The Hole In The Gound: Ending Explained | Full Movie Spoiler Talk

In this ending explained video I will be discussing the final scenes of The Hole In The Ground as well as the meaning behind the movie. There are several different theories here and I'd love to hear your thoughts on which one you agree with.

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The Hole In The Ground Plot Synopsis

The Hole In The Ground centres around Sarah O’Neill and her son Chris. Whilst never confirmed, we can sumise that Sarah is escaping an abusive relationship with Chris’ father and thus the two have moved to a dilapidated house in the Irish countryside that Sarah is attempting to renovate.

At the beginning of the film, when she is out driving with Chris, Sarah nearly hits a woman who wanders out into the middle of the road. Whilst Sarah initially goes to check and see if everything is ok, she sees that the woman is unresponsive to her and just stands still in the path, muttering to herself. Early on this woman quickly becomes one of the most intriguing characters of the film and Sarah’s journey somewhat mirrors hers.

We learn that she is called Noreen Brady and that years prior her son James was killed in a car accident.

Noreen Brady is infamous in the area as before James death she loudly protested that the boy was not really her son and that he was an imposter. Whilst his death was seemingly accidental, many people in the village believe that she was responsible and since the death she has become exetremely disconnected from the world.

In the forest that resides next to their home, Sarah and Chris stumble across a gigantic crater that takes up a massive part of the area. One night, Sarah discovers Chris out of his bed and she rushes off into the woods to the hole, searching for him believing that he has been abducted. However on returning home she discovers that Chris is still in the house and this leads Sarah to begin to second guess her own perspective on things.

We also learn after an examination by a doctor that Sarah has a large scar across her head that could imply that she has had some form of head trauma that may be lead to hallucinations.

Sarah slowly begins to suspect that something is not quite right with Chris and these suspicions are given further weight when the two once again discover Mrs Brady when they are out driving in the woods. Noreen bangs her head against the car window and screams that ‘he’s not your son’ which startles the pair.

The next day, Sarah goes to talk with Noreen about her claims however she finds her corpse with her head buried in the ground. From here the hallucinations come thick and fast for Sarah and she even confesses to a work colleague that she finds Chris unrecognisable. After speaking with Noreenns husband at her wake, she becomes convinced that Chris is an imposter and when out jogging in the woods discovers one of his toys around the hole even though she gave him strict instructions not to leave the house by himself.

Sarah stares at the hole and it begins to warp and transform for her which to me is the director expressing that when you gaze into the abyss that they abyss gazes back. There’s an alternative theory on this that I’ll cover at the end of the video but for now let’s just stick to a surface level interpretation.

When confronting Chris he displays overwhelming strength and one night Sarah witnesses him running round on all floors chasing a spider before eating it. Chris’s body seems to warp and bend in strange ways and out of fear, Sarah gets him examined by a Doctor.

Whilst the Doctor finds nothing out of the ordinary Claire stills suspects something is wrong and sets up a camera in his room to records him. When watching the tape back she believes it shows proof that he is not her son and she shows it to Noreen’s husband who smashes the camera out of anger due to the grief over his son and wife resurfacing.