Why does Oskar take out his hat?

[genie47]

The tree stabbing scene. Oskar comes trotting down the stairs. We know it has been snowing. It will be cold but why does he take out his hat?

[Microwave Jellyfish]

His mom wants him to wear it, but seemingly he doesn't like it, so he just takes it.

[Zhoutai21]

Because he's an uber badass. The cold doesn't affect him.

[TΛPETRVE]

Because he also forgot how to be cold.

[Chimp]

Speaking of own experience, growing up in the cold northern Sweden (yes, even in one of the towns where some of the filming occured), you didn't wear your cap as a kid if you wanted to be "cool". So, in this case, when Oskar wants to have an attitude, he chooses not to wear his cap to feel tougher.

No tough sob with a knife would ever wear a silly cap, regardless how cold it is. Especially when your geeky parents who have no clue how a tough cap should look are the ones who have bought the cap for you, without asking you. Or they did ask you, but you didn't care in the store anyway, since you hated buying clothes and pick the first of everything, just so you can go home and play with your lego instead. Though I can tell you being outside without a cap in -30 degrees celius (-22F) is damn uncomfortable.

Speaking of wearing a cap, I found the scene where Oskar is doing his water gymnastics, and Eli is watching from the outside, wearing a cap, jacket and gloves to fit in, to be too damn cute. Who would ever think you would see a vampire in cap and gloves in a movie? In fact, I consider it one of the cutest scenes in the movie.

[TheVoxHumanus]

Who would ever think you would see a vampire in cap and gloves in a movie? In fact, I consider it one of the cutest scenes in the movie.

Yeah, pretty much. The only way it could've been cuter is if she'd had a little poofball on top. Did she? I can't remember.

[TΛPETRVE]

Nope, it was a bobble hat without a bobble .

[genie47]

Never been to a cold place with snow before. Thanks Chimp.

So all this while, all the rendezvous with Eli at the jungle gym, he didn't put on his hat. He is trying to put up a tough guy front with Eli? Puffing up his chest like a peacock?

[TΛPETRVE]

Funny, now that you mention it... I was all the same in my childhood. I refused to wear a beanie and demanded a frontlet, instead. Nowadays, kiddies even wear beanies in midsummer. Just because they're so fucking hiophop.

[genie47]

There is another scene that bucks the "Oskar acts tough".

The basement scene. He keeps his hat on?! Not just kept his hat on but his jacket and gloves. He only takes it off when he wants to cut his hand for the blood pact. Eli on the other hand took off her outerwear including the hat, gloves and jacket.

Both are getting comfortable with each other? The basement is actually cold. Eli can't feel the cold but takes off her outerwear and Oskar keeps his outerwear because it is actually cold down there? Doesn't mind not being the tough guy here? At ease with himeself?