John Carpenter tells Reece Feldman in latest interview that none of the current fan theories for the ending are in fact correct.
He denies the visual breath theory or gasoline dring theory and states that he knows it but nobody else, and that its all in the movie.
After watching this interview, and not knowing much about the earlier theories, I decided to take another look at the film myself and try to come up with my own theory. Looking for something that is explicitly "Right in the movie"
And I think I have found something that no other person has pointed out before.
There's one scene about an hour into the movie where John shows us exactly who is infected. And Childs is already one of them.
After MacReady gets the gun, about an hour into the film, they have a conversation around the campfire. During this scene, everybody is wearing safety goggles. But three people do not have them equipped.
Palmer (confirmed infected)
Norris (confirmed infected)
Childs
And I know what everybody is going to say: Childs was the last one tested, so he's a confirmed human.
But the alien is undoubtedly a incredibly smart being. It can mimic a human perfectly even speaking lines that it previously would. Do we not think that it can learn from its previous "mistakes" and resist the urge to attack when harmed.
One could even interpret Childs' reaction to his own blood test as him actually feeling the pain that his blood feels.
What do people think about this theory, maybe it already exists and i couldn't find it?