THE DARKNESS MOVIE FAQ written by: paranoidxe email: paranoidtsi@hotmail.com THIS WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS TO THOSE WHO HAVE SEEN THE MOVIE, PLEASE DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE MOVIE. K THX BYE! [1. WHAT WAS WITH THE ENDING OF THE MOVIE?] Many will feel as though the movie sort of "cuts" off, to where there is no ending. Well for the most part it is true, however the ending was designed to where you can come to your own conclusions with what happened. The ending essentially tells us that the ritual was completed and the world was sucked into darkness..in which armagedon would occur. Some also believe that they never actually escape the house and this is just a vision. [2. WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE PENCILS GOING TO THE CENTER OF THE ROOM?] In theory it was supposed to compel Paul to go towards the darkness, which is where the evil forces were at. [3. WHY WAS THE "EVIL" ABLE TO COME OUT IN "LIGHT" AT THE END OF THE MOVIE?] Towards the end of the movie, Anna goes with who she thinks is Carlos in the bug, but it appears to be light outside. Throughout the movie we are led to believe they cannot go into the light, HOWEVER in this case the ritual is already complete and the light we are seeing is the eclipse light so evil is able to roam freely. [4. WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF ANNA SWIMMING IN THE MOVIE?] To reflect that she is pure, since Water is near universal sign for cleansing. [5. WHY WAS THE STOVE USED AS A LIGHTING SOURCE?] The time that the darkness occurred this was the closest source for light she could find, leaving to find something more logical (flashlight) means she'd have to enter the darkness. [6. WHAT ORIGNALLY HAPPENS TO THE KIDS?] In the PG-13 version you don't get to see the deaths of the kids, however in the uncut DVD version you get to witness one of them get their throats cut..which is what happens to all of them. [7. DID THE FATHER OVERDOSE AT THE END OF THE MOVIE?] No, he choked on them in the process of ODing. This was explained in the movie by his doctor that he could possibly choke on the pills during one of his episodes.