Peacock

Just finished watching peacock (2010). Such an incredible movie.

I haven't come across what I consider a correct explanation of the events in the film "Peacock," so let me clarify my interpretation.

John and Emma represent two distinct personalities. They are completely unaware of each other's thoughts and actions, although they know of each other's existence. Emma only emerged after John's "mother" died. (The quotation marks are intentional, as will be explained later.) Following her death, John subconsciously created Emma to fill the void left by his "mother," assigning her the household responsibilities. Emma, who lacks John's childhood memories and trauma, is more emotionally stable than he is.

Throughout the film, Emma views John as unreasonable and selfish for ignoring Maggie's situation. She even uses John's voice to arrange a meeting with Maggie, during which she stages John's death using another man's body. To prevent John's return, Emma shaves her eyebrows, making it unlikely he would leave the house without them. This act might also be a way to assert her dominance as the primary personality.

I thought it was quite clear that John was jolted back to reality while taking the picture of the kid. It was John, not Emma, who sent Maggie and the child away.

Initially, Emma appeared to embody the ideal image of his mother—caring but not controlling or abusive. However, as her personality grew stronger, she became increasingly controlling, and her motives turned sinister. Her actions toward Maggie were not driven by a desire to help but rather by her intention to take the child for herself. I suspect she might have eventually killed Maggie.

It’s unclear who emerged as the dominant personality in the end. While John clearly achieved his goal, the identity of the dominant personality remains ambiguous. It seemed like John was the one in the chair at the end, dressed in a dress, possibly waiting for his eyebrows to grow back. Alternatively, he could be trapped in Emma's body. If it were Emma, she might have displayed some signs of distress given the events, but instead, the figure appeared calm and satisfied.

I’ve heard there is an alternative ending in the dvd 📀 version?