the struggle to leave her addict mother and her Southern accent behind, the movie makes way more sense as a woman with an eating disorder slowly driving herself insane. Notice how the vomiting witch always shows up in the kitchen or tries to shove things down the main character’s throat? Or how a piece of cake comes to life to keep her from eating? Eventually, her illusions drive her past the brink and she commits suicide by jumping in front of a train, convincing herself it’s the work of a curse, not the side effects of starving herself beyond reason.

The Rock (1996) – Fan Theory

• Sean Connery’s John Mason was actually James Bond

The theory goes that in the mid-1960s, famed British secret agent James Bond was caught spying in the United States, and locked up in infamous island prison Alcatraz (aka The Rock) on espionage charges. Aside from the fact that Connery played both the characters, Mason was a British operative who stole secret government files from influential FBI boss J. Edgar Hoover, but was captured at the Canadian border. And, in a throwaway gag, the script parodies Connery’s infamous Diamonds Are Forever one-liner, when he replies to Cage’s introduction “I’m Stanley Goodspeed”, with a cheeky “But of course you are…” Brilliantly, The Rock also ties in with one of cinema’s greatest ever fan theories – that “James Bond” is just a codename, inherited by numerous Mi6 agents over the years.

 

Batman – Fan Theory

• Bruce Wayne hallucinated his life as Batman

This one is pretty sad. If the fans out there are to be believed, Bruce Wayne never became Batman. He was shot along with his parents in Crime Alley on that fateful night, but, instead of dying he slipped into a coma and hallucinated his entire life from then on. The only “real” part of his life is Alfred Pennyworth, the Wayne family’s butler who visits him in the hospital and talks and/or reads to him. There is no Batcave. There are no villains. There is no Justice League, Outsiders, Robin, Suicide Squad, etc. Individual characters like The Penguin, The Joker and Ra’s al Ghul are all Bruce’s imagining the orderlies who have cared for him as being villains, with those three being the worst, or least pleasant, of the bunch. Everything exists inside Bruce Wayne’s mind.

 

Spirited Away (2001) – Fan Theory

• The film was a metaphor for prostitution

According to the theory, the film is actually a metaphor for prostitution. Of course, there’s no actual sex in it, since it is a children’s film. For example, when Chihiro, the film’s lead character, is forced to work for the wicked Yubaba, she works as a Yuna. A Yuna is a Japanese word for a woman who works with bathers, or quite simply, bathhouse prostitutes. She’s also given the name Sen, which was a common name given to female prostitutes during the Edo period. When confronted with the question about why he made a movie like this, Miyazaki answers the question by saying that he thought the most appropriate way to depict Japanese society was through the sex industry, and he asked the interviewer himself a question on if Japanese society was becoming just like the sex industry. This theory has been outright confirmed by the creator himself.

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While some of these stories are quite dubious, the others are way more convincing than they have any right to be.

What do you think?

Fan Theories – Part III coming up shortly!