packed with twists, but what if there's another plot twist that changes the entire film? Could it all be in Cecilia's head?
The Invisible Man (2020) is a gripping horror movie that has garnered a lot of Aldis Hodge), and eventually ends up in an insane asylum, because no one believes the invisible man is real.
In the final act, Cecilia begins to slit her wrists with a pen, prompting her invisible ex-boyfriend to reach out and stop her, since she's pregnant with his baby. This enables her to smash his invisibility suit enough so that it flickers, revealing his presence. She is then able to escape and carry out a brutal act of revenge on her ex-boyfriend, regain the trust of her friend, and exonerate herself from killing her sister. It's a satisfying conclusion to Cecilia's story that's almost too good to be true, or perhaps it isn't true at all.
The Invisible Man: Cecilia Imagined Her Escape
Director Leigh Whannell might have intended this change not only to make the ending more exciting, but also to highlight the fact that the events taking place are entirely in Cecilia's imagination. Perhaps what really happens is she stabs herself in the wrist, bleeds out, and dies. But before she does, her dying mind plays out the revenge fantasy that takes up the rest of the film's conclusion.
In her fantasy, Cecilia is a hero who will clear her name and save the day. In order to do so, she imagines Tom, Adrian's brother, tying up Adrian and going on a rampage that not only proves to her friend James that she's been telling the truth but also frees herself from her sister's murder. She then goes back to Adrian in an evening dress and heels to kill him and make it look like a suicide. If this all sounds a little far-fetched, that's because it is. In real life, according to Rosie Fletcher from Den of Geek, this "probably isn't what would happen."
The Invisible Man Is Only In Cecilia's Mind
Why would the incredibly clever Adrian, who has been masterfully orchestrating the events in Cecilia's life up until this point, allow his brother to recklessly go after James and Sydney when he might fail and reveal himself? Also, why would Tom tie Adrian up, basically agreeing to frame himself for kidnapping and murder? The real reason is that, without some sort of slip-up from Adrian, Cecilia has very little chance of ever getting her life back.
In this interpretation of the story, this also means that Cecilia truly is delusional, the invisible man does not exist, and everything that happens up to and including the murder of her sister is carried out herself, despite what she believes. The fact that the entire story is told from Cecilia's perspective and there is no visible sign of the invisible man in early scenes, s this idea. It's a far darker ending than the one portrayed on screen, but perhaps a more realistic ending to The Invisible Man.
