The most notorious fan theory suggests that Sandy is in fact dying throughout the movie and the story only plays out in her imagination. Arguably one of the most famous movie theories of all time, it offers a completely different perspective on the movie's otherwise mostly upbeat tone, adding darkness to the musical's joyous light. And while the theory has its detractors, it remains incredibly popular, because it is tied to the film's strangest mystery: what its end really means. It is precisely because of that ending's weirdness and one particularly pertinent line from Grease's first big musical number - "Summer Nights" that a fan theory suggested a grim undercurrent to the classical musical including a dying teenage girl living her last moments "down in the sand". The fantasy sequences of "Greased Lightnin'" and "Beauty School Dropout", which very much play out in the imaginations of the characters singing those songs. The former is the T-Birds imagining their triumphs and how well the car will boost their boyish boasts of machismo, while the latter is Didi Conn's Frenchy imagining the bleakness of her future if her dream fails. Both are very much tied to dreams, but that makes the final sequence of Grease all the more confusing, because when Danny and Sandy fly off from the carnival in Greased Lightnin' it happens in real-time in the real world. Sandy's shock is nothing compared to that of the audience, who have just watched a fairly conventional high-school musical that operates within normal rules of reality end with a car literally flying off into the distance. In that respect, it was no wonder that there was an opportunity for a fan theory to fill in the gap in logic. The starting point of the theory, which was initially posted on Reddit, is one of the lines in "Summer Night" dedicated Sandy and Danny telling each of their listening audiences what happened during their holiday romance at the beach. While the Grease prequel, 'Summer Lovin', will tell the actual story of what happened during that tryst, the only account the audience can trust is the mention of the young couple bowling in the arcade, holding hands, and drinking lemonade. Crucially, the lyrics suggest that Danny and Sandy met when she got a cramp while swimming and Danny saved her from drowning, before showing off "splashing around". While it might sound like empty bragging, the theory suggests that Sandy actually did drown and everything that follows is Sandy fantasizing about what her life could have been as she dies. From the prolog onwards, every event that happens plays out in Sandy's mind, and the reason everything wraps up so perfectly for every character, despite all of the conflict on the way to the finale is that it's all Sandy's tragic wish fulfillment. As a newcomer to Rydell High, Sandy would have been an outsider, but her reality plays out just as a dream would; she is immediately accepted by the coolest group (the Pink Ladies), meets the boy of her dreams (again), and overcomes every issue. And it's not just her: Rizzo's pregnancy scare, the dance competition that Danny wins (albeit with Cha-Cha), the drag race on Thunder Road Everything ends with a happy ending, no matter what the seeming obstacles. It's all a little too convenient and then when Greased Lightnin' takes off for its maiden flight, the reason becomes clear. It's all a fantasy. The theory also suggests that Sandy's mournful reprise of "Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee" and the final two lines "Take a deep breath and sigh, Goodbye to Sandra Dee..." specifically secretly confirm that Sandy lost her battle to live. In that respect, the image of Greased Lightnin' flying off with Danny alongside Sandy at the end of Grease is actually symbolic of her ascending to the afterlife and her transformation is not one of self-realization, but of death. That metaphorical rise, then, is her rising to heaven in the final moments of her life eking out with her final breaths on the sand. It's tragic and dark, but there is a hint of beauty to it. The theory gained enough attention that stars John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John both commented on it. The former called it fun, though told USA Today that he knew "the writers of Grease, and I was around in the original days. I can't take it too far." Sandy's actor, Olivia Newton-John herself called it "hilarious" and reveled in the idea of Grease being the first ever zombie musical. Unfortunately for fans of the theory, the most notable respondent to the theory was Grease creator Jim Jacobs, who wasn't as big a fan and poured water on the idea of Sandy being dead. He told TMZ that "Whoever made up the theory must have been on acid. Sandy was very much alive." But then, it's rare that the wishes of the creator are taken into account when fans come up with theories, and this one in particular actually does improve the Grease viewing experience, true or not.
The Dark Crystal - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
-
This is one of those movies that was initially panned but then the critical community came around later. (Movies like Vertigo, Psycho, Heathers, A Clockwork Orange, 1982s The Thing, Todd Browning's Freaks, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, 1983s The King of Comedy, An American Wherewolf in London, Monty Pythons Life of Brian, The Shining). The movie got mixed reviews in 1982; critics said it was too dark for kids and confusing in parts. But over the years it has developed a cult following and has been recognized for the innovative film it is.
-
Trigger 2018
Fashionable uptown Moscow psychologist Artem practices quotprovocative therapyquot convinced that the fastest and most effective cure is to brutally confront his patients with their fears. Yet his own life is in chaos after he was sentenced to ...
Trigger features captivating, thought provoking, disturbing, tense and suspenseful style.
-
Thief 1981
Frank is an expert professional safecracker specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home wife and kids. To accelerate the process he ...
Thief features neo noir, atmospheric, cerebral, cult classic and retro style.
-
Chaos 2005
Two cops a rookie and a grizzled vet pursue an accomplished bank robber.
Chaos features exciting, surprise ending, realistic, serious and suspenseful style.
-
Sicario 2015
A young female FBI agent joins a secret CIA operation to take down a Mexican cartel boss a job that ends up pushing her ethical and moral values to the limit.
Sicario features suspense, realistic, serious, tense and neo noir style.
-
Contraband 2012
When his brother-in-law runs afoul of a drug lord family man Chris Farraday turns to a skill he abandoned long ago smuggling to repay the debt. But the job goes wrong and Farraday finds himself wanted by cops crooks and killers alike.
Contraband features exciting, realistic, clever, suspenseful and serious style.
-
Training Day 2001
On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isnt what he appears.
Training Day features neo noir, tense, realistic, harsh and suspense style.
-
Drive 2011
A Hollywood stunt performer who moonlights as a wheelman for criminals discovers that a contract has been put on him after a heist gone wrong.
Drive features neo noir, atmospheric, suspense, tense and serious style.
-
Goodfellas 1990
The true story of Henry Hill a half-Irish half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
Goodfellas features rough, suspense, realistic, epic and brutal style.
-
The Usual Suspects 1995
Held in an L.A. interrogation room Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord Keyser Soze not only exists but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an ...
The Usual Suspects features neo noir, surprise ending, twist ending, clever and confusing style.
-
To Live and Die in L.A. 1985
A fearless Secret Service agent will stop at nothing to bring down the counterfeiter who killed his partner.
To Live and Die in L.A. features neo noir, suspense, tense, suspenseful and cult classic style.
-
The Way of the Gun 2000
Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man.
The Way of the Gun features neo noir, suspense, intense, cynical and rough style.
-
Dead Presidents 1995
Depicts a heist of old bills retired from circulation and destined by the government to be quotmoney to burnquot. However more broadly it addresses the issues of Black Americans involvement in the Vietnam War and their subsequent ...
Dead Presidents features realistic, suspense, disturbing, intense and neo noir style.
-
The Untouchables 1987
Young Treasury Agent Elliot Ness arrives in Chicago and is determined to take down Al Capone but its not going to be easy because Capone has the police in his pocket. Ness meets Jimmy Malone a veteran patrolman and probably the most ...
The Untouchables features suspense, suspenseful, stylized, clever and tense style.
-
Bonnie and Clyde 1967
Bonnie and Clyde is based on the true stories of the gangster pair Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow who in the 1930s began robbing banks in U.S. cities until they were eventually killed. The film is a major landmark in the aesthetic movement known as ...
Bonnie and Clyde features road movie, controversial, suspenseful, suspense and disturbing style.
-
L.A. Confidential 1997
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
L.A. Confidential features neo noir, captivating, tense, noir and suspense style.
-
The Italian Job 2003
Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didnt plan on was being double-crossed. Along with a drop-dead gorgeous safecracker Croker and his team take off to re-steal the loot and end up in a pulse-pounding ...
The Italian Job features suspense, clever, exciting, action packed and funny style.
-
Payback 1999
With friends like these who needs enemies Thats the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later ...
Payback features neo noir, suspense, black comedy, exciting and suspenseful style.
-
American Psycho 2000
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical gratuitous fantasies.
American Psycho features psychological, psychological thriller, surreal, brutal and stylized style.
-
No Country for Old Men 2007
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies 2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the ...
No Country for Old Men features neo noir, suspense, serious, tense and atmospheric style.
The Dark Crystal - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Dark Crystal - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Dark Crystal - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Dark Crystal - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Dark Crystal - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Dark Crystal - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Dark Crystal - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Dark Crystal - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Dark Crystal - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Dark Crystal - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Dark Crystal - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Dark Crystal - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Dark Crystal - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Dark Crystal - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Dark Crystal - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Dark Crystal - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Dark Crystal - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Dark Crystal - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Dark Crystal - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Dark Crystal - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Make a Post or Browse
Recently added
© DiscussIMDB, All rights reserved. DiscussIMDB is not affiliated with IMDb