In the sequel/relaunch of the classic franchise started by William Friedkin, a conclusion is shown that could leave more than one audience member shaking their head or raising an eyebrow. What happens is that, for the final part of the film, they choose to present a somewhat bleak resolution. Did evil conquer? Therefore, this is the explained ending of The Exorcist: Believersin the words of director David Gordon Green.
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Within the events of the film, two pre-teen girls are possessed by a merciless demon, so, in the last act, the girls’ parents – a photographer and two parishioners of a Christian church – form an alliance with a nurse who was preparing to be a nun, as well as a Christian pastor, a Catholic priest, and a priestess expert in hoodoo.
The objective of the alliance is to carry out a powerful exorcism ritual in which several religions are mixed to achieve more strength. However, not everything goes as expected. It turns out that, through the young girls, the demon informs that only one of them can live, and that the parents will have to choose who to send away.
Continue reading: The ending explained of The Exorcist: Believersin the words of David Gordon Green.
Although Tony, Katherine’s father, had said that he preferred her, the devil decides to take her and leave his friend Angela alive. If at some point we thought that the two would be saved, the twist is undoubtedly surprising. Sure, the appearance of Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair) in the final seconds gives a little hope and helps lighten her bitter pill. However, the closure remains confusing.
Green explained to Den of Geek Why did you decide to do it like this:
“We explored many different versions of this in the script and even in the production. And then the idea of an election became substantial. What was it going to be? And making a deal with the Devil became something that seemed profound to me, and that I wanted to explore.”
And he added that he always wanted a bittersweet ending to give realism to the plot:
“It didn’t seem honest to me to have such a clear happy ending where everything is fine and it’s a sunny day. I wanted to instill warmth and success, but also frustration and loss. I wanted the good guys to win, but for the bad guys to take some points on the board, and for the audience to take away something they felt. If that is controversy, satisfaction, frustration, these are things that, as a filmmaker, I like. “They are the provocative qualities of conversation.”
It should be noted that, for years, the writer of the original novel, William Peter Blatty, said that he did not like the ending of the first film because Pazuzu was the winner. Yes, Regan lived, but Father Karras died. Surely, now Blatty would have mixed feelings again.
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José Roberto Landaverde I am fascinated by writing, listening, reading and commenting on everything related to cinema. I love music and I am a fan of The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac and Paramore. My favorite movies are Rocky and Back to the Future and obviously one day I will climb the “Philly Steps” and drive a DeLorean. Faithful believer that cinema is the best teleporting machine, and also that on the big screen we can all see ourselves represented.