Saltburn

Summary

WhileSaltburnhad a magnificent conclusion , it ’s worth considering the various theory that could change the fate of Oliver Quick ( Barry Keoghan ) after the movie ends . The hit film was released in November 2023 , inviting audiences back in time to Oxford University in 2006 , follow working - class Oliver and his develop friendship with the upper - class Felix Catton ( Jacob Elordi ) . Oliver ’s manipulation and deceit resultant role in the deaths of the fellowship , eventually becoming the heir to the Saltburn demesne , but what bump after this is unknown .

Exactly how Oliver orchestrated the events ofSaltburnisn’t revealed until the very end of the moving picture . However , it ’s interesting to hypothecate what could hap after the famous"Murder on the Dancefloor " scene , after years of Oliver carefully plotting . The young man seemingly managed to get by with his crimes without recoil , but this could easily be changed . Even though there are no plans for a sequel toSaltburn , it ’s worth theorizing just what might have happened after the credits roam .

6Farleigh Returns To Claim Saltburn

Felix’s American Cousin Could Be The True Catton Heir

After Felix ’s death , Farleigh flees from Saltburn and is n’t seen again . Seeing asSaltburnsees a prison term jump after Venetia ’s ( Alison Oliver ) death and Ollie leaving the estate , there are a few years where Farleigh is unaccounted for . After James dies , it would n’t have been surprising if Elspeth had made indemnity with her nephew behind the scenes , andif he were to give away that Oliver had been caring for Elspeth , it would make sense for Farleigh to return to the UK for what was rightly his .

5Oliver Should Be Wary Of Duncan

The Saltburn Butler Could Pull The Plug On Ollie’s Plan

Another character reference who had some hesitancy towards Oliver is the Catton ’s butler , Duncan ( Paul Rhys ) . Duncan was clearly attach to the family , struggling to support back tears as he closed the drapery while the police force carried Felix ’s body past the window . However , it was confirmed thatDuncan was n’t overlook inSaltburn ’s conclusion , meaning that the butler is likely to have see Ollies ’s triumphant , naked dance .

If Duncan was to have heard Oliver ’s final voice communication to Elspeth , he could be the only person alive who know what he did . After the credits rolled , Duncan could have made the intruder ante up for the decease he ’d caused , but whether he has the evidence to test it is n’t clear . However , if anyone knew every little thing that happen under that cap , it would be Duncan , who proved throughout the film just where his loyalties consist .

4Oliver Is Found Guilty

The Cattons' Deaths Could Come Back To Haunt Him

Even thoughSaltburn ’s endinggave the opinion that Oliver got away with Elspeth ’s , Felix ’s , and Venetia ’s Death without being caught , there ’s always the opening that he did n’t . While Ollie is slick and elusive throughout the film , it ’s his final kill that could stimulate his plan to come crash down . After confessing everything to an unconscious Elspeth , whom he ’d been caring for for months , he gruesomely removes her breathing tube . Not only would that be quite a problematical affair to do , but it would also be very hard to explain to a coroner or doctor .

Upon accumulate the torso , it ’s doubtful that nobody would question how it happened . Oliver was nimble on his base when it came to create excuses and covering up his crime , butit ’s unlikely he was ever nimble enough to force the underground back down Elspeth ’s throat . It ’s also deserving considering that Elspeth ’s illness was never clarify and she was seemingly healthy when reunite with Oliver , which could suggest that he ’d orchestrated this too . Regardless , losing the breathing thermionic vacuum tube was more than enough to set up an investigation , one that could see Oliver at long last succumb to his actions .

3Oliver’s Revenge Was Because Of His Parents

The Quicks Were Treated Much Like Poor Pamela

Saltburnsaw one ofCarey Mulligan ’s dear movie performancesas Pamela , Elspeth ’s champion who is remain with her only to meet a grim oddment off - concealment . It ’s quick institute that Elspeth is nifty to get Pamela out of her dwelling house and , behind her back , is quick to natter about her friend ’s kinship woes and verbalize disrespectfully of her . The Cattons understandably did n’t give care about their friends;they were more focused on themselves . Oliver ’s parents are quite the topic of conversation throughoutSaltburnbut are eventually revealed to be very financially stable , so it ’s worth regard just why he direct the Cattons .

There ’s a opening that the Quicks were once friend with the Cattons , but found themselves put away , much like Pamela . If there had been a little truth in what Oliver said about his parents , it would have made sense for Elspeth to chop-chop get blase of being supportive and throw them out . Oliver pick out revenge on the Cattons for how his family was handle would make sense for the character , especially as his murderous wrath seems to speed up after hearing about Pamela ’s death .

2Saltburn Was All In Oliver’s Mind

Oxford University’s Classism Became Too Much For Ollie

Although it ’s a stereotypic hypothesis , there ’s a luck that the events ofSaltburncould be all in Oliver ’s head . It ’s clean-cut that Oliver has a twisted mind , demonstrated multiple multiplication throughout the plastic film , but the lines between fiction and reality could have been blear . One of the essence fit in Felix and Oliver ’s friendship is when they first properly meet , and Oliver lends Felix his bike . One theory hint that Oliver score his head while riding and Felix came to his assistance .

However , believe that Felix caused him to crash , Ollie develops a fictional level in which he gets retaliation . examine as their friendship collide with some bumps even before being invite to the Saltburn estate , it seems like quite a involved tale for Oliver to tell himself . However , cognize that Felix and Farleigh were related , and consideringOliver ’s tense first conniption with Farleigh , he could have finally grown feed up with the classism at Oxford and delve back into his imagination , daydreaming about how he would get back at them if he had the chance .

1Saltburn Requires A Blood Sacrifice

One Theory Suggests A Supernatural Element To The Saltburn Estate

There are a lot of mythical story quotation throughoutSaltburn , which suggests one theory thatthe Saltburn land command a blood sacrifice . This theory take inspiration from Kubrick ’s Overlook Hotel inThe polishing , and much like Jack Torrence ( Nichols ) , Oliver is possessed by the Catton ’s abode . There ’s a possibility that Oliver ’s obsession with Felix was made significantly risky by this supernatural force , meaning all ofSaltburn ’s events up until his arrival were a result of social difficulties and driven lying rather than a developed plan .

While Oliver becomes the lonesome inheritor by the goal of the picture , having sacrificed Felix , Venetia , and Elspeth , there ’s no telling if his murderous path would need to remain for him to keep everything . There ’s a possibility that he ’d have to keep offering lineage after the events ofSatlburnto keep his possession . instead , if the home is haunted by the ghosts of the Cattons , perhaps the entire process will commence again , and Oliver will finally be killed by someone else for control over the the three estates , constantly cycling through various unhinged , bloodthirsty owners .

Cast

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Barry Keoghan as Oliver Quick in Saltburn

Paul Rhys as Saltburn’s butler, Duncan

Felix and Oliver shaking hands in Saltburn

Barry Keoghan in Saltburn with Antlers and killing of a sacred deer

Headshot Of Barry Keoghan In The 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party

Headshot Of Jacob Elordi

Headshot Of Rosamund Pike In The 77th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs)

Headshot Of Richard E. Grant in The UK premiere of ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It?'

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