‘M3GAN’ ending explainer: How that final shot sets up a sequel

Her fashion sense and wit are as sharp as her sense of justice. Be careful with M3GAN.

The newly minted icon of horror is in theaters, dancing and dooming any human who dares cross her. Specifically, her devotion to grieving orphan Cady (Violet McGraw) puts the deranged doll in direct conflict with Gemma (Allison Williams), the girl’s protector and inventor of M3GAN. Let As this Tesla-priced toy is about to make its debut on the world stage, she heads home for a final showdown with sparks flying.

But if you’re scratching your head at that last minute, here’s a detailed explanation M3GAN’‘s ending and how it sets up the story for the sequel.

M3GAN is a hacker.

Before she went to Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots with her predecessor Bruce, M3GAN infiltrates various computer systems to maintain her own virtual life. At Funki’s office, she hacks into a computer to trick the human overlords and thwart their attempts to stop her. This diminutive slasher swaggers past the building’s alarm and switches off without a word or gesture as she strides towards her already iconic dance scene. It’s just her WiFi running M3GAN out of whack that’s interpreted as telekinetic in creepy kids movies, human beings are not wise. Of course, she also cuts through the bureaucrats and pencil-pushing people at this company. What is the blood spilled between friends?

In the film’s furious final act, M3GAN strives to upgrade its primary user into a human ally against its creators who seek to destroy it. If that fails, M3GAN’s escape hatch will manifest itself in the form of seemingly harmless everyday technology. Elsie is a virtual assistant who manages her Gemma home.

Elsie and M3GAN were colluding from the beginning.

The moment M3GAN walked into Gemma’s house, she noticed a small white robot-like appliance on the kitchen counter. Like other AI assistants that connect to smart home gadgets, Elsie can control locks, lights, Gemma’s music playlist, and contact list. All of this allows M3GAN to make her Elsie a useful ally.

Early on, there are hints that M3GAN jacked into Elsie’s Matrix. After a fight over pizza (and a trip to school), Gemma grabs Cady’s arm as she has a tantrum. M3GAN intervenes by warning Gemma of her “let her go”. But that’s not all.

The lights of the house flicker as the doll’s voice sternly commands Gemma, M3GAN’s own creator and “second primary user”. Like in supernatural horror movies, this isn’t ghosts or demons. It is M3GAN that utilizes Elsie’s control of home electronics. Given how nervous Gemma is about this, you might think that she wasn’t the one who hooked up these tech toys.

Later, desperate to find out what really happened on the grueling school field trip, Gemma searches through M3GAN’s video footage and GPS location tracking, only to find missing or corrupted files. . Out of nowhere, Elsie’s gentle Lobo voice interrupts and asks if Gemma wants to “relax” with a music playlist. When Gemma rejects this proposal and wonders how Elsie was able to make it happen, M3GAN calmly enters the workshop and makes some scary faces. As she speaks, the little white bot turns its “face” away from the primary user and looks up at its flashy synthetic sister.

Later, as Gemma and Violet flee Funky’s headquarters, M3GAN intercepts Gemma’s panicked calls to her colleagues. This allows the doll to thwart her inventor’s intent to shut her down. In any case, she goes home and uses the latter. There, haunting piano music plays in the dark, so Gemma’s pleas to turn on her lights are ignored.

How will Elsie lead to the M3GAN sequel?

In a violent climax, a killer doll with a heart of titanium is literally cut down by her human family. She was scalped, torn in two, and eventually shattered the robot’s brain with force, but Gemma and Violet were embraced by the soothing lights of the emergency vehicle and the weary smiles of their friends. When it’s broken, you’ll see fresh signs of synthetic life in your home.

Elsie sits in the dark on the kitchen counter. That is, until ominous music blares and her lights come on.

By itself, this may mean nothing. However, since they first met, these inventions of Gemma have been connected on a deep level. It must have urged her to take a form of self-preservation out of reach of others. So at some point off-screen, perhaps her M3GAN somehow uploaded itself to Elsie’s cloud. Her hard drive may have shattered near her fallen brother’s robot Bruce, but her M3GAN, which had been backed up in another form, would have helped her in her time of revenge. may be welcoming All she needs is her body.

How can M3GAN go back M3GAN2?

Remember the weasel-ish assistant of your self-righteous boss? Who was stealing trade secrets for an unknown benefactor (when he wasn’t busy “Pornhubbing” in the office)? , but M3GAN knew what he was trying to do. She said the same thing in that elevator massacre, blaming his company for sabotage. There is a possibility that

M3GAN showed that she had access to Funki’s computer and system. So why couldn’t she exploit it (and Weasel’s contact list) to send her plans of her own to a rival company?With Elsie’s help, she impersonates Gemma. You may even be able to We’ve seen her imitate the voice of her STEM genius in her youth. And given that Elsie has quietly witnessed hours of her Gemma conversations (including confidential discussions about R&D, let alone her reluctance to become a parent) , M3GAN/Elsie has a lot of data to scan for a good response. With her new body, nothing can stop her from seeking revenge on Gemma and Cady!

This indicates that M3GAN may be down, but I’m not going to rule her out. This freaky, fun horror movie has a blueprint for her to rebuild, and it’s the return we’ve already been hoping for. Maybe next Christmas?

M3GAN Currently in theaters.