I'm Still Thinking About 'The Hand That Rocks The Cradle's' Ending. What Mary Elizabeth Winstead And The Director Shared With Me

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SPOILERS are ahead for The Hand That Rocks The Cradle, which is new on streaming over on Hulu. Check out the movie before reading ahead.  Halloweekend is upon us, and a brand-new horror release called The Hand That Rocks The Cradle is here starring two seasoned actors in the genre, Maika Monroe and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. They've collaborated with acclaimed director Michelle Garza Cervera to bring a very twisty viewing experience about a mother and her mysterious babysitter. After I watched the new movie, I was left stunned by the ending. So when CinemaBlend had the chance to interview the creatives, I had to ask about the meaning behind it all.

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00:00generational trauma generational trauma yeah that's what the film is really kind of talking

00:05about um you know it's how things are sort of passed down and um and i think i think it's it's

00:12a perfect ending for the movie because um you know it doesn't feel triumphant in any way it's

00:18not like oh it's all wrapped up in a bow and everybody's okay now it feels again like i think

00:24in keeping with the movie as a whole it feels very truthful um and honest as to what likely

00:30would be the scenario and that if this really happened and was really witnessed by a child

00:35um that would be something that would be incredibly um traumatic and would would be if not dealt with

00:42properly would be carried on throughout her life as well and so i think there's still hope you know

00:47we can hope that i think there is that things get worked out in the end but it's definitely ominous

00:53yeah it's an ominous moment about what um you know it could mean for the rest of of her life as well

01:00totally to me there's a kind of like it's a very bittersweet ending and to me it's kind of now this

01:07family is going to be able to talk about what happened and to talk about polly and her story

01:13is going to keep on going it's not like the antagonist passes away and that is gone and those

01:18trauma and violence kind of like finds its way that deep down you know and everything that these

01:25girls went through unfortunately there's gonna be that past that their mom has in there you know

01:32and i feel like that's part of humanity you know like we we can't escape that it's not like we can now

01:37have a happy family and happy life after what happened you know like there was so much pain back then

01:42and that is also part of life you know that's kind of like what i wanted to say you know it's kind of

01:48bittersweet in that sense yeah

01:49you

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