Hey everyone, I'm Skyler!
I've got a question that's been bugging me since I rewatched the first A Nightmare on Elm Street. In the scene where Nancy wakes up holding Freddy's hat, how is that even possible? Is it meant to show she's controlling the dream world somehow, or does Freddy have partial power in reality at that point?
It's such a small moment but kind of huge when you think about what it means for the rest of the series. Would love to hear how you all interpret it.
Hmmm... I also wanna know the answer.
It's all to do with dimensions. The dream world is the astral plane - a quicker vibrational dimension than ours. So the New Agers believe.
It's like a ghost. They can walk through walls because they are made of a quicker energy than the wall. Freddy's hat is a kind of ghost hat. Nancy took it into our lower vibration. Voila! A hat!
I think this is all in keeping with modern views on quantum physics. All things vibrate. Even fedoras from the 50s. HAH!