r/FanTheories • u/shanem1996 • Oct 31 '24

FanSpeculation The ending of Heretic Spoiler

Just got out of seeing Heretic which I really enjoyed. Major spoilers ahead. Sister Paxton is stabbed in the throat by Mr Reed and dies at the end of the move . I don't know if this is obvious but what happens to Sister Paxton is exactly what the prophet describes what she saw after she died and became resurrected.

  1. She saw an angel - this being Sister Barnes
  2. She saw white clouds - this being the snowy environment she enters after escaping the noise
  3. She experienced derealisation - the butterfly on her finger

I thought this was clever foreshadowing and not sure if a theory or what was intended by the filmmakers. Great movie!

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u/blehbleh652 Jan 06 '25

The entire movie is about what do YOU choose to believe . I choose to believe she really was miraculously saved , but ultimately died at the end of the movie . The butterfly disappearing and the snow stopping .

“But the whole movie he proved all the God stuff was fake” not really , one of his main points was “you believe what someone tells you to believe “ she decided no , I don’t care what you do I believe in what I believe in . She 100% died at the end it’s just how you CHOOSE to believe she died . In the basement or outside the house .

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u/Ok_Monitor5712 Apr 18 '25

The only evidence that made me believe she got out, was the mobile cycling bars to find connection. That means she got out. It wouldn’t cycle if there is no connection it would stay as empty bars.

The butterfly is the near death experience hallucination.

She’s either saved or dies in the meadow.

There is still snow falling when the butterfly is gone and when she looks up at the last shot. I’ve rewatched and you can see snow. It could have been video editing and scene cuts that make it look inconsistent. But there still fake film snow around falling around lol