Why did the grandma want Charlie to be a boy?

Charlie notes in the film that her grandmother had wished she was a boy, presumably as it would have saved a whole lot of hassle.
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Why did Charlie become Paimon?

With the birth of Annie's second child - a daughter, Charlie - Ellen is able to get close and establish an intimate connection immediately. This female body plays host to Paimon, which Ellen begrudgingly concedes as a temporary form, due to the King of Hell's preference for a male figure.
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Why does Charlie click her tongue?

The clicking is a way to suppress her inability to deal with emotions—the click signifying that Charlie's mind has bottled up and compartmentalized her emotions and thoughts she hasn't dealt with.
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Why did Annie saw off her head?

Annie is possessed by Paimon. For this reason, She chops her own head off. The decapitations were needed for the ritual.
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Is Peter possessed by Charlie?

So the big tree house finale scene — in which Peter (Alex Wolff), possessed by the soul of his dead sister Charlie (Milly Shapiro), who was carrying the spirit of hell-demon Paimon inside of her, is finally crowned by the cult of followers who have been terrorizing his family — is a little confusing on first watch.
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Why did the mom go crazy in Hereditary?

So what happened? It's clear that Annie's mother was part of a cult attempting to grant Paimon a body in return for wealth and/or power. Charlie was possessed by him while the cult worked on preparing Peter's body – the male body that he prefers to inhabit. Indeed, Charlie was Paimon from the very beginning.
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Why does Charlie look weird in Hereditary?

She pointed out that while filming Hereditary she was purposely made to look her worst. Now, some people may assume that's how she walks around on a daily basis, which isn't the case. Just like makeup, lighting and CGI are all used to make people look their best, the opposite is true as well.
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How did the grandmas body get in the attic in Hereditary?

Charlie's head gets cut off, so the body of the grandmother–placed in the Graham's attic by the cult members–is likewise decapitated, and Annie, while possessed beyond hope, is seen floating in the rafters and cutting her own head off (the moment that's given me the most nightmares).
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What is the secret in Hereditary?

The ending of Hereditary reveals that Annie Graham's (Toni Collette) mother Ellen Leigh (referred to as Leigh from this point forward) is the queen of a cult whose sole purpose is to conjure Paimon, one of the eight kings of Hell, into a male host.
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Why did the dad set on fire in Hereditary?

Annie's own relationship with her children is troubled; her teenage son Peter hasn't forgiven her for one night when she was sleepwalking and doused him in paint thinner and almost set him on fire.
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What is the scariest scene in Hereditary?

The Scariest Scenes In Hereditary
  • Annie's Mother Appears In The Corner Of the Room. ...
  • Steve Instantly Catches Fire. ...
  • Charlie's Decapitation. ...
  • Annie And Peter Are Suddenly Covered In Lighter Fluid. ...
  • Peter Breaks His Own Nose. ...
  • Charlie Appears In Peter's Bedroom. ...
  • Paimon's Followers Gather In The Tree House. ...
  • The Opening Scene.
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Is Hereditary a true story?

The script reflects a real-life incident from 2004 in Marietta, Georgia, in which John Kemper Hutcherson accidentally decapitated his childhood friend and passenger, Frankie Brohm, on a telephone pole, after the latter had leaned his head from the vehicle to relieve the symptoms of his inebriation.
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What does Zazas mean?

The Zazas (also known as Kird, Kirmanc or Dimili) are a people in eastern Turkey who traditionally speak the Zaza language, a western Iranian language written in the Latin script.
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Is Paimon a dude?

What's the gender of Paimon? Paimon is a female NPC in Genshin Impact that follows you around and will act as your guide for the continent of Teyvat. She enters the story as a character saved by you from a lake that she was about to drown in.
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Is Paimon a demon Genshin?

Paimon's origin

Paimon is also the name of a demon king from the mid-1600s manuscript. King Paimon is one of the nine Kings of Hell, and one of Lucifer's most loyal devotees.
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Who is the smiling man in Hereditary?

The smiling naked man that Peter (Alex Wolff) sees in the doorway at the back end of the film is the same man who was smiling at Peter at his grandmother's funeral at the front end of the film. The chocolate bar that Charlie is eating in the scene where she's snipping off the dead bird's head is a Dove chocolate bar.
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What do the ants symbolize in Hereditary?

Different cultures use different techniques to divine information from ants, including setting sacrifices on anthills, paying attention to their habits as portents for the future. Annie's dream about Peter covered in ants, then, is more than just viscerally disturbing, but connects to these rituals and beliefs, too.
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What is the blue light in Hereditary?

It's never explained in the film, but fans theorise that the light represents Paimon's energy guiding members of the family to deliver his will. Some go one step further, saying the light is like that refracted through a lens, like the one Annie uses when she's making her miniatures.
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Who cursed the family in Hereditary?

Patrick himself cursed the entire family line to become Loup-Garou (super-werewolves) during the full moon. The curse also manipulates fate to make sure the family line never goes extinct (there's always at least one of them who reproduces at least once before their death).
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What was wrong with the grandma in Hereditary?

How did the grandma die? Well, though Leigh is the Queen and is married to Paimon and everything, she's still only human and can't dodge her aging body. Over the years her mind is wholly corrupted by Paimon, she ages, falls sick, and dies.
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What did the ending of Hereditary mean?

Essentially, that means that it's Paimon inhabiting Charlie's body throughout "Hereditary" ... and that makes it far easier for the demon and its cult to manipulate Peter.
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Is Hereditary movie about schizophrenia?

Today, Jenn, Mike, and Lara embark on a new mental health topic by examining schizophrenia in Ari Aster's harrowing and deeply personal horror film, Hereditary. They'll discuss uncomfortable conversations, family secrets, and untreated mental illness.
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Did Charlie in Hereditary have a disability?

No one ever explicitly uses the word “disabled” to explain Charlie's facial difference, her atypical behavior, and her social isolation, but it's evident regardless. In a film about familial trauma, Charlie's alienation bolsters the degree to which she's set apart from her family, her peers, and from us the audience.
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What disability does the girl in Hereditary have?

Along with her sister and mother, Shapiro was born with cleidocranial dysostosis.
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Why do they call Peter Charlie in Hereditary?

The decapitated bodies of Peter's parents have been positioned into a worshipful position, and Peter, who is now addressed as Charlie (Milly Shapiro), because he also has his sister's spirit, is told that the trinity (presumably the Holy Trinity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost) has been destroyed and that ...
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