"Constantin"
A man who can go to hell freely
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According to legend, Jesus was crucified with his hands and feet when he was executed, but he did not die. After 3 days, the blood on his body was almost completely dripped. When he was dying, he was pierced under the ribs with a spear by a soldier on a horse, and he really died. Zhebing guns is later very famous Michelangelo Yunus gun , that name sound familiar? That's right, as you think, it is the "Godkiller Spear" in "Neon Genesis Evangelion" that can directly pierce the apostle.
This film is based on the fact that the world is in the gap between hell and heaven, and God and the devil have reached an agreement that neither of them will directly intervene in human affairs, and strive to guide more people into themselves after death. Against the backdrop of the territory of the People’s Republic of China, the story began.
In an abandoned building in Mexico, a thin man dug out the legendary Longinus gun from the ground. Of course, the Longinus gun in this one is different from the one in EVA.
And this gun gave this thin man, the indestructible body of the King Kong, and the ability to wither the sentient beings wherever he passed. And he is heading towards the city of Los Angeles ( Los Angeles , City of Angels ) with the gun of Longinus .
Our male protagonist, Constantine, is taking his little servant to get a little demon out of a girl. After solving Xiao Lou Lou, the camera turned around and appeared in the female lead Angela (Angela, name meaning: angel )'s sister Lsabel (Isabel, name meaning: God's Oath ) jumped off the top floor of the mental hospital.
Since the two sisters are both devout believers, Angela knows that the suicide cannot enter heaven after death. She was very puzzled about her sister's suicide. When she went to the church to question the priest, she happened to meet Constantine.
Constantine came to the Seraph Gabriel and asked whether the demons and himself had been able to enter heaven.
It turns out that Constantine committed suicide twice because he could see all kinds of demons in the world when he was a child , so he was also a person who could not enter heaven after death.
He has smoked 30 cigarettes a day since he was 15 years old, and now he has a very serious cancer, and time is running out. Constantine is now relying on helping God guide more people into heaven after death in exchange for his ticket to heaven . But the conversation with Seraph Gabriel did not go well this time, and the two broke up unhappy.
In fact, Isabel has been able to see demons in the world like Constantine since she was a child .
Because Angela and Isabel are twins, Angela can also see the evil things in the world, but she doesn't want to admit that she can see it, and she loses this ability over time.
But Angela’s psychic power far surpasses her sister Isabel, who does not know that Gabriel wants Angela to activate her own powerful psychic power to lead Isabel to commit suicide.
All this is actually a huge conspiracy by Gabriel.
Gabriel intends to use the blood of God on the gun of Longinus and the powerful psychic carrier (Angela) to resurrect the son of the devil and bring disaster to the world to inspire the true faith of mankind, but doing so is contrary to God's will.
When Constantine summoned Gabriel while fighting the son of the devil, he knew Gabriel's true conspiracy, but how can a human be able to defeat an angel? When he was hit hard, his eyes showed contempt when he looked at Gabriel, because he was using a secret method (cut the wrist?) to summon Lucifer , but because the cut was too deep, the hand tendons were also severed. Even lighting a cigarette is difficult, but it is surprising that Lucifer took the initiative to help him light a cigarette . This may be the highest treatment for humans in front of demons.
Constantine and Lucifer reached an agreement in exchange for Isabel to go to heaven on the condition that his soul was dedicated to Lucifer, and by the way Lucifer sent his son back to hell.
Then Lucifer was in the battle with Gabriel, because Gabriel violated God's will, God revoked all of Gabriel's spiritual power, his wings were burned out by the fire of hell, and he fell into an ordinary human. At this time, Constantine finally got the ticket to heaven because he sacrificed himself to save others .
But just when Constantine was about to enter heaven, how could Lucifer let him into heaven so easily, because Constantine’s soul belonged to him, so in desperation, he could only take Constantine’s cancer All the cells are cleaned up, so that Constantine can continue to live in the world, and wait for the soul that Lucifer desires .
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This movie is full of various religious elements, here is what you have to know:
1. Characters:
(1) Constantine: The origin of the name-Constantine's name comes from the Roman emperor Constantine the Great in the fourth century AD. He was originally a believer of the older Sun worshipers, but he discovered the great power of Christianity in ruling the empire, so he set about revising the Bible and all Christian texts, spreading the revised doctrines he ordered among the entire Roman people, making it follow The Christians of the ancient texts became pagans.
(2) Chaz (CHAZ): A cute little follower and a loyal admirer of Constantine. The origin of the name-(guess) 1484 "The Secret of Witchcraft" was approved for publication by Pope Innocent VIII (Innocent VIII), one of the authors is Heinrich Kramer. The book mainly studies all kinds of ghosts. Since the book has the endorsement of the pope, it is equivalent to the church acknowledging that there is a devil. From this, the research trend of various demons in the religious world arose.
(3) Hennessey: A priest with super powers, a close comrade-in-arms of Constantine. His characteristic is that he can't leave the body, not because he was born addicted to alcohol, but because he can feel all the information in the world. A super-powerful priest and a close comrade-in-arms of Constantine. The origin of the name-people who like to drink may be familiar with this name. This is the name of a foreign wine, called "Hennessy" in China.
(4) BEEMAN: Responsible for collecting tools, weapons and some interesting little things for Constantine. At the same time, he is also responsible for related intelligence work. The origin of the name-there seems to be no special allusion. Maybe it was just a sign that he was going to be killed by a bug?
(5) BALTHAZAR: This bastard demon is even more evil in this film than Lucifer himself. He was instigated by Gabriel to brutally kill Constantine's two friends Henness and Biman, making Constantine angry, and finally died under Constantine's holy shotgun (HOLLYSHOTGUN). Origin of the name-Balthazar was the last king of Babylon. At a banquet for a thousand dignitaries, he filled the wine in the Holy Grail that his father Nebuchadnezzar stole from the Jerusalem Temple for everyone to enjoy. That night, the person who blasphemed the sacred object was punished by God and affected his descendants. Now, the words Balthazar and Nebuchadnezzar are used in the names of champagne containers. (Holy Grail: The legendary cup used in the Last Supper of Jesus. There are many strange interpretations of the Holy Grail. One of the more novel explanations is described in the "The Da Vinci Code").
2. Symbols
(1) Constantine's arm tattoo:
This symbol consists of a "flame triangle" and three arrows shot from the center. The full name is: the "Perfect Red King," the Sulfur of the Philosophers.
In the film, this symbol is tattooed on Constantine's two forearms, and the two arms must be brought together when the spell is required. It didn't seem to have much effect in the film-except for inviting Gabriel's foot to step on his face. Many people misunderstand that this symbol is engraved in half on each arm. In fact, when both arms are casting spells, the spell in his mouth is "into the light I command thee."-I make you appear bright. In the future, any friend who wants to summon Gabriel might as well give it a try. I don’t guarantee it will work.
(2) Henness’s amulet
Known as: triquetra (Chinese translation is unknown). The trinity, which represents the "Father, Son, and Holy Spirit", is composed of three "Jesus fish" from the perspective of shape. In fact, it can also be seen as a closed structure twisted and connected by three crosses. This symbol is also a Celtic religious symbol (a three-faced goddess representing young girls, mothers, and old women) and represents Odin in Norse mythology.
(3) The Mark of the Son of Hell
This symbol looks like a circle. Four lines pass through the circle and point to the center, but do not connect to form a cross. The general meaning can only be guessed: it may be implied to dig out Jesus on the cross (because Lucifer rebelled against God because he did not want to submit to Jesus when he was an angel); or four arrows shot at God (the circle generally refers to God’s All-knowing and omnipotent), which means being hostile to God.
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I hope that everyone can understand the background of the whole movie through these introductions. This movie was released in 2005. From the perspective of current movie special effects, the special effects displayed by this movie are all of the first-class level. Previously, this kind of effect should belong to the top. It is especially recommended that you watch this movie in its entirety. It is best to have an understanding of some religious elements after reading this article. Maybe you will have a new understanding after watching this movie.
The last thing I want to mention to you is that watching the entire movie, the most handsome thing is Constantine's smoking action. Please enjoy these handsome poses. (Minors should not imitate)
Little easter egg: Do you think it's really over? Nope, Keanu Reeves played John for the first time, John Constantine. But to this day, John Wick's dog should not be killed, or John will summon the Hellhound to kill your entire gang.
The three in Hollywood life can't be messed with-Keanu Reeves's dog
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