As Constantine gets to work, fighting to free a girl from the demon inside her, he realizes this isnt your average ritual somethings wrong, off-balance. Angela Dodson : John Constantine But Constantines sacrifice is sincere, Christlike, an act of true selflessness to save Isabels soul, not his own. John Constantine When I die, the rules say I've got just one place to go Angela Dodson And whatever happens, don't look. John Constantine John Constantine He kills demons by invoking the name of the Lord. It's done. Hello, John. John Constantine Lie down. I just like them. Take a deep one. That would be the rule. Close your eyes. Sure thing, John. : : Just tell me how Mammon is crossing over and you can go back to your shithole. Spare me your remedial incantations. According to Francis Lawrence on the films commentary, Midnites club is like Ricks cafe in Casablanca, a place where both half-breed demons and half-breed angels could come and let their hair down or their tails out or what have you. But when evil tips the balance, Midnite sets aside his oath of neutrality and helps his old pal. Beeman John, why would you do that if you know it's not my car? Yeah. Things you shouldn't have to see. WebCostume entry and photos of Gabriel, from Constantine, uploaded by Cosplay.com member Winters Knight. : : You're handed this precious gift, right? People. Midnite Balthazar : When Constantine takes away Hennessys amulet of protection and asks him to listen to the ether for information, he unknowingly consigns him to a terrible death. So, what's new? And yesterday, I saw a soldier demon tryin' to chew its way out through a little girl. : Into the light, I command thee. : John Constantine John Constantine Angela Dodson Good luck. [He moves aside, givng the possessed girl a view of the mirror; the demon flies out of her and is trapped in the mirror. : Constantine: - Gabriel: Slo intento inspirar a la humanidad para que sea lo que debe ser. : Despite Constantines plea for a little attention, God doesnt answer him. The detective story is a riff on the quest of the knight errant, and though Constantine would never admit it, hes essentially a knight in tarnished armor. It'll be like back in the day. Angela Dodson (Rachel Weisz) is the only newcomer to Constantines inner circle. : Its a moment. John Constantine I don't know! Your ego is astounding. John Constantine : John Constantine To be welcomed into the Kingdom of God. I've been watching for a long time. BUY TICKETS. Gabriel interpreted as a MALE in this. : He's not planning anything. Satan [chuckles] So I've heard. : I remember. Holy water? When I was a kid, I could see things. : [after taking off her jacket] : No need. Jesus didn't die from being nailed to a cross. : Tell them that. Yeah, easy there, hero. Angela Dodson Akiva Goldsman calls this final showdown a tug of war between the devil and God. Unlike many modern adaptations of comic books, the climax isnt a city-leveling spree of violence; instead, its a quiet conversation. : Release Dates And now he doesnt want to go back. Always a catch. John Constantine Balthazar Donnie Hammond, Marla Mindelle, and Courtney Bassett in Titanique Emilio Madrid. Each one of you granted redemption from the Creator - murderers, rapists, and molesters - all of you, you just have to repent, and God takes you into His bosom. The laws of God and the devil are like ours, as it turns out: they dont actually determine whats good or bad, just what you can get away with. What's another twenty seconds? Aydame a derrotarlo. John Constantine Gabriel : : : Takes place a week after the movie. Detective. Yeah, okay. Satan So, I'll bring you pain, I'll bring you horror, so that you may rise above it. : John Constantine : Lucifer shuts his eyes for a moment]. [sneers] Hennessy can hear the dead, and he silences the voices in his head with booze. : But the project had staying power, and after years of struggling and evolving, Keanu Reeves signed on to star in the film for music video director Francis Lawrence, who would make his feature debut. Normally only a portion of the body has to be suspended, but you wanted the crash course. Screw anybody else. Angela Dodson Is there water in Hell? Looking back at the underestimated 2005 occult noir. Angela Dodson WebGabriel is one of the most well-known angels of Judeo-Christian Heaven, and an important figure in Christian mythology. But he knows someone who will. : : : I knew all the things I could see were real. [John ignites a lighter and places it under a smoke-detector, activating the sprinkler system. : Gabriel constantine gabriel pants. They send these half-demons and half-angels to influence us, to see which way the decks can be stacked and which way the game will go. Humankind is at the mercy of Gods and the devils whims, pawns in their battle. WebHalf-Breeds are a cross between a Human with either an Angel or a Demon. : What did she do? John Constantine John Constantine Do it. Unable to stand, he slits his wrists with the shattered glass and : Rather than becoming the instrument of his destruction, she supplies the means for his salvation. Yeah, well, Isabel wouldn't have taken her own life. : Chas Kramer Chas' resurrection as an angel is among the elements that make the prospect of a Constantine sequel so interesting. I didn't go to church enough, I didn't pray enough, I was five bucks short in the collection plate. Beeman : (It also gives us one of the coolest cinematic moments of all time: Constantine putting his cigarette out in his own blood.). Into the light, I command thee. I don't know! My parents were normal. : That's just crazy. | : He was killed by a soldier's spear. John Constantine John Constantine stands at the center of a war waged between Heaven and Hell. Hes always on the outside looking in, wondering just how blissful ignorance would be. The influence peddlers. Angela Dodson John Constantine Things humans aren't supposed to see. John Constantine Like Constantines friend and holy-relics supplier Beeman (Max Baker) says, We are finger puppets to them. Even advertisements seem to mock the natives and confirm their abandonment: a lottery promotion reads Play to win in the liquor store where Pruitt Taylor Vinces Father Hennessy drinks himself to death, a Chevy billboard tells Constantine after his cancer diagnosis Your Time is Running Out To Buy a New Chevy, another billboard behind the man carrying the Spear of Destiny asks Got faith? When Gavin Rossdales half-demon Balthazar kills Beeman and Hennessy with something each man loves (bugs and booze, respectively), their deaths feel like cosmic jokes. Welcome to my life. Yeah, well, I, uh, I know a guy who knows a guy. [whispering into the ear of a possessed girl] See our ethics statement. Angela Dodson Gabriel John, I really want John Constantine Who doesn't? Satan John, there is no seventeenth act in Corinthians. John Constantine Meaningfully, its Angela who releases the spider before she leaves, anticipating the way she helps free Constantine from cancer and from damnation. Midnite John Constantine : Time to go, John. I'm simply seeking to inspire mankind to all that is intended. I'm reading you your last rites. Before Constantine and Chas leave the club to take on Mammon, Midnite prays over them. : : : : Go look for yourself. : John Constantine They have bibles in Hell? John Constantine : John Constantine Constantine defies the fatalism of his noir-steeped universe. Angela is complicated. May God have mercy on you, and grant you the pardon of all your sins. Hell wants him. Constantine is currently streaming on HBO Max. The occult, demonology, exorcisms. I don't believe in the devil. Like his private-eye predecessors, hes a lone wolf. [He hands John a matchbox. Right now. Fine. : Oh, Isabel. I can't. A person could live in L.A. their whole life and still only know a fraction of it. : : In a last ditch effort to stop the apocalypse and prevent Hell on earth, Constantine tells Satan in his final moments that Gabriel is about to use Angela to bring his son into the world. April 27, 2023. End my life. : Or is it another one of your cons? Angela Dodson But, I could use a little attention. He died for a few moments, and in that time, he was sent to Hell for what felt like a lifetime. Those with the demon's touch like those part angel, living alongside us. I didn't *try* anything. The demons skin starts to burn]. Midnite John? Beeman : John Constantine "And the wicked shall inherit the Earth". What are you doing? How much longer do I have to be your slave, John? In nomine Patri, et Fili, et Spiritus Sancti. : [the demons' flesh burns and they scream in agony]. John Constantine Whatever killed the Son of God will give birth to the Son of the Devil. : Coffin nail. : : : I'm not really in the talking mood right now. WebBrain Dead. You're the only one still playing by the rules, Midnite, and while you've been imitating Switzerland people are dying. : John Constantine | You've waited twenty years for me, Lu. John Constantine Constantine struggles with his mortality, with morality, with loss and loneliness, with a God he feels has forsaken him and an unfair universe. He gives Beeman a look]. Angela Dodson So, do I have to take the rest of my clothes off or can I leave them on? Born with the ability to perceive the true visage of monsters (most notably Angels and Demons) on the mortal plane, his visions haunted him from very early on in his life. Screenwriter Kevin Brodbin told Cinefantastique that he pitched John Constantine like a rock n roll star of the occult, a man who treats exorcisms like an extreme sport. Midnite : Constantine is a 2005 horror thriller about irreverent supernatural detective John Constantine, who has literally been to Hell and back. Wouldn't happen to have anything for a, uh Beeman : John Constantine : But in his moment of triumph, Constantine subverts this: its not the detective whos fucked but the devil himself. Francis Lawrence described his take on Satan as sort of like Fagin from Oliver Twist and so powerful he doesnt have to get angry. Peter Stormare takes it there; his Lucifer is unsettling, unruffled, and even funny. Humor me. Angela Dodson Its about how the truth of existence is a horror best weathered with friends. : John Constantine John Constantine I guess there's a plan for all of us. Yeah, I wanted the crash course. I had to die - twice - just to figure that out. If you buy something from a Polygon link, Vox Media may earn a commission. Constantine has aged well, with a rich story very much in keeping with the spirit of the comics, even if the 2005 film isn't a perfect adaptation. Keanu Reeves' black hair and American accent aside, he found the core of the character's hard-boiled cynicism, aided by a sterling cast of future Oscar winners. Angela Dodson Angela Dodson Gabriel: Os ha sido concedido un valioso don. It's fun when a man beats his wife to death? : : Theyre brought together by death: Constantines terminal diagnosis and the death of Angelas twin sister Isabel by suicide. Seek revenge. And then I saw you at the John Constantine Supernatural exorcist and demonologist John Constantine helps a policewoman prove her sister's death was not a suicide, but something more. Angela Dodson : It's personal, isn't it? In the films commentary, producer Akiva Goldsman explains the basics: God and the devil, as a result of this wager for the souls of all mankind, have a hands-off policy when it comes to the earth. John Constantine I had to die twice just to figure that out. In his letters, Raymond Chandler wrote that the detective is the avenging justice, the bringer of order out of chaos, a perfect description of John Constantine, who brings order out of the ultimate chaos: the threat of the apocalypse. The world behind the world is as corrupt as this one, if not more so, because we expect God to be better than us. Angela Dodson Look, I've heard your name around the precinct. He replaces cigarettes with nicotine gum. Sounds like a theory, detective. $115. : [about God] [John fires a blast of fire from the tube]. Please enter a valid email and try again. : God's a kid with an ant farm, lady. He is known to serve as the messenger of God himself, communicating with people on God's behalf. : Angela Dodson It's always been your choice. Angela Dodson Such simple things brought him glimpses of the supernatural; a bus ride, for instance. A battle of wits. The road to salvation begins tonight. John Constantine If anything, Constantine is our homme fatale, leading others and himself to their doom. You play a dangerous game. (Cats are good. The sooner you start reading, the sooner it : Okay, I'm humoring you.