Ryan Coogler’s film, Sinners, has received nothing but love since its release last Friday, April 18th. The film is laced with symbolism and hidden meanings that you might miss on the first watch. You can even read our story on The Root about hidden meanings you might have missed in the film.
However, passionate fans on TikTok have also been coming up with their own theories, finding more easter eggs in the movie. If you still haven’t seen it, then you might not read further, but if you have, then here are some theories that might interest you.
This story originally appeared on The Root, our sister site, on Monday, April 21.
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The idea that vampires can’t be let in unless you allow them goes back to ancient folklore. “Evil can’t be let in unless you welcome it.”
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This creator believes that when Remmick’s mind linked with Stacks, he foresaw a future tied to Sammie.
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This creator believes Sammie sold his soul to the devil to acquire his musical talent and in the end credit scene he is looking off camera towards… the devil.
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There is a lot of interesting Easter Eggs that not everybody might have picked up on, like Remmick falling out of the sky in his first scene… like a fallen angel.
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Sinners represent a lot of issues in real life such as cultural appropriation and manipulators.
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There is a huge reason why Coogler made Remmick, the vampire, Irish
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This creator explains the possible reason why Coogler decided to color co-ordinate Smoke and Stack.
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This creator is sure that one of the main lessons in Sinners is to stop inviting White people into Black spaces.
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This creator believes every character symbolizes something. For example, Annie represents liberation and Delta Slim represents drunkenness.
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This creator is sure that Smoke must be the first born and lists the reasons why
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This creator answers questions about the ending like whether Smoke dies or not and his evidence to back up his theories
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Remmick was a multi-layered villain and people are barely scratching the surface when they analyze his character.
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