In the 1978 movie Magic at the end Ann Margaret comes back to Anthony Hopkins to give him another chance Then she mutters something that appears to be ventriloquism What does that mean?

In the 1978 movie Magic, Ann-Margret's character returns to Anthony Hopkins' character, who is a troubled magician. When she mutters something that resembles ventriloquism, it symbolizes the psychological manipulation and control exerted by the ventriloquist's dummy, Fats, over Hopkins' character. This moment underscores the theme of how the characters' lives are intertwined with the darker aspects of the ventriloquist's art, suggesting a haunting influence that persists even in moments of hope.