Jesus didn't die from being nailed to a cross. John, there is no seventeenth act in Corinthians. You play a dangerous game. Looking back at the underestimated 2005 occult noir. : $130. The characters who populate it are like him: desperate, disillusioned, backed into dark corners. 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. 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. Angela Dodson They have the Spear of Destiny. John Constantine See our ethics statement. Gabriel delivers Constantines noir double-cross, though in her mind, shes not the villain. 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. : Beeman 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. Asshole. He always had a rotten sense of humor. John Constantine Web[hands Constantine's Holy Shotgun to him] Gabriel : Do it. June 2, 2022 by by : Please? Be the hand of God. : Be careful with that cat. : Brain Dead. [speaking to God] I don't believe in the devil. Published Jul 5, 2020. Like the book says, He works His work in mysterious ways. Angela Dodson You don't wanna know what's out there, trust me on this. : [punches Gabriel across the mouth, he bows over, looking shocked]. Half-Breeds exist to "maintain" How's he doing it? : WebJohn Constantine : In nomine Patri, et Fili, et Spiritus Sancti. Sounds like a theory, detective. Is there water in Hell? : WebJohn Constantine was born on May 10th, 1953. John Constantine Go to hell. Gabriel then throws Constantine from the room and begins to release Mammon. John Constantine Angela Dodson No need. [He moves aside, givng the possessed girl a view of the mirror; the demon flies out of her and is trapped in the mirror. I didn't go to church enough, I didn't pray enough, I was five bucks short in the collection plate. John, why would you do that if you know it's not my car? Constantine moves through his city without judging its denizens. We're born capable of terrible things, but then sometimes something else comes along and gives us just the right nudge. [the demons' flesh burns and they scream in agony]. Always known that it wasn't luck. Check the scrolls, anyway. A demon just attacked me right out in the open on Figueroa. I thought you couldn't get it anymore. John Constantine Constantine plays with shades of noir, from the doomed fatalism of the paranoid noir to the hardboiled noir of gumshoes like Sam Spade, Mike Hammer, and Philip Marlowe. Quora - A place to share knowledge and better understand th : John Constantine After his long stint in Hell, Constantines cynicism and world-weariness are hard-earned. : John Constantine Balthazar : John Constantine Why? Angela is complicated. It's fun when a mother drowns her own baby? He believes in you. You're the one soul I would come up here to collect myself. I had that trapped feeling, like some sort of a poor insect that youve put inside a downturned glass, and it tries to climb up the sides, and it cant, and it cant, and it cant. Blues of a Lifetime: The Autobiography of Cornell Woolrich. Such simple things brought him glimpses of the supernatural; a bus ride, for instance. : [holding the lamp containing the glowing filament of the smashed bulb] : The occult, demonology, exorcisms. Filming & Production In Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir, Eddie Muller writes that, in the genre, prayers go unheard in these parts, an apt description of Constantines universe. Gabriel now has all the ingredients for armageddon: the Spear of Destiny, the son of Satan, and a powerful psychic. "And the wicked shall inherit the Earth". : Close your eyes. Busy, busy, busy, busy. You're willing to give up your life so she can go to Heaven? [He ignites a fire, revealing a swarm of winged demons around them. Something went wrong. Humor me. I know the Crucifixion story. Gabriel : : John Constantine Its a sequence that shows off the abilities of Lawrence, Reeves, Stormare, and DP Philippe Rousselot to make a chat between two characters in a filthy room spellbinding. Though they only flirt with romance, they do have a kind of sex scene when Constantine drowns Angela in the bathtub until she glimpses hell for the first time. : They have a shorthand, a history. : : : But a single word can give you courage, or turn your favorite pleasure into your worst nightmare. Angela Dodson They can only whisper in our ears. [He hands John a matchbox. : : Wouldn't happen to have anything for a, uh Beeman John Constantine Beeman Angela Dodson : : Beeman : WebGabriel makes a pitstop at Constantine's, the demon slayer couldn't be more put off. [eagerly] You going down? Noirs fatalism is baked into Constantine. John Constantine You've waited twenty years for me, Lu. What about her? Think of it as a bullet proof vest. Angela Dodson I'm a Catholic, John. Get used to it. : Constantine hates the impossible rules and the endless regulations that trap him and humankind. BUY TICKETS. : : John Constantine WebIn Constantine, what do the bracelets on Gabriel's wrist mean? John Constantine : John Constantine John Constantine : It's not fair. John Constantine. It's always been your choice. WebGabriel laments God's favoritism towards humans and believes that bringing Hell to Earth will enable those who survive to become truly worthy of God's love through repentance and faith. Midnite Yeah, what kind of mental patient kills herself? Midnite Satan John Constantine Gabriel is an angel of God. Paints a different view of Revelations. So, instead we get what I call half-breeds. : : John Constantine : : Demon in heaven. [John nods. [shouts] John Constantine John Constantine : Both men are burdened with a gift that feels more like a curse. Who knows. Do 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. Just before my sister was committed, she became deeply paranoid. Chas Kramer [produces a bottle of cough syrup] Some people like it. : Though its not the most literal Hellblazer adaptation, Constantine is its own special thing, a film misunderstood at the time of its release. So, what's new? Hello, John. : John Constantine A deeper look at Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, a fourth SpongeBob movie, and the voice cast for Transformers One. Release Dates So I've heard. WebCostume entry and photos of Gabriel, from Constantine, uploaded by Cosplay.com member Winters Knight. [as Midnight holds him up against a wall] While Constantine is still on the frontlines, Midnite is out of the game, a former witch doctor-turned-club owner. Help me here. He was killed by a soldier's spear. Constantine struggles with his mortality, with morality, with loss and loneliness, with a God he feels has forsaken him and an unfair universe. If sweet, sweet God loves you so, then I will make you worthy of His love. John Constantine I told you to move it. Now, I think someone got to her, Mr. Constantine. : 2005s Constantine is hard-boiled horror, a supernatural noir where Keanu Reeves plays an occult Philip Marlowe, a man haunted by ghosts both figurative and real. For years, Angela has suppressed her psychic powers. : Company Credits Always a catch. What if I told you that God and the devil made a wager, a kind of standing bet for the souls of all mankind? Yeah, what do you want? Some kind of legion or, um, or cult. : You're the only one still playing by the rules, Midnite, and while you've been imitating Switzerland people are dying. [about God] John Constantine He has friends he will sacrifice to complete a job., Papa Midnite is one of Constantines few friends who survives their friendship. How many have you deported back to hell? Yeah, it's funny to you, but to the fallen, that's like nails on a chalkboard. Welcome to my life, he says. No. : But, I could use a little attention. WebBrain Dead. Very fitting, John. So, what's gonna happen? : : "They have the Spear of Destiny!". John Constantine Look, I've heard your name around the precinct. Though Constantine acts dismissive, Midnites blessing calls up something Beeman told Constantine before he died: I know youve never had much faith, youve never had much reason to, but that doesnt mean that we dont have faith in you.. : All of you. : Looked like it was trying to come through.