The Holdovers Ending Explained

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00:00Hi, welcome back to my channel, in this video, I will explain the ending of The Holdovers,

00:04so let's begin.

00:06With Alexander Payne occupying the director's chair, The Holdovers is a comedy-drama movie

00:10that sees Paul Giamatti assume the role of a bad-tempered history teacher, Paul Hunham,

00:14at a remotely situated prep school.

00:17When Christmas arrives, it brings joy and holidays for all the staff members of the

00:21school, except for Paul.

00:23He is instructed to stay back on campus this holiday season and look after a bunch of students

00:27who have nowhere to go.

00:29Over time, Paul gets out of his grumpy attitude and forms an unexpected bond with one of the

00:33students, a brainy troublemaker, as well as the school's head cook, who is grieving for

00:37his recently lost son.

00:39The quick transitions in the backdrops are symbolic of the growing change in Paul's attitude

00:43and the relationship with his students.

00:46Here's everything you need to know about the ending, just to let you know this video will

00:49contain spoilers.

00:51The Holdovers takes place in the early 1970s during the dawn of the Vietnam War.

00:56The students at the New England Prep School Barton Academy are all looking forward to

00:59their upcoming holiday break, which promises them time away from their rigorous studies.

01:04Many of the young men on campus are particularly enthused about getting away from their strict

01:08instructor, Paul Hunham.

01:10Hunham apparently has no compassion for his students and doesn't seem to care that they

01:14will all be with their families soon.

01:16He intends to assign them a significant portion of new reading material after a majority of

01:20his class bombs an exam right before they are scheduled to leave for break.

01:24However, the shadow of tragedy looms over campus, as the Vietnam War is ever-present

01:28in every student's mind.

01:30Barton Academy's hard-working chef, Mary Lamb, recently lost her son in the war, making the

01:35holiday season even more challenging.

01:37The thought of leaving school for a military academy is a major fear for the teenager Angus

01:41Tully.

01:43Angus has been told by his parents that if he flunks out of class, he will immediately

01:46be sent to a military school that can deal with his attitude.

01:50Unfortunately, Angus is among the group of students that must hold over during Christmas

01:54break.

01:55Angus and his companions don't have parents who are willing to come and pick them up for

01:58the holidays, so they must stay on campus under the care of Hunham.

02:02Hunham isn't keen to make the experience any easier for them and insists that they all

02:05continue to follow strict guidelines that adhere to a traditional day of studies.

02:10This means that for Angus and his friends, Christmas break will be all about reading

02:13and preparing for the next rigorous semester.

02:16They share in their collective misery as Hunham's assignments loom over them.

02:20Angus' class rival, Teddy Koontz, is able to get out of a holding over once he contacts

02:25his parents, asking them to take him and the other students on a skiing trip to a luxury

02:28resort.

02:30While most of the other students' parents agree to let them take the trip, Barton Academy

02:34can't get in contact with Angus' parents.

02:37This humiliates and infuriates the young boy.

02:40He doesn't just have to watch his friends enjoy a nice, relaxing vacation hitting the

02:43slopes, he has the unenviable task of spending an entire winter break with Hunham.

02:48Angus is quick to lash out at Hunham, who he believes takes personal pleasure in a torturing

02:52his students.

02:54Why the Holdover's Ending is Perfect

02:57Hunham and Angus begin to open up to each other after spending a few weeks together

03:00in close quarters.

03:02Both are alone on Christmas and reflect on what they may have done if they had someone

03:06close to them that they could connect with.

03:08Hunham often lashes out at Angus for his irresponsible behavior but begins to reign in his rage after

03:13learning about the boy's parentage.

03:15Angus claims that his father is dead, his mother, Judy Clotfelter is married to his

03:19rich stepfather, Stanley.

03:22Apparently, Judy would rather spend time taking a vacation with her new husband than inviting

03:26Angus home for Christmas break.

03:28Hunham realizes that he's misjudged Angus and realizes that the boy's misbehavior might

03:33stem from the lack of attention he received from his parents.

03:36Although Hunham does his best to give Angus a fun holiday at Barton Academy by bringing

03:40in a Christmas tree and celebrating fine meals, Angus is insistent that they take a

03:44trip to Boston.

03:45Angus has dreamed about going to Boston with his parents and was denied the chance to go

03:49when he was left at Barton Academy all alone.

03:52Hunham and Mary reluctantly agree to take him on a sightseeing day trip.

03:56While Hunham and Angus seem to enjoy their day in Boston, Angus slips out of his professor's

04:00view while they are attending a screening of the Dustin Hoffman Western Little Big

04:03Man.

04:05After Hunham catches up with Angus, he realizes that the boy is trying to get into contact

04:09with his father.

04:10Even though Angus initially told Hunham that his father was dead, it's revealed that he

04:13is in a psychiatric facility.

04:16Hunham agrees to take Angus to see his father.

04:19Unfortunately, this visit is reported back to Judy, who has strictly forbidden Angus

04:23from seeing his father.

04:25Since he directly disobeyed her command, Angus will be sent to military school.

04:29After Angus' mother and stepfather confront the school about his activities over break,

04:33Hunham decides to take responsibility for their trip.

04:37He claims that going to Boston was his idea, claiming that Angus was simply along for the

04:41ride.

04:42While this saves Angus a trip to military school, it means that Hunham is immediately

04:46fired.

04:47Surprisingly, Hunham isn't particularly upset about his termination, he went into education

04:52to change students' lives, and he knows that he's changed Angus.

04:56As he drives away, Hunham sets off on a new journey where he will no longer be bound to

04:59the rules of Barton Academy.

05:02That's all for now folks, I would appreciate it if you could give the video a super thanks

05:05with a thumbs up and subscribe to the channel so you can see more content like this every

05:09day, take care, bye!

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