Film Theory: The FNAF Movie Just Changed the LORE! 

The fact people cheered when Mat showed up at the exact same energy as the other spidermen showing up in no way home just shows the impact this man has had.

My biggest wish for FNAF 2 is that Markiplier is the one who gets bitten. He'll come full circle from saying, "Was that the bite of 87?" To being in the bite of 87. It's just too perfect

Dear Matpat, I just wanted to let you know, that when I went to see the FNAF movie, the second you walked on screen the whole theater started scream-cheering, calmed down to hear you talk, and started up again when you said your famous line. there was no other time in the entire film that the theater cheered so loud. all-in-all, thank you for all that you've done with the FNAF series and how much you were able to bring people into this amazing (yet slightly terrifying) world. Thank you! P.S. I am now 100% going to get the fuzzy withered Freddy jacket

the fact movie afton is way smarter then his game counter part is a really great spin on the movie, makes his final "I always come back" line seems more understanding, sum were mad cuz it felt rushed but, if you know you’re dying but have a chance of coming back you'll be rushing too

They knew that putting MatPat in the movie was the right idea

It makes sense why the kid wasn't freaking out in the back seat. He knew who was kidnapping him. Considering most kidnappings are done by somebody that the child knows it peices together nicely.

I like to believe that the FNAF movie has its own lore, just like the books. Because William Afton’s daughter is Vanessa instead of Elizabeth, and instead of Evan it’s Garrett.

The biggest issue is that Mike didn’t know anything about the restaurant before he was given the job. If his dad helped make the place, he’d probably know.

I wish the production team luck in their attempts to understand mangle's anatomy. They will most certainly need it. Edit: Holy shinx. This is the most likes I think I've ever recieved. Thank you!

To be honest, despite never having read the books, I never questioned why the drawing worked. That felt totally plausible within the context of a ghost story. Compare it to the kinds of solutions there are to supernatural creatures in folk stories: A sleep demon can't get you if you get into bed backwards If a spirit sneaks in through your keyhole, covering the keyhole will make it unable to find its way out (not because it can't get past the cover, because it literally can't find the keyhole) Vampires can't enter a home unless invited. In that context, 'ghost children believe drawings because drawings are important parts of how kids communicate' feels totally at home

May I also say that the irony of the guy that played Shaggy from Scooby-Doo being the “bad guy in the suit” at the end, incredible!

I think you're 100% on Garrett being the puppet. I noticed, by listening to the soundtrack on that specific part of the credits, that the vocalizing kids in the background are making the same "airplane flying" noises that Garrett was before he was taken. If you listen to it, you'll here it randomly in the song. I love Scott's puzzles.

Can we just appreciate that we finally have a film theory for fnaf like... thats actually crazy

Matpat unironically is the most historical man that ever stepped on this platform

Seeing matpat show up in the movie and then the living tombstone in the credits with the most iconic fnaf fan song made me realize Scott Cawthon is definitively the best creative there can be. He made something iconic and great and treats the fans so so well.

Remember back in the old FNaF 2 days, when MatPat theorized that Phone Guy was the purple guy all along. Now cut to 2023. "Steve Raglan" is obviously supposed to be the stand in for Phone Guy (I'll catch you on the flipside) and who does he turn out to be? William Afton.

Matpat's cameo was the greatest easter egg in film history

I love how this film and the whole vibe in the community feels like a return to form after all these years. Don’t get me wrong, I love FNAF both modern and old, but seeing those old characters in these iconic sets, hearing Foxy humming again…. it’s time travel

The movie brings up something that could completely change the way we think Fnaf works. They said this place has been closed down for years but still needs a night guard and in the movie Micheal has a modern cell phone (usually in movies set in the past they use old phones). So what this could mean for the games is Micheal dosent go to the restaurants until way later in the story like present day or even the future

I watched FNAF with my best friend. We passed the time waiting for our session to open talking about our relationship with FNAF and how it walked with us throughout our friendship. And, of course, when Matpat showed up in the screen, we fangirled together, holding our hands and silent screaming for a couple of minutes. It was a great night

Having been a fan since 2015 of both Matpat and FNAF, I’m so proud of this franchise and channel

Now that it is confirmed that they are going to actively try to get Markiplier to cameo in sequel, I have a feeling that it's gonna outperform the first one. Other movie studios should take note, make movies that the FANS of the franchise will like, not the critics.

Can't wait for the second movie! All we have to do is wait another 8 years 😃

My current theory about the FNAF movie (ignoring the blatant inconsistencies between movie and games) is that the movies are a prequel to the games. Mike Schmit was an actual person and everything happened as in the movie did, ad it all happened BEFORE the first FNAF game. That's why the kitchen camera works in the movie but doesn't in the games. It broke and the animatronics are keeping it broken since that's where Afton is. The temp company is still hiring people for the job because it continues to be open, as Afton is unable to stop anything. Michael Afton is still himself and takes the fake name of "Mike Schmit" because it was easier to get a job there as a previous employee. The real Mike Schmit tries to get Vanessa psychological help and that ties into VR. He decided to stay out of the Afton drama because he wants to help his sister and also the spirits move on, which means they can too, and he learns to value the present rather than linger on the past the way he does in the movie. Does it make sense? Only vaguely. But hey I like it.

It feels so nostalgic to watch Matpat talk about the first FNAF games again.

With so much lore, it was probably the best idea just to mix it all together and come up with the story using all the best bits

Movie Afton is successfully my favorite version of William Afton. Not only was Matthew’s performance amazing. But he is successfully way smarter than his other counterparts.

The movie had so many little Easter eggs and payoffs to all the people that have played all the games. Really awesome that the creators took the time to make sure they got *EVERYTHING* right.

I love how MatPat accepts he is now canon to the lore and decides to fully analyze every nook and cranny to what part of the timeline he is in.

The problem for me is that if they do have Mike's father as one of the founders of Freddy's alongside Afton, it would be hard to explain away Mike's lack of knowledge of the pizzeria prior to the first movie.

MatPat: Let's solve where the sequel is headed years before they actually make it The sequel: Filming starts in a few months

12:21 I’m so accustomed to the meme version of this scene that I was confused when I heard it normally.

The thing that breaks my heart for Mike is that we get to see it happen. When he says "I only looked away for a second" we see it, and it LITERALLY WAS just a second. A single second. Edit: And it’s not even like he was distracted. He looked down to stand up from the picnic table! Who could blame him for that?

I actually love the idea that the family we've been calling the Emilys are actually the Schmidts, if we wanna carry that over to the game timeline. It turns Mike's choice of fake name in FNAF 1 from something random into a giant middle finger to his dad, which, narratively, I'm a huge fan of.

While watching the movie I noticed 3 scenes that were oddly similar to scenes in the silver eyes. First was in the intro, the last child that was taken was wearing a blue shirt and stood there with "the yellow rabbit" to his left, before being taken away. This lines up to the flashback that John has, when he tried to recall how Michael (The blue shirted child) was taken. The second was when Abby was being chased by foxy, she went and hid behind the pinball and arcade machines where foxy almost got to her, but she jumped in the ball pit, and Mike tazed Foxy right before he got her. Where in the book, charlie went and hid behind some arcade machines while foxy came and destroyed the machines while trying to move them to get to her, but John drop kicked Foxy out of the way. The last scene came shortly after in both the book and the movie (10 pages, and about 10 minutes later) when after the spring lock scene, Afton gets dragged off (Foxy dragging him with his hook in a hole I his suit in the movie, and Freddy dragging him by the arm in the book) into a dark hallway while (Mike in the movie and John in the book) "carries" (Vanessa in the movie and Charlie in the book) out of the pizzeria.

Hearing the name “Granite Falls” floored me because I live right next to Granite Falls, WA

One of the things that caught my attention was that when Mike was bargaining in the dreamworld with the children, his father remained completely quiet. Everybody else spoke, even Garrett. But his father could have been replaced by a plant and wouldn't have changed the scene at all

Now that the movie has fully changed the lore, it will only be a matter of time before MatPat finally connects the dots to how he himself also got involved with the lore.

at 6:20 it could also stand for Golden Freddy too!

I just saw the FNAF movie, I loved your cameo in it MatPat, especially how you said it was just a theory about the lunch scene, great job, also, I love your videos, keep up the great work ❤❤❤

i believe we need an applause for matpat, for finally becoming part of the fnaf loreeeeee

I'm so glad Mat thought of a reason why Garrett's fate was never brought up. It was strange how the ghost kids knew about him, even though he was killed in a completely separate incident. That, and the fact that Garrett was kidnapped during a vacation in another state, and his kidnapper happened to live in the same town as the Schmidts. This coincidence really bothered me. But if William targeted Garrett because of a family dispute, then it wasn't a coincidence. But this theory raises a question: if Mike's dad really is supposed to be Henry, then why did Mike know so little about Freddy's? You'd think he would've met the animatronics that his father built. And he never even heard about the Missing Children's Incident. I hope the second movie offers an explanation for that.

"Need more evidence for this" Is MatPat's take on "Need more proof", love seeing you and John passing catchphrases around

I got the explanation for three questions in one sentence. Great job Mat! Also an amazing video as always.

Despite all lore stuff, it's so impressive that a movie with a budget of one episode of "she hulk" looks so good and so enthusiastically received by the audience

"Show a Markiplier cameo and a clip of Mangle and I'm in". I couldn't agree more! I loved the first movie and am excitedly waiting for the sequel (or maybe prequel)!

Please do a what’s the best cinema seat to sit in? Sound, dynamics, how close to the screen you are etc

I can't believe he's gonna be leaving, but i understand it's for a good reason. Gonna start watching every video from most recent to first

Matpat really took advantage of his theater kid experience to trick the entire internet

My theater was so lame for MatPats cameo, I was literally the only one clapping. I understand Cory getting a standing ovation, but Matthew deserved one too 😔✊

I just saw the movie today! 1. I absolutely LOVE it! And 2. When MatPat came up I remember people in the cinema start talking with each other and right after he said ‘it’s just a theory’ I had to finish it and say ‘a game/film theory!’ That nobody besides my mother noticed.

this is the only thing keeping my sanity in tact because im doing this isanely hard homework and its driving me to insanity

I sincerely hope the next films give us more of Matthew Lillard as Afton... he was BEYOND incredible-- charming, nefarious, terrifying. He was perfect, and I'm dying to see the story they give him for the films. Also, Matthew Lillard is a TREASURE. He deserves the world.

lets go, matpat, you did it again. i cannot tell you how much your theories mean to me, im mean i remember just sitting in my room and listening to all your fnaf theories just to understand the lore, and now we have the movie and you already solved the lore for that to, and the lore for the next movie as well, anyway, thank you so much for all you do.

14:52 I just want to point out that we see Vanessa in the hospital the staff would have noticed if she was a robot. But at the same time we do see mike bleed through out the movie…

We need a scene with Markiplier being filled in on all of the shenanigans happening at Fazbears, and then him going through security footage to see the bite that started it all and dropping his iconic line.

I actually drew one of the FNaF kid’s drawings from the games and brought it to the theater with me to make my friends laugh. The fact drawings were so important to the movie was pure gold

14:54 come on mat. That is the largest leap in logic that I have ever heard on your channel. Its probably an unfinished springtrap animatronic for the next movie.

“This time it’s different he’s out in nature..” rare sighting of afton in the wild killing

I remember when I saw the cameo of you in the fnaf movie. the theater I was in just started cheering. Really shows how popular you have become in the fnaf fandom.

Honestly this theory addressed every lore complaint I had about the movie and gave an explanation I can totally go along with

who here has cried bcs of the new vid 😔

I loved learning so much from all the FNAF videos and was super excited and stoked when I saw MatPat in the movie, it just made the movie worth it for me as a fan of the theory channels

I believe Blumhouse did their best fitting 9-years of lore and story into a 1-2 hour 🎥 movie

My sister (who has never even HEARD of this series before a month ago) watched it with me and she INSTANTLY started MatPat's theory series from the beginning to catch up and nerd out with me. I lost it when he showed up and that's what really sparked it, so thanks MatPat for getting my little sister into FNaF! 🎉😅

Only played fnaf once. Like a few months ago. I kept dying couldnt figure it out. But, ive been watching your vodeos for years and love all their lore. Very happy they finally made a movie of it. Cant wait to see it.

14:17 this also might be something they might use for the spring trap scenes in later movies when he removes the mask but it's just a early prototype

I actually burst out laughing when I saw the dream theory book in the movie and had to explain what was so funny to my parents. It was a great movie in my opinion

This movie showed me two things. 1. Video game movies CAN be good. 2. And they dont have to follow the game story exactly, as long as they respect it, and try to keep it as close as possible.

My opinion is that Scott recognised how convoluted and messy the lore in the video game series was (after all he probably didn’t plan to expand it so much initially) so the movie series is a way to start again and have a more streamlined storyline (while still borrowing elements from the games).

You have just GOT to do a video on some of the content of Ashur Gharavi! It is just absolutely packed with LORE!!!

Can we all be proud enough for MatPat being a new part of the FNAF lore and even in the movie itself....?

the family swap makes even more sense if you think about it in a studio standpoint: having the protagonist to be the one who killed his own brother in a kinda brutal way probably wouldn't resonate well with general audiences, hence the need to twist the story a bit

I love matpat he's good at making fnaf theories he's one of the best theorists I have ever seen and the t shirts are so good

The thing about him knowing the guy while I agree with the theory could also be explained simply in the act of the kidnapping. Even if he didn’t know them before, he could have learned who they were while scoping them out for the grab beforehand thus recognizing him. And coulda just asked the kid his whole name.

I really wasn't expecting MatPat to be in the movie because he genuinely sounded sad while he said he wasn't. I've learned my lesson this time 😭

People may be angry that the fnaf movie would be influencing the lore like when the books did, but I'm definitely on board with including it, I saw lots of lore potential in there

I left definitely disappointed by how much I perceived to be “changed,” but this video got me excited for sequels to really get me back on board with where they go. I’m also sitting here thinking - what if film Mike Schmidt is still really an Afton, adopted in some way by Henry (love the theory he’s Mike’s “dad” in this film), and so Garrett dying really is Henry’s kid dying (some form of “revenge” by William) and the reveal that Mike is an Afton drives him to defeat William in the following movies? Just a theory :)

Ironically, Matpat is the most notable man to have ever walked upon this stage.

I appreciate your low bar for the sequel. I think a lot of the disappointment from other franchises is due to expectations being way too high.

I thought this movie was non canon, but I’m glad it adds lore

“It’s bean 7 years since I worked at this place” FNAF the musical night 3

Another thing! People aren't talking about the fact that last we saw in the movie, William is still alive! Locked in the back room of the pizzeria, and in pizzeria sim he's got dialogue as if it's not just prerecorded bits from an old animatronic. Either remnant within the suit, or the soul inside golden freddy is keeping him alive. (I'm guessing both)

I do like how well the Five Nights at Freddy's movie went. Although I'm a little disappointed they didn't include the phone guy talking to him during every shift. But overall, it isn't terrible.

I find it funny how the movie was supposedly "hated by everyone," but it became one of the most loved and successful horror/thriller movies of this decade.

Definitely saving up to get the FNAF varsity jacket 🔥🔥🔥

I Found This Verry Interesting, I Always Wondered Why The Movie Didn't Show Aftons Family As Normal. Thanks For Clearing That Up And Some Other Stuff!

The fact it seemed they were mix-and-matching the Aftons and Emilys/Schmidts stuck out to me as well. Garrett was different: the car, kidnapping, not being in the pizzaria. Immediately screamed Charlotte to me, despite Mike being an Afton in the game.

Good theory, I just have major doubts about the robot people angle you went for at the end.

I love it! I grew up in Utah and my grandma grew up in Hurricane, Utah! She and my grandpa raised my dad and he grew up in Minnesota! After my dad grew up my grandparents moved back to Nebraska where my family has lived for generations!

Matpat and Game Theory were one of those Old RU-vidrs that made mine and many others childhoods. And I'm happy Matpat and GT survived the "Dark Ages" of RU-vidrs where Old RU-vidrs were just embroiled in controversies.

Another thing to note, Afton knowing mike but not knowing Abby can be explained just by the fact that Abby was born probably sometime after the kidnappings and the closure of freddy's, meaning the spirits would have been the first time he heard about her

There is not way I just watched a whole merch ad without even thinking about skipping it 🙏🏻🔥

My only main complaint with the movie was that I wish there was more explanation/ reaction to the reveal that Afton was the career counselor, even just a comment from Vanessa at some point like "he's working under a fake name as a career counselor now" or something. I mean, Mike didn't even react to it in the final scene (although to be fair he was on the ground for most of it). Other than that I loved the movie, especially the way they did the spring lock scene, absolutely brutal

I think something people forget is FNAF lore was very much so still solidifying while this movie was in production, and it went through several directors and scripts to get where it was today. I’m just happy it even happened, it’s a dream come true 🥰

When I watched the movie and saw you in it I was like: OMG MATPAT and,and HE SAID THE LINE!!!

Dude I loved seeing you in the movie and the line was an absolute epic theory move

It would actually make a lot of sense for William to know Mike. He REALLY wanted him to take that security job even after telling him how bad it was. Almost like he wants to tie up loose ends

I love that Mat is saying that Garret is probably the Puppet, because I actually theorised the exact same thing about a day after watching the movie (which was... I think the day after it came out?) Because it's just obvious. It's the most likely way forward given the state we left things off on, and it's the most interesting option we currently have for continuing Mike's story.

When I was watching the movie, I noticed the chalkboard, those keywords (including the heart as in the movie) the 1:35 am book as an animatronic that I knew, among other important details. My friends who were watching it with me, looked at me and I said "I have unleashed my inner Matpat."