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(#6) McClane Is Actually Kevin McCallister All Grown Up
Ever wonder what kind of person Home Alone’s Kevin McCallister grew up to be? According to Reddit user /u/kkbodz17, that mischievous kid grew up to be the rebellious New York City police officer McClane. It may seem farfetched, but the evidence laid out in this theory is pretty solid.
In addition to the two having a unique way of using their surroundings to take down criminals, there are also similarities in their personalities. They each tend to talk to themselves and have their own catchphrases. Isn’t “Keep the change, you filthy animal” kind of a youthful version of “Yippee-ki-yay, mother f***er?"
The theory claims that McCallister changed his name and moved to New York to get away from his dysfunctional family. After seeing how good he was at taking down Marv and Harry, he decided to join the NYPD. He then attempted to start a family but, having an unhealthy family model, drove his wife away.
When Christmas came around, the memories of being left home alone started to haunt him, so McClane (formerly McCallister) decided to go to Los Angeles to win back his wife. Remember McClane’s fear of flying? This theory points out that his fear developed after losing his family in the airport as a child and flying to a strange city all alone. What do you think?
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(#2) ‘Die Hard’ Is A Christmas Movie
There has been much debate over the years as to whether or not Die Hard should be considered a Christmas movie. Redditor /u/blergz seems to have found the proof we’ve all been waiting for.
In one of the earlier scenes, when McClane is being driven to Nakatomi Plaza, he asks the limo driver if he has any Christmas music. The driver points out that they are listening to Christmas music, since Run-DMC is playing in the background. While it may not be the traditional holiday tunes McClane has in mind, the song is certainly Christmas-themed.
The Redditor believes this sets up the rest of the film as a non-traditional Christmas movie. It has all the music and scenery of a holiday movie, but the action-packed script gives it a bit of a spin.
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(#10) McClane Saves His Wife From Capitalistic Greed
Redditor /u/HanzGoober believes McClane may have been in Los Angeles to do more than save his marriage. He may have also been trying to save his wife, Holly Gennero-McClane (Bonnie Bedelia), from a life consumed by money and greed.
According to this Redditor, the adverse effects of capitalism are subtly illustrated by the head executive of Nakatomi Corporation, Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi (James Shigeta), who is the original villain of the film. However, when Gruber's goons take over the building, they eliminate Takagi and replace him as the villain in the story. This is confirmed by Harry Ellis (Hart Bochner) when he compares terrorists to capitalists, saying, “Hey, business is business. You use a gun, I use a fountain pen, what's the difference?”
When Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) ultimately falls to his demise, he takes Holly’s watch with him, symbolizing her liberation from capitalism. The Redditor also points out that the company’s employees are hostages when Gruber takes over, but in a way, they were always hostages. By working for Takagi to take over parts of the world and ultimately destroy its infrastructure for financial gain, they’re working for a terrorist. Whether that makes them prisoners of capitalism or villains themselves is up to you.
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(#14) Gruber Is Severus Snape On A Mission For Voldemort
Even though this Redditor came up with his Die Hard fan theory to get his wife to watch the movie with him, it’s still plausible. The theory suggests that Gruber is actually Severus Snape (also played by Alan Rickman) on a mission for Tom Riddle long before he becomes known as Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes).
Riddle needs funds to assist his uprising and decides that obtaining muggle money is the best way to go about it. He sends Snape, his most loyal follower, to the United States because it’s outside the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Magic. Riddle gives him strict instructions not to use magic and to hire an all-muggle crew to help him accomplish his goal. However, Snape is unprepared when McClane, a muggle, shows up and foils his plans.
When we see Snape falling from the building as Gruber, he apparates back to London and leaves behind a magical illusion depicting his demise. Snape then must explain to Riddle why he doesn’t have the money, but the Dark Lord has a backup plan and is still able to find a way to fund his uprising.
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(#4) It's In The Same Universe As ‘Family Matters’
Redditor /u/professorhazard has come up with a theory that revolves around Sergeant Al Powell (Reginald VelJohnson). After getting to know McClane during their limited radio communication, he admits to accidentally firing on a child. “He was 13 years old,” Powell says. “It was dark. I couldn’t see him. He had a ray gun, looked real enough.”
According to this theory, Die Hard takes place in the same universe as the '90s sitcom Family Matters. If you’ve seen the show, you know that VelJohnson plays police officer Carl Winslow. The theory goes that Winslow accidentally offed his nerdy neighbor, Steve Urkel (Jaleel White), after seeing him with one of his many inventions.
These events ultimately destroyed his marriage, encouraging him to start over by transferring from the Chicago Police Department to the LAPD, where he runs into McClane. By changing his name from Winslow to Powell, he’s trying to cut ties with his past. However, he reveals his past to McClane in order to gain his trust.
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(#12) The Franchise Takes Place In The Matrix
In the fourth movie in the franchise, Live Free or Die Hard, we are introduced to computer hacker Matt Farrell (Justin Long). McClane is hired by the FBI to track him down, but things don’t go according to plan. Redditor /u/darkamyy’s fan theory suggests that the entire movie takes place within the Matrix and that Farrell is actually a version of Neo (Keanu Reeves) if Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) hadn’t contacted him.
The theory backs this up by pointing out all of the power outages, suggesting this is the result of Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) and his team trying to shut down the system and wake up more people. Agents are trying to get to Farrell before he realizes his potential as Neo or because they believe he can lead them to Morpheus.
Additionally, McClane seems to be able to bend the rules of the Matrix. Most movie fans accept the action-packed stunts Willis pulls off in this film as added entertainment value, but this Redditor has suggested a different theory. They think McClane is either an agent or was given the abilities of one to avoid suspicion while working for them to get Farrell.
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Die Hard is one of the most successful action movies in the 80s, which reignited the audience's interest in action movies. The movie is famous for exciting battle scenes, which are mixed with many gimmicks such as family problems, hatred of Japan, pseudo-terrorism. It created a new mode of action movies in which ordinary heroes confront unarmed. The directors have highly professional action film processing skills, no matter the tension and explosion scenes are very exciting.
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