History WMG / Elf

[[WMG: Miles Finch actually was an elf.]]

[[WMG: Buddy isn't really a man-child.]]

[[WMG: Buddy really is insane]]

[[WMG: Buddy is actually on a mission.]]
The world is split between South Pole Elves, who try and spread evil, and North Pole Elves who spread joy. Buddy was spending his time in New York converting those who had been touched by evil (E.G The guys in the mailroom, Walter, and to a lesser extent, his girlfriend) and managed to end up converting all of New York, or at least defeating the darkness (Miles).

[[WMG: ''Elf'' takes place in the same universe as the original version of ''Film/MiracleOnThirtyFourthStreet''.]]

[[WMG: ''Elf'' takes place in the same universe as ''WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer''.]]

[[WMG: The Santa in this movie is the Santa from ''WesternAnimation/SantaClausIsCominToTown''.]]

[[WMG: Buddy accidentally caused Santa's sleigh to crash at the climax of the film]]

[[WMG: Buddy has diabetes.]]

[[WMG: Buddy isn't completely human.]]

[[WMG: Miles Finch is Mr. Greenway's sidekick and roommate.]]
I mean, even if they've never even interacted with each other at any point in the movie, but little do we know, seeing Greenway is the boss of the company and Finch is just a famous children's book author they hire, it could be hinted and guessed that they live in the same apartment room with each other and sharing similar motives with one another, since they're the only two (if not the first) who refuse to participate in the singing of "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town".

I mean, even if they've never even interacted with each other at any point in the movie, but little do we know, seeing Greenway is the boss of the company and Finch is just a famous children's book author they hire, it could be hinted and guessed that they live in the same apartment room with each other and sharing similar motives with one another, since they're the only two people (if not the first) who refuse to participate in singing of "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town".

I mean, even if they've never even interacted with each other at any point in the movie, but little do we know, seeing Greenway is the boss of the company and Finch is just a famous children's book author they hire, it could be hinted and guessed that they live in the same apartment room with each other and sharing similar motives with one another, since they're the only two people (if not the first) who refuse to participate in the singing of "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town".

* Hrm...what if: his mother was an elf (or was part elf) living in the regular world. That would explain why he has some elven talents like building things and making/throwing snowballs at blinding speeds, and can handle high sugar intake better than any human.

He is the antithesis to Buddy - an elf who was raised by humans but doesn't know it. This explains all of his wealth, why he is so mean, and why he was so very offended about being called an elf.

All the scenes with Santa or in the North Pole are in his head. His mother wasn't really dead but had [[ParentalAbandonment abandoned Buddy in a mental institution as a teenager when she realized how crazy her son was.]] [[OnlyKnownByHisNickname The doctors in the institution didn't know his name because they had found him in the lobby alone so they called him Buddy, and his childlike mind took that as his name.]] Santa was really the head doctor, and the elves were his assistants. His mother had left the picture of her and Walter in bag that she left with Buddy, so he'd remember her. The doctors, to spare his pain, had taken the picture from him, but one day the janitor Buddy had befriended (Papa Elf) let slip that he had a mother, and decided to say that she was dead so Buddy didn't realized that she had abandoned him. He gave Buddy the picture, and told him about his father, who the institution knew because the administrator had gone to college with him. Buddy, being strong, was able to break out and steals an elf suit from a drunk leaving a Christmas party. [[AWizardDidIt His skills at creative building]] [[HollywoodAutism are explained by autism.]] After his father yells at him, he does go to the bridge, but instead of [[HappyEnding seeing Santa]] he [[DownerEnding falls off the bridge to his death.]]

** FridgeBrilliance: It is believed that the changeling stories may have been inspired by autistic children who manifested in a time period before autism was recognized as A Thing, leading their parents to believe their child had been swapped out for an inhuman duplicate. Taken at face value, ''Elf'' is a changeling tale (albeit in the other direction), and by this theory Buddy could still be neurodivergent.

First of all, Santa speaks of having been to New York as if he spent time on the ground, not just passing through to deliver presents. Second, this explains why Gimbels is still around in 2003, rather than having been bought out and eventually liquidated as it was in reality: the events of the film caused the owners of the two stores to become friends, so that when Gimbels ran into the financial trouble that resulted in it being bought out by BATUS and eventually dismantled in reality, Macy's generously helped bail them out.

Because there's no way someone could [[SweetTooth eat so much sugar]] and leave pancreas intact. He believes the four food groups are candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup; so the elves clearly didn't give him a more human diet. Honestly, it's a Christmas miracle he's alive.

Ain't no way a regular human could survive with only 40 minutes sleep a day and a diet as sugar-filled as Buddy's
* Hrm..what if: his mother was an elf (or was part elf) living in the regular world. That would explain why he has some elven talents like building things and making/throwing snowballs at blinding speeds, and is able to handle high sugar intake better than any human.

Ain't no way a regular human could survive with only 40 minutes sleep a day and a diet as sugar-filled as Buddy's

* Taking this a stage further, Papa Elf ''is'' Boss Elf. His anger management issues were caused by persistent toothache and his not really being suited to overseeing toy-making and elf choir practice. Once Hermey fixed his teeth and Santa reassigned him to sleigh maintenance, he mellowed and became a nicer elf.

It explains why the elf costumes are practically identical, plus there's a talking snowman at the North Pole. With their diet, those elves are going to need a dentist so Hermey must've done well for himself. Maybe Papa Elf is the son of Boss Elf (explaining the green and yellow costume).
* Or, Papa Elf is an older, mellower Boss Elf. His anger management issues were due to having bad teeth and not really being suited to overseeing toy-making and elf choir practice. Once Hermey fixes his teeth and he gets reassigned to looking after the sleigh engine, he becomes a nicer elf.

It explains why the elf costumes are practically identical, plus there's a talking snowman at the North Pole. With their diet, those elves are going to need a dentist so Hermey must've done well for himself. Maybe Papa Elf is the son of Boss Elf.

[[WMG: ''Elf'' takes place in the same universe as the original version of ''Miracle on 34th Street''.]]

[[WMG: Elf takes place in the same universe as the original version of Miracle on 34th Street.]]

Because there's no way someone could [[SweetTooth eat so much sugar]] and leave pancreas intact. He believes the four food groups are candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup; so the elves clearly didn't give him a more human diet. Honestly, it's a Christmas miracle he's alive.

Because there's no way someone could [[SweetTooth eat so much sugar]] and leave pancreas intact. He believes the four food groups are candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup; so the elves clearly didn't give him a more human diet. Honestly, it's a miracle he's alive.

Because there's no way someone could eat so much sugar and leave pancreas intact. He believes the four food groups are candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup. The elves also clearly didn't give him a more human diet. Honestly, it's a miracle he survived.

Okay, think about it for a minute. Buddy starts yelling "He's a fake" after ripping off Fake Santa's beard in front of the children. Said children likely misinterpreted this as Santa himself not being real, and stopped believing in him, which caused him to crash in NYC.

[[WMG: The Santa in this movie is the Santa from SantaClausIsCominToTown.]]

[[WMG: Buddy accidentally caused Santa's sleigh to crash at the climax of the film

He kept Buddy because being raised by a bunch of toy makers worked out so well for him.

First of all, Santa speaks of having been to New York as if he spent time on the ground, not just passing through to deliver presents. Second, this explains why Gimbels is still around in 2003, rather than having been bought out and eventually liquidated as it was in reality: the events of the film caused the owners of the two stores to become friends, so that when Gimbels ran into the financial trouble that resulted in it being bought out by BATUS and eventually dismantled in reality, Macy's generously helped bail them out.

The world is split between South Pole Elves, who try and spread evil, and North Pole Elves who spread joy. Buddy was spending his time in New York converting those who had been touched by evil (E.G The guys in the mailroom, Walter, and to a lesser extent, his girlfriend) and managed to end up converting all of New York, or at least defeating the darkness (Miles).

All the scenes with Santa or in the North Pole are in his head. His mother wasn't really dead but had [[ParentalAbandonment abandoned Buddy in a mental institution as a teenager when she realized how crazy her son was.]] [[OnlyKnownByHisNickname The doctors in the institution didn't know his name because they had found him in the lobby alone so they called him Buddy, and his childlike mind took that as his name.]] Santa was really the head doctor, and the elves were his assistants. His mother had left the picture of her and Walter in bag that she left with Buddy, so he'd remember her. The doctors, to spare his pain, had taken the picture from him, but one day the janitor Buddy had befriended (Papa Elf) let slip that he had a mother, and decided to say that she was dead so Buddy didn't realized that she had abandoned him. He gave Buddy the picture, and told him about his father, who the institution knew because the administrator had gone to college with him. Buddy, being strong, was able to break out and steals an elf suit from a drunk leaving a Christmas party. [[AWizardDidIt His skills at creative building]] [[HollywoodAutism are explained by autism.]] After his father yells at him, he does go to the bridge, but instead of [[HappyEnding seeing Santa]] he [[DownerEnding falls off the bridge to his death.]]

[Buddy really is insane]]

...Well, at least not to an elf. Elves seem to age half as quickly as humans or even slower, so Buddy might actually be just as far along mentally and emotionally as actual elves his age. Unfortunately, at some point, Buddy got too big and/or old-looking and was forced to work with much older elves, which is why they treat him like a child.

He is the antithesis to Buddy - an elf who was raised by humans but doesn't know it. This explains all of his wealth, why he is so mean, and why he was so very offended about being called an elf.

He is the antithesis to Buddy - an elf who was raised by humans but doesn't know it. This explains all of his wealth.