Jud's reasoning
"Your little girl isn't ready to deal with death yet," or however he worded it. But yeah, sure, she's totally ready for her cat to inexplicably turn smelly demon
shareAfter his experience with his own dog and Timmy, why the hell would he think it was a good idea to bring back the cat?
shareI was wondering the same thing and as far I'm concerned this is a fatal flaw in the plot. Jud already had two experiences with the burial ground -- his dog and the kid who was buried and came back and had to be killed off all over again.
So why would he insist on Louis bringing the cat back? Unless I'm missing something and he had ulterior motives, his thought process and actions don't make any sense at all.
It seems everybody explains all odd behavior by saying "it was the wendigo". The movie could've done a better job with that.
shareYeah, if that's supposed to be the explanation for Jud's behavior then the film certainly doesn't make that clear.
shareThe way I read into it was that Jud knew of a secret (just like everybody else in the town) that was just too damn powerful to keep secret. Also, people suggest or even resort to using supernatural powers or making deals with the devil out of hope or even fear. I took that as the reasoning why Jud told Louis about the burial ground. I don't even think the Windigo adds anything to the story and that the actual burial ground was the menace.
shareHe was basically under the influence of the burial ground. This is much clearer in the book if I recall correctly. He himself acknowledges that he doesn't even know why he's telling him this, and perhaps he feels compelled to do so.
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shareits kinda hinted when the ghost says "its trying to stop you" to his wife. the movie could have shown this more by him burying another thing after the cat. showing it has a sort of precedence and mind of its own, luring and enticing him to revisit.
sharethats what led me to first think he was evil. til he died. He still kinda was.
they could have solved this by saying "sometimes things come back normal, but usually not, and its not worth the risk"
agreed. the only logic would have been if "sometimes things still returned normal on occasion, but its not worth the risk"
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