Sydney Sweeney’s Immaculate Ending Is Horrifying Viewers (For A Good Reason)

What Cecilia gives birth to during the ending of «Immaculate» is open to interpretation, namely whether it’s Christ, the Antichrist, or simply a deformed newborn, as viewers saw many of Father Sal Tedeschi’s (Álvaro Morte) other failed experiments. Regardless, a discussion on Reddit sees the finale as a response to one of the greatest horror movie endings ever — «Rosemary’s Baby.»

In that film, Rosemary (Mia Farrow) gives birth to the Antichrist but raises it as her own in the end, giving in to her maternal instincts. Redditor u/kiskafut drew the following parallel: «I think it’s in part a response to the movie ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ … Whereas in [‘Immaculate’] she does have the opportunity and agency and goes through with [killing it].» That’s assuming Cecilia gives birth to the Antichrist, which is merely one possibility. Even if she gives birth to something else, u/menouthiz feels as though the ending still works in closing out the character’s arc, writing, «The message was more like it was forced on her and she doesn’t want it. Demon or not is irrelevant. She just wants no part of it.»

From its potential sacrilegious content to Sydney Sweeney’s performance, there’s a lot to digest from the ending of «Immaculate.» One thing many can agree on is that Sweeney needs to do more horror movies, as one X user writes, «Sydney has definitely earned the title of a scream queen from one movie alone. I can’t wait to see her in more horror.» Sweeney may have thrown shade at «Madame Web,» but there’s nothing to make fun of for «Immaculate.» It’s solid horror thrills all around.