religious elements in constantine

Russel 2022-04-21 09:01:21

Constantine said that God and the devil bet on who can exert more influence only by words, so there are various "rules". The hostess asked why. Probably just for fun, Constantine said. The heroine expressed her disbelief that so many sins and sufferings in the world should be blamed on the devil? No, it's because human nature is evil. Gabriel said that the only way to go to heaven is through faith and self-sacrifice; although Constantine helped the little girl to exorcise demons and did a lot of good deeds, he did so only to gain the favor of God, which was actually selfish. Therefore, he cannot be allowed to go to heaven. This corresponds to the bet between God and Satan in the book of Job, that giving Job suffering is just a bet rather than a will; and the reason for the bet is that Satan believes that people believe in God, do good deeds, etc., just to get God's blessing, and Not from sincerity.

Why did Gabriel deliver the devil's son? Because of the jealousy that humans can gain God's favor (even if they sin, they can be forgiven as long as they atone for sin?) (And angels who sin have no chance of repentance and will be directly judged?)

Gabriel said "I'm going to give you a revelation", which shows that she wants to play the role of God. She also asked the male protagonist, "Come on, judge me!" It can be seen that she believes that humans have no right to judge angels, only the other way around. To sum up, it can be seen that Gabriel is not only jealous of God's preference for human beings, but also wants to play God himself.

Constantine was not very familiar with the Bible, and always thought that his talent was a curse. When he quarreled with Gabalie, he threw the Bible and said "all kinds of rules, judgments, who can go to heaven and who can't, it's enough", It can be seen that in his conception, God is not merciful, but cruel.

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Constantine quotes

  • John Constantine: Angels and Demons can't cross over onto our plane. So, instead we get what I call half-breeds. The influence peddlers. They can only whisper in our ears. But a single word can give you courage, or turn your favorite pleasure into your worst nightmare. Those with the demon's touch like those part angel, living alongside us. They call it the balance. I call it hypocritical bullshit.

  • John Constantine: So when a half-breed breaks the rules, I deport their sorry ass straight back to hell. I don't get them all, but I've been hoping to get enough to ensure my... retirement.

    Angela Dodson: I don't understand.

    John Constantine: I'm a suicide, Angela. When I die, the rules say I've got just one place to go...

    Angela Dodson: You're trying to buy your way into heaven.

    John Constantine: What would *you* do if you were sentenced to a prison where half the inmates were put there by you?