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Heard a fan theory on the radio recently that Sandy from Grease was in a coma or dying the whole time during the movie due to having drowned on the beach. Some of the reasons for this were intriguing, but incomplete, IMO. I'd like to expand a little on this, because it really is a cool theory.
1. They spent the whole summer together at the beach. Are you telling me that not ONCE did Danny tell her he was gonna be a senior at Ridell High? Remember she was surprised to find he went to that school too. Did they talk about anything during this time where they established a connection that causes them to fall for each other?
2. They never exchanged phone numbers or mailing addresses despite having fallen for each other? Surely she could have let him know they weren't leaving for Australia, but were instead hanging back in his home town by calling or writing.
3. Is it really normal that the during the whole movie groups of people break out in song and dance at random moments? That never happens in real life.
4. In the song "Summer Lovin'", Danny tells his dudes that he "saved her life .. she nearly drowned." Well, what if he didn't, and she did in fact drown? Thus creating this whole fantasy fairytale while hooked to life support. Keep in mind that they don't show her nearly drowning in the opening credits - so why mention it?
5. She fights Danny off in the opening scene when he tries to put the moves on her, thus indicating to everyone that she's a goody two shoes. She then rebukes him some more when he tries again (drive-in). In her oxygen starved mind, she then imagines what it's like to be with a good guy, so she creates one (Lorenzo Lamas), but discovers that maybe she is a little slut inside and wants to explore that. THEN she breaks up Lorenzo and give him no reason and without so much as offering him a consoling word or explanation (so unlike her).
6. [added] a Guardian Angel (Frankie Avalon) makes an appearance in the movie to guide Frenchie's life decisions before telling her (again, in song) that he's head back up to that Malt Shop in the sky.
7. In her song outside of Rizz's house, Sandy ends the song she's singing with the line "Goodbye to Sandra Dee", thus signifying that she's slowly drifting away at the hospital.
8. Since this is the end, her mind concocts a whole smorgasbord of feel-good moments as her brain floods with endorphins. Namely:
as she slowly takes her last breaths...
she's whisked away with her dream guy in an unrecognizable make and model car ... into Heaven
(largely criticized as the stupidest ending to a movie, but now it all makes sense)
1. They spent the whole summer together at the beach. Are you telling me that not ONCE did Danny tell her he was gonna be a senior at Ridell High? Remember she was surprised to find he went to that school too. Did they talk about anything during this time where they established a connection that causes them to fall for each other?
2. They never exchanged phone numbers or mailing addresses despite having fallen for each other? Surely she could have let him know they weren't leaving for Australia, but were instead hanging back in his home town by calling or writing.
3. Is it really normal that the during the whole movie groups of people break out in song and dance at random moments? That never happens in real life.
4. In the song "Summer Lovin'", Danny tells his dudes that he "saved her life .. she nearly drowned." Well, what if he didn't, and she did in fact drown? Thus creating this whole fantasy fairytale while hooked to life support. Keep in mind that they don't show her nearly drowning in the opening credits - so why mention it?
5. She fights Danny off in the opening scene when he tries to put the moves on her, thus indicating to everyone that she's a goody two shoes. She then rebukes him some more when he tries again (drive-in). In her oxygen starved mind, she then imagines what it's like to be with a good guy, so she creates one (Lorenzo Lamas), but discovers that maybe she is a little slut inside and wants to explore that. THEN she breaks up Lorenzo and give him no reason and without so much as offering him a consoling word or explanation (so unlike her).
6. [added] a Guardian Angel (Frankie Avalon) makes an appearance in the movie to guide Frenchie's life decisions before telling her (again, in song) that he's head back up to that Malt Shop in the sky.
7. In her song outside of Rizz's house, Sandy ends the song she's singing with the line "Goodbye to Sandra Dee", thus signifying that she's slowly drifting away at the hospital.
8. Since this is the end, her mind concocts a whole smorgasbord of feel-good moments as her brain floods with endorphins. Namely:
- Rizz isn't pregnant - YAY!
- Kenickie falls in love with Rizz again - YAY!
- She sheds her goody-two-shoes ways and becomes someone else exciting - YAY!
- The whole world breaks out in song and dance - YAY!
- The nerd (Eugene) makes the baseball/football team - YAY! (but, uh, he's a senior and school is over)
as she slowly takes her last breaths...
she's whisked away with her dream guy in an unrecognizable make and model car ... into Heaven
(largely criticized as the stupidest ending to a movie, but now it all makes sense)
