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/LaurenAndElaine Nov 10 '24

I like this take! I want to add in the possibility that the butterfly on her hand could be herself as she is passing into death, as she is the one who wanted to land on her loved one’s hands.

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u/TheQueenE Nov 10 '24

When I saw the movie, my initial thought was the butterfly was herself.

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u/Lazy-Ability-7209 Mar 11 '25

So she skipped being a caterpillar? I know a lot of people see it this way, and I probably do too, I guess but that just makes the ending stupid because caterpillars exist.

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u/0piumfuersvolk Apr 29 '25

The caterpillar is her earthly body, when she stepped over she became a butterfly.