Hereditary Ending Explained
The movie Hereditary follows the Graham family as they deal with loss and dark family secrets that lead to a shocking end. Everything builds to a ritual where a demon named Paimon takes over the son Peter after the deaths of his sister Charlie and mother Annie.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkE-21uJLZ4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl7K90Nc4RA
The story starts with the death of the family grandmother Ellen who secretly led a cult worshiping Paimon a king demon from old texts. Ellen wanted a male host for Paimon because her granddaughter Charlie born female did not fit the plan. This sets up the familys tragedies as steps in the cults scheme.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkE-21uJLZ4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl7K90Nc4RA
Annie the mother played by Toni Collette starts making tiny models of their home copying real events which hints at forces controlling their lives. After Charlie dies in a car crash when Peter takes her to a party the family falls apart. That crash looks like an accident from panic but it clears Charlie out as the wrong host making way for Peter.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkE-21uJLZ4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HltwQ6C8uQE
Annie grows unstable talking to Charlie through seances and meeting a friend Joan who is part of the cult. Joan teaches Annie to project her soul which the cult uses later. Peter sees creepy visions like Charlie clicking her tongue showing the demons influence growing.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl7K90Nc4RAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vIFJfLop5I
In the final scenes Annie realizes the truth from her mothers letters. She attacks Peter but floats and hangs herself to finish the ritual. The cult leader decapitates her matching Charlies earlier death. They place Peters crown on him as he kneels smiling with Paimons spirit entering his body. The cult cheers as Peter bows to a statue of Paimon completing the possession.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkE-21uJLZ4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vIFJfLop5I
The film mixes real grief with supernatural control showing how trauma passes down like a curse. The house models and symbols like triangles point to the cults plan from the start leaving no escape for the Grahams.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HltwQ6C8uQEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl7K90Nc4RA
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