LEGION (The Wrath of God) EXPLAINED

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  • Hey guys what’s happening? Niyat here with film comics explained and as voted for by everyone in the latest poll, today we’ll be exploring Legion, the 2010 supernatural horror directed by Scott Stewart.
    Starring Paul Bettany, Lucas Black, Tyrese Gibson, Adrianne Palicki, Kate Walsh, and Dennis Quaid, it follows an unfortunate group that must overcome the Apocalypse.
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  • @DaaBlackRainbow
    @DaaBlackRainbow Před rokem +1533

    "Well that's just fine Bobby, he doesn't believe in you either."
    For an angel he gives hellish levels of roasting

    • @lincolnpascual
      @lincolnpascual Před rokem +123

      Hey if you were a divine being, you'd be wielding holy fire too.

    • @Zimrack
      @Zimrack Před rokem +11

      @@lincolnpascual your right.

    • @rickdeckard1075
      @rickdeckard1075 Před rokem +10

      "bobby" is a reference to the "BOB" type being from twin peaks, slightly different perspective

    • @SStupendous
      @SStupendous Před rokem +7

      That can make sense from a religious or secular perspective, perhaps god just doesn't believe in YOU, the other way around!

    • @crazychase98
      @crazychase98 Před rokem +20

      Actual the bible says that the next time you see angels they wont look nice but horrific creatures. Basically the end of the world

  • @keynanmartinez
    @keynanmartinez Před rokem +4097

    The idea of Angels destroying Mankind is actually horrifying.

    • @filmcomicsexplained
      @filmcomicsexplained  Před rokem +501

      Yeah the very things that are supposed to help save our souls with love have now turned their back on us. Not only that, but without even blinking an eye, they have started to wipe humanity out in the most horrific way possible.

    • @keynanmartinez
      @keynanmartinez Před rokem +229

      @@filmcomicsexplained The question is if you die in the movie being good do you go to heaven or be erased by God? That always bugs me.

    • @GipsyDangerfan
      @GipsyDangerfan Před rokem +99

      @@keynanmartinez I'd say either erased or sent to hell.

    • @keynanmartinez
      @keynanmartinez Před rokem +34

      @@GipsyDangerfan Pure Dread.

    • @codyjackson1875
      @codyjackson1875 Před rokem +52

      Mainly because it would be utterly hopeless.

  • @Zhoobiingwenxxx
    @Zhoobiingwenxxx Před rokem +1187

    I love how this movie puts a little twist on “dark supernatural beings coming to kill humanity.” Typically it’s Satan or Demons or other dark forces leading the charge but in this movie it’s an obscenely angry God and his Angels.

    • @Slop_Dogg
      @Slop_Dogg Před rokem +113

      It's fascinating that god isn't truly angry with humanity, but his other creations, his heavenly host. When they prove almost all of them will follow any order, even massacring his chosen children, they disgust him.

    • @Zhoobiingwenxxx
      @Zhoobiingwenxxx Před rokem +96

      @@Slop_Dogg That’s a GOOD fucking point man! Especially considering Michaels line at the end! Where he mentions he gave God what he needed, not what he wanted.

    • @lordflako5324
      @lordflako5324 Před rokem +3

      @Combat IQ how can God be against the natural man if he created us?

    • @MooncrafterUTAU
      @MooncrafterUTAU Před rokem +57

      @@lordflako5324 yo, you’ve never been mad at your kid or your pet for something? God in this film isn’t infallible, which is why Michael had to give Him what He needed, NOT what He wanted in that moment. Successful parenting sometimes requires you to have someone with an outside perspective calling you out on your shit before you do something you regret to the ones you love in a moment of anger.

    • @lordflako5324
      @lordflako5324 Před rokem +3

      @@MooncrafterUTAU the question wasn’t about the movie. It was about a broader statement Combat IQ made.

  • @JTReviewsPlus
    @JTReviewsPlus Před rokem +399

    Legion is such an underrated action/horror film. I consider it a cult classic along the lines of Dredd where both movies deserved so much better and felt ahead of their time in many ways.

    • @piterpraker3399
      @piterpraker3399 Před rokem

      Ehhhhhhh. Dredd is great.
      This was...something. The idea that humans could even hold a candle to angelic forces is laughable. They're practically elemental destruction - fragments of God's will - they're powerful enough to fully redefine the space around them. Looking at them, touching them, and probably thinking too hard about them while they're present will either drive you to insanity or fully detach your soul from this plane.
      They can't be physically interacted with unless they restrain themselves.
      In actual combat, they wouldn't even be comprehended; probably not even perceived.
      The metaphorical line at the gate of heaven would just get very very long at a hilarious rate.

    • @shaneblackburn8910
      @shaneblackburn8910 Před rokem +11

      Just saw the movie and completely agree. Very under appreciated. Paul Bettany is such an incredible actor. He was bad ass as the archangel Michael.

    • @jonnymd3920
      @jonnymd3920 Před rokem

      Watch gangster no 1

    • @mephInc
      @mephInc Před 8 měsíci +1

      I love this film but can't stand Dredd.
      To reach their own though.

    • @MrCarpen7er
      @MrCarpen7er Před 3 měsíci +1

      Hum, no. Not underrated, not a cult classic. It´s just a bad movie. Ahead of its time in what ? Stupidity ?

  • @Dennis_Reynolds_Golden_God
    @Dennis_Reynolds_Golden_God Před rokem +2939

    Thank God for Paul Bettany. He always took roles that would probably be crap by other actors and made them memorable (to me anyway)

    • @drix4275
      @drix4275 Před rokem +60

      You mean "Thank God for Michael." :D

    • @dynamite_dynamite5954
      @dynamite_dynamite5954 Před rokem +71

      Definitely doesn’t half ass his roles.

    • @SkatingLion
      @SkatingLion Před rokem +55

      I actually just realized he's like an MCU guy now, I loved this movie and that priest movie he did lol

    • @BrianZatzke
      @BrianZatzke Před rokem +19

      You’re not the only one. I admire his dedication to any role he takes. Gives its all.

    • @dillonconner6361
      @dillonconner6361 Před rokem +33

      PREIST was dope af

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache Před rokem +1863

    This movie was one of the most memorable films for me growing up. There’s just something extremely cool that I find with the entire setting of the whole story.

    • @goldenhate6649
      @goldenhate6649 Před rokem +13

      This would be interesting to see in a mid budget tv show (enough for the practical and require CGI, but not so much that we get well...disney garbage). This movie has a lot it hits on that just doesn't lend well to a single 2 hour movie window.

    • @smolltaco5667
      @smolltaco5667 Před rokem

      yo whats up bro

    • @uyentran1234
      @uyentran1234 Před rokem

      omg same
      i loved this movie when i was younger

    • @renvincentquimat3896
      @renvincentquimat3896 Před rokem +3

      Same bro, that ice cream man scared the shit out of me the first time I watched it as a kid.

    • @Mixamaka
      @Mixamaka Před rokem +1

      @Golden Hate
      There is actually a tv show named legion that follow(kinda) the same story and happens in an acopalyptic futur.

  • @logger22
    @logger22 Před rokem +493

    My favorite scene in the movie was the fight between Michael and Gabriel. More importantly how Gabriel wasn’t evil at all, but just blindly following God. He would do that if it meant killing his brother. You can even see him tear up after he stabbed him. Gabriel learns his lesson after Michael returns and tells him that while Gabriel was doing by God’s word, it was Michael who was doing by God’s spirit.

    • @axe2grind244
      @axe2grind244 Před rokem +35

      He kinda was though. Killing a child is evil and under no circumstance is it justified. God gave him a test and he failed it miserably.

    • @hellogoodbye1748
      @hellogoodbye1748 Před rokem

      @@axe2grind244 god kills many children biblically speaking lol

    • @outdoorliving4724
      @outdoorliving4724 Před rokem

      Very interesting POV Bryce.

    • @cherrybombrose3532
      @cherrybombrose3532 Před rokem +25

      @@axe2grind244 late to the game but we only see it as evil because we’re human, he’s not. They’re angels. It’s basically the equivalent to us smooshing ants or hunting

    • @lunaticbz3594
      @lunaticbz3594 Před rokem

      @@axe2grind244 God has specifically ordered the angels to kill children before.. When the first born of Egypt were killed they didn't spare children.
      At Sodom and Gomorrah children weren't spared.
      Also there was that time in the book of Enoch where God ordered all the human/angel hybrids killed, so they were half human and some were infants... Though while a fascinating read almost no one counts the book of Enoch as a canonical biblical text. For reasons that should be obvious for anyone who reads it, it reads more like biblical fanfiction then the word of God.

  • @360entertainment2
    @360entertainment2 Před rokem +146

    My buddy’s and I were deployed when this one dropped. Of the several movies that deserved a sequel from this time frame, this and Ninja Assassin deserved some kind of sequels!

    • @blakelowrey9620
      @blakelowrey9620 Před rokem +16

      Ninja assassin was great and bizarre in the best way

    • @natew48
      @natew48 Před rokem +5

      @@blakelowrey9620 it was a pretty damn cool movie. Still one of my favorites to this day

    • @jrr7031
      @jrr7031 Před rokem +1

      Preacher. This needs a prequal

    • @darkdragon99
      @darkdragon99 Před rokem +1

      It did the the form of a series

    • @ryanscoffeehour6404
      @ryanscoffeehour6404 Před rokem

      Legon is a trilogy

  • @vanilla_5573
    @vanilla_5573 Před rokem +1744

    The old lady scene terrified the shit out of me when I was younger, still holds up for sure. Love the vids and keep up the great content

    • @derekbk9093
      @derekbk9093 Před rokem +2

      Same here!

    • @cesaroyola5902
      @cesaroyola5902 Před rokem +42

      When I was a kid the scene of the icecream man completly freak me out. The elongated arms and mouth combined with the scream and the way it ran...

    • @R4GNAR0G
      @R4GNAR0G Před rokem +11

      It was Kyle's kid to me.
      It was both creepy and heartbreaking at the same time.

    • @agust8352
      @agust8352 Před rokem +3

      so that old woman is an angel ?

    • @denmanfite3156
      @denmanfite3156 Před rokem +4

      @@agust8352 I think that is what is implied, yes. Keep in mind the police officer who is possessed early on is under the influence of an Angel and has a similar physical manifestation of the possession.

  • @aronthedev3074
    @aronthedev3074 Před rokem +905

    I love the casual use of "gigachad'' while somberly explaining the apocalypse 🤣

    • @filmcomicsexplained
      @filmcomicsexplained  Před rokem +130

      There’s always at least one gigachad trying to stop the end times! The hero archetype is synonymous with being a top G 😂

    • @gloriousblobber9647
      @gloriousblobber9647 Před rokem +18

      @@filmcomicsexplained top G

    • @defaultusername123
      @defaultusername123 Před rokem +11

      @@filmcomicsexplained it really do be like that.
      Michael doing the work and Gabriel doing the talking lol

    • @anon9579
      @anon9579 Před rokem +2

      Anyone who killed satan would be a gigachad

    • @filmcomicsexplained
      @filmcomicsexplained  Před rokem +3

      @Adam B FAXXXX!

  • @MidnightWanderer
    @MidnightWanderer Před rokem +200

    Elderly being posesed, one of the creepiest concepts out there. Between that scene from this film and the one in "Devil" still haunts me.

    • @Duck-pl6ft
      @Duck-pl6ft Před rokem +8

      Devil scared the fuck outta me. I watched that shit when I was 10 and loved malevolent/biblical horror ever since.

    • @SnowmanSantana
      @SnowmanSantana Před rokem +1

      That old woman was creepy asf even when she wasn’t possessed😂

  • @echo.echo08
    @echo.echo08 Před rokem +168

    When I watched this as a child, I couldn't understand why the humans possessed bu angels looked corrupted and scary as if possessed by demons; then I found some artistic depictions of what angels looked like according to how they were described in the bible and they weren't actually beautiful androgynous-looking humans with wings, but monster-looking stuff of nightmares, so it started to make sense why humans possessed by angels looked terrifying in this movie

    • @C.U.S
      @C.U.S Před rokem +16

      Those terrifying angels are the ones that actually protects God and they're high ranking angels but maybe im wrong also cute dog in your PFP bro

    • @kyju7093
      @kyju7093 Před rokem +11

      There are different types of angles. Watchers archangels and lesser angels etc. the only ones we hear of in the Bible are the ones that show up in “a fair form” as to not terrify the human they show themselves to but outside of that they’re basically beyond our comprehension so that makes them naturally terrifying by default

    • @mephInc
      @mephInc Před 8 měsíci +3

      Keep in mind that angels don't have a physical form until they come here. They, like God, exist outside of space and time. When presented to people, they opt for something that won't terrify us. By rights, they can manifest as anything.....real or not.

    • @rafflesiadeathcscent3507
      @rafflesiadeathcscent3507 Před 8 měsíci +2

      And dont forget how satan is actually a perfect being, perfect looks, physique and everything, he is very appealing and flawless. Satang would never appear repulsive or evil, if he that way he wouldnt be able to drag people to his side, he is the great deceiver and his lives by that title, thats why temptations in life are often irresistible, because they are so good to refused

  • @kirbymarchbarcena
    @kirbymarchbarcena Před rokem +728

    Paul Bettany has been a naked poet/writer, an android, a talking AI, a warrior priest, an archangel, an unnamed gangster...he could almost do any role justice.

  • @shaunconnally4794
    @shaunconnally4794 Před rokem +3186

    The acid scene really made me sad because all Percy wanted to do was help and he died because of someone else's ignorance
    Edit: get your popcorn people

    • @filmcomicsexplained
      @filmcomicsexplained  Před rokem +328

      yeah those kind of deaths suck :(

    • @Robert_H_Diver
      @Robert_H_Diver Před rokem +144

      That’s why you don’t help people like that.

    • @ptolemeeselenion1542
      @ptolemeeselenion1542 Před rokem +14

      Yep.

    • @stormwarrior007
      @stormwarrior007 Před rokem +126

      Aint that always the reason good people die in movies like this
      They fall victim cause another whining survivor is "selfish" and wants to save a loved one from demons, possessed, zombies, killer,...
      Its the same as splitting up that you see in the slasher movies
      Its stupid for us the audience but many people would do it if confronted with it
      Its in our nature after all
      Save our loved ones at our own risk you see in horde movies and the survive of the fittest you see in the slasher movies

    • @BrickChick
      @BrickChick Před rokem +48

      Lmao , yeah like the real world where you have to pay for the mistakes of others constantly

  • @AtamskArchadian
    @AtamskArchadian Před rokem +93

    So much potential in movies like these. They always have an amazing idea, out of the box thinking and far too many don’t get the attention they deserve and need in order to continue on.

  • @gamergirl209
    @gamergirl209 Před rokem +51

    If I remember right, the practical effects were absolutely incredible for this movie

  • @abrahamruiz8473
    @abrahamruiz8473 Před rokem +394

    “And the gigachad that fought and defeated satan like a top G” this is why I subbed and love your explanations 😂

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 Před rokem +554

    They released a TV series called DOMINION, taking place 25 years after the events of the movie where angels and humans wage a war between themselves and only a chosen one could end the war.

    • @filmcomicsexplained
      @filmcomicsexplained  Před rokem +87

      This sounds pretty awesome Shaine! Will have to check it out :)

    • @trajan74
      @trajan74 Před rokem +81

      Shame it only got 2 seasons. I somehow sense that season 3 would've introduced an epic Satan.

    • @darkcosmos88
      @darkcosmos88 Před rokem +34

      I only learned about this series after it was canceled, I wish I could have seen it because I really liked the movie Legion.

    • @SerialChiller1000
      @SerialChiller1000 Před rokem +4

      I remember seeing a couple of episodes o SciFi.

    • @Bucko1126
      @Bucko1126 Před rokem +18

      The show finally introduced Lucifer, in what sadly became the last scene of the series...

  • @whalehands4779
    @whalehands4779 Před rokem +104

    This is one of those movies that is underrated, great stand-alone movie, but needs to have a sequel. It's a hidden Gem with a great premise. It's one of the movies that if it's on I watch it.

    • @aquariandawn4750
      @aquariandawn4750 Před rokem +4

      I'd try to tie it to Priest (2011).

    • @rmh_223
      @rmh_223 Před rokem +3

      @@aquariandawn4750 which further ties to Gabriel

    • @aquariandawn4750
      @aquariandawn4750 Před rokem +3

      @@rmh_223 I just remembered, Christopher Walken movie, The Prophecy,could be the same world.

    • @porkjuices8365
      @porkjuices8365 Před rokem +3

      They had a TV show as a continuance but it didn't last long and wasn't allowed to finish the story.

    • @dogquin1001
      @dogquin1001 Před rokem

      @@porkjuices8365 isn’t it coming back?

  • @fernirmz5853
    @fernirmz5853 Před rokem +46

    Couldn’t help but laugh when he said, “the giga-chad that fought and defeated satan like a top G.”😂😂

  • @BovineDesigns
    @BovineDesigns Před rokem +475

    It should be noted that Genesis 8:21 can be interpreted as God only promising to not destroy the world through the use of specifically a flood. "neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done." (KJV). Which means other methods of humanity being destroyed are on the table, such as Paul Bettany coming down from heaven and wielding a bunch of cool guns.

    • @rbgerald2469
      @rbgerald2469 Před rokem +17

      True..

    • @craigraboteau7024
      @craigraboteau7024 Před rokem +15

      That’s how I always interpreted it

    • @crazyjoeshorts5256
      @crazyjoeshorts5256 Před rokem +46

      The only issue I have with stories like this one is that they ignore the way God promised to end the world. Rescue the faithful, then after a time burn the world. It also ignores Jesus, his sacrifice, and his relationship with humanty. I know it's a movie, it just rubs me the wrong way.
      An interesting way to do this would have been to imply that God had already come for the faithful, but there were so few that nobody noticed their absence, and that this was the end God said would happen. But theology always goes up in smoke when it's written by nonbelievers. Again, it's just a movie, and an OK one at that. I just want some logical consistency.

    • @BovineDesigns
      @BovineDesigns Před rokem +14

      @@crazyjoeshorts5256 I completely agree, it ignores the rest of the Bible for plot convenience and confirmation bias

    • @aro528
      @aro528 Před rokem +4

      The Bible is so vague so often that it can lead to so much interesting fanfiction. I love it!

  • @XeroFailGames
    @XeroFailGames Před rokem +147

    Michael hit Gabriel with that line....you told God what he wanted to hearI told him what he needed to hear

    • @SStupendous
      @SStupendous Před rokem +11

      You mean, "You told God what he needed to hear, and not just what he wanted to hear."

  • @dylanlafreniere3479
    @dylanlafreniere3479 Před 8 měsíci +11

    Michael literally arch within this movie is the definition of his character. The individual so loyal that when the leader strays away he holds him to his prior level regardless if that means he’s now going against who he once “belonged.” The phrase is “for your own good”

  • @grif16
    @grif16 Před rokem +15

    This was hands down my favorite depiction of angels on the big screen that I had ever seen

    • @erinbibb
      @erinbibb Před rokem +2

      The wings were pretty amazing. Love that they can essentially use them a shield if needed.

  • @l456tatertot3
    @l456tatertot3 Před rokem +94

    This and Constantine are my favorite supernatural “horror” movies. Great video

    • @TheCaraaraC
      @TheCaraaraC Před rokem +5

      Same!! My favorite and my introduction to “horror”

  • @JerBuster77
    @JerBuster77 Před rokem +217

    The movie took me for a loop once Michael revealed that those were angels possessing humans and turning them against the diner group.

  • @comiccid1
    @comiccid1 Před rokem +15

    Also in the lore of Legion, in the continued series Dominion it wasn't a flood that wiped out mankind but a group of angels led by a blood thirsty Michael who was stopped by his brother and sister Gabriel and Uriel.

  • @sgt.slaughter8170
    @sgt.slaughter8170 Před rokem +13

    The ice cream man freaked me out. Very well done. Best part of the movie IMO.

  • @georgedo6825
    @georgedo6825 Před rokem +46

    “Rescinding order 666 😂😂😂” love the reference

  • @xXm619killaxX
    @xXm619killaxX Před rokem +285

    Why don't they bring it back as a series, it has the potential for it

    • @eddypaulsays2311
      @eddypaulsays2311 Před rokem +79

      There is already a series named Dominion [2014 - 2015] that takes place after this movie.

    • @filmcomicsexplained
      @filmcomicsexplained  Před rokem +31

      Apparently they did Mario!

    • @RayValdezPhotography
      @RayValdezPhotography Před rokem +7

      @@eddypaulsays2311 wow didnt know that

    • @gabrielhughes8221
      @gabrielhughes8221 Před rokem +20

      @@filmcomicsexplained Yeah but the problem is their cancel the season. The show didn't finish. Remember, even Lucifer lightbringer was supposedly be in it & the next one. To bad because it would be a epic series.

    • @granzon7396
      @granzon7396 Před rokem +2

      @@eddypaulsays2311 thank u i didn't know this is existed

  • @sneakyrodent1853
    @sneakyrodent1853 Před rokem +10

    This was a great film with some outstanding dialogue.
    The 'I don't believe in god/well that's just fine Bob he doesn't believe in you either ' and 'I would not have shown you such mercy/and that's why you failed him' (phrased from memory so maybe slightly inaccurate) were really powerful.

  • @siftysticks6850
    @siftysticks6850 Před rokem +18

    This movie is still pretty golden, even 12 years later. I do love watching your videos

  • @Deppie_____
    @Deppie_____ Před rokem +564

    This movie always kinda stood out to me as impressive. It was a very different idea than other films I have seen and the disturbing parts certainly stuck. Is it based on a book?

    • @themostmagicskeleton273
      @themostmagicskeleton273 Před rokem +169

      The Bible

    • @0xACAB
      @0xACAB Před rokem +89

      @@themostmagicskeleton273 lmao, that's both debatable and funny.

    • @AzureRoxe
      @AzureRoxe Před rokem +49

      @@0xACAB I mean, it's not debatable that it's based on Biblical text when said text does exist.

    • @TheRealBatCave
      @TheRealBatCave Před rokem +10

      @@AzureRoxe isn't it supposed 2 b the end of the world when the messiah is reborn? So wouldn't the end technically be coming after the birth of this child?

    • @ChillAssTurtle
      @ChillAssTurtle Před rokem +24

      @@TheRealBatCave the messiah is gonna save you.. from your own life by ending it lol

  • @iTROLL2
    @iTROLL2 Před rokem +53

    The grandma and Ice Cream man scene are iconic

  • @xxxjordandangerouslyxxx
    @xxxjordandangerouslyxxx Před rokem +20

    😇The Dad didn't have to go out like that. Since those weaker angels couldn't rush the group. I am a huge fan of this 😇

    • @jaasonmiller
      @jaasonmiller Před rokem +1

      Right! 😂😂😂 and Gabriel is immortal anyway lol

    • @xxxjordandangerouslyxxx
      @xxxjordandangerouslyxxx Před rokem +1

      @@jaasonmiller makes no sense for him to sacrifice his self at all

  • @chromacypher8409
    @chromacypher8409 Před rokem +44

    The tv spinoff was insane to me. It was good, and could have used a couple more seasons to expand, but followed through with the baby, as an adult dealing with angels still trying to destroy mankind.

    • @ednab.9001
      @ednab.9001 Před rokem +4

      I need to see the spin-off, I love these types of movies and shows. I saw the one on Netflix I think

    • @chromacypher8409
      @chromacypher8409 Před rokem +2

      @@ednab.9001 Dominion was prettygood

  • @DaaBlackRainbow
    @DaaBlackRainbow Před rokem +16

    Meanwhile in Hell, Lucifer is just chilling (ironically and/or literally depending on the iteration)

    • @normandy2501
      @normandy2501 Před rokem +2

      Or sat in his bar polishing a glass to pass the millenia

    • @jesuspabon5238
      @jesuspabon5238 Před rokem +4

      He was too busy dealing with a certain cup

    • @bobcatbix
      @bobcatbix Před rokem +1

      Or working a job at mcdonalds

  • @rafiyumahmood2446
    @rafiyumahmood2446 Před rokem +84

    Paul Bettany stars in such great movies. This and Priest was the standout dystopian movies that I loved as a kid!

  • @defaultusername123
    @defaultusername123 Před rokem +24

    This movie always stuck with me. Wish other movies weren’t afraid to at least try to make a bigger narrative like this movie. So many good actors

  • @blizzardfog9501
    @blizzardfog9501 Před rokem +16

    This story is actually good use of when a creator is good or evil wants to get rid of something that he created, instead of destroying it themselves they send their army to do it for them because it somewhat to not carry a form of guilt to their shoulders

    • @AnthonyNunez2111
      @AnthonyNunez2111 Před 8 měsíci

      God doesn’t have guilt. He doesn’t make mistakes. He is eternally perfect. He has no fault. A perfect being that knows all knew all this would happen. That’s why it’s a test. The Angels, like ourselves have free will. They’re not slaves. They serve the Lord because they WANT to. They love Him about all else. That’s why The situation with Michael saying He knows His heart because God created his heart hits deep.

  • @redneckangel6494
    @redneckangel6494 Před rokem +12

    While Grandma is a scary part of the movie, the Ice Cream Man is what gave me nightmares, lol.

  • @ericokonkwo7771
    @ericokonkwo7771 Před rokem +41

    Imagine Gabiel and Michael in their FULL Angel Combat Forms vs. Gabiel and Lucifer from the Constantine 2005 film, interesting Fight/Battle. Also, I wonder what this films version of Lucifer and Valek was doing while God was sending his Angels to kill Mankind, interesting concept!

    • @TheIcarusFalls
      @TheIcarusFalls Před rokem +6

      I would say Luci was chilling with a bowl of popcorn watching the festivities, but he was probably very busy seeing as millions of souls were being sent his way quicker than Amazon Prime deliveries. That's a lot of accommodations to make on very short notice.

    • @erinbibb
      @erinbibb Před rokem +1

      Michael and Gabriel in the battle form was awesome. The wings and armor was badass. Probably my favorite part of the whole movie.

  • @TheUncleRuckus
    @TheUncleRuckus Před rokem +22

    Okay so God did call back the angels, that was the part that always confused me bc it's never explicitly said in the movie that God cancelled the apocalypse so I always wondered what was up with the ending.

    • @thepolarianempire
      @thepolarianempire Před rokem +7

      In the tv show many of the angels disobeyed god and remained on earth to kill everything

    • @shadowlessday2573
      @shadowlessday2573 Před rokem +4

      @@thepolarianempire there’s a TV show??

    • @sneakyrodent1853
      @sneakyrodent1853 Před rokem +5

      @@shadowlessday2573 the series was called Dominion and was set some years after this film.

    • @shadowlessday2573
      @shadowlessday2573 Před rokem +2

      @@sneakyrodent1853 oh thanks!

    • @captainbirch2.079
      @captainbirch2.079 Před rokem +5

      My interpretation of the story is that God never actually wanted to wipe out humanity, it was all a test. All the angels failed the test, except Michael, who understood that this extermination directly contradicted everything he knew about God

  • @SuperEagle112
    @SuperEagle112 Před rokem +13

    I feel like this movie had so much potential. And some really cool/creepy parts. The Archangel with metal wings and spinning mace was really dope. The demon kid was creepy as hell. Paul Bettany is great always.
    The biggest disappointment was the ice cream man “boss fight” was literally ended with a short burst from an M4…. I guess it’s cool that even angel/demon possessed humans can get clapped by a three shot burst.

  • @noblegalifreyan4551
    @noblegalifreyan4551 Před rokem +37

    This is probably the closest we'll see of a Shin Megami Tensei western interpretation

  • @CeeDoubleU
    @CeeDoubleU Před rokem +6

    *creates humanity with free will*
    *becomes murderously enraged when humanity uses said free will*

  • @Ozzy32195
    @Ozzy32195 Před rokem +15

    Ah man I haven't seen this since around the time it came out, but I definitely enjoyed it! Thanks for covering it!

  • @Left4Deadluver
    @Left4Deadluver Před rokem +5

    Ive gotta say FCE this might be my favorite video you’ve done so far! I loved how you incorporated scenes from Noah. Im definitely looking forward to any future uploads! Also an awesome explained video would be Attack the Block (2011). As John Boyega is returning to do the sequel more than 10 years later

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 Před rokem +60

    On a $25 million dollar budget, it made $70 million dollars at the box office.

    • @erickchristensen746
      @erickchristensen746 Před rokem +8

      Unfortunately profit isn’t always enough to green light a sequel.

  • @longhairgetinthere
    @longhairgetinthere Před rokem +36

    Omg....the notification I have been waiting for. One of my favorite movies of all time. And the series on Syfy was pretty cool 😎. Thank you Nyatt 💙

  • @SulphurFoxx
    @SulphurFoxx Před rokem +4

    I could not help but both face palm and laugh at that "Spider Nan" pun

  • @dafulegend5905
    @dafulegend5905 Před rokem +11

    That really long ice cream man is the star of the show imo. He’s always the first thing that comes to my mind when I see this movie. 😂

    • @charliebrown3579
      @charliebrown3579 Před rokem +1

      That entity reminds me of the skin walker affect that can be on all fours or 2 legs.

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 Před rokem +23

    Dennis Quaid, Adrienne Palicki, Charles S. Dutton, Tyrese Gibson, Paul Bettany, Jon Tenney, Lucas Black, Kate Walsh and Kevin Durand star in this fantasy action horror film.

    • @jscar06
      @jscar06 Před rokem +2

      Please don't forget the outstanding Doug Jones. Even if his scene is very short, he made the thumbnail. 😁

  • @brunohommerding3416
    @brunohommerding3416 Před rokem +34

    I wonder if in this universe God took Lucifer back to his side? Like "fine i guess you have a point". It would have been interesting to see how that relationship played out in this scenario

    • @filmcomicsexplained
      @filmcomicsexplained  Před rokem +33

      The thing is Lucifer is happy where he is. As John Milton put it in Paradise Lost, Satan would simply say - “Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven”

    • @brunohommerding3416
      @brunohommerding3416 Před rokem +2

      @@filmcomicsexplained Yeah i guess it makes sense, but it would be nice to see this adressed even in passing here.

    • @TheCrusaderJohns
      @TheCrusaderJohns Před rokem +7

      @@filmcomicsexplained satan doesn't in reign in hell but rots in a caged on a chain after the second coming, Jesus has the key to hell and death, plus the devil is considered the god of the world (new testament) plus book of Job the devil wonders around the earth

    • @RayValdezPhotography
      @RayValdezPhotography Před rokem +9

      @@TheCrusaderJohns how do you know. you talked to him?

    • @Theakritas_
      @Theakritas_ Před rokem +8

      @@RayValdezPhotography theology.

  • @Arcideeznuts
    @Arcideeznuts Před rokem +18

    I definitely loved the costumes for Michael and Gabriel in this movie. As a kid I always imagined that’s what angels would look like.

    • @piterpraker3399
      @piterpraker3399 Před rokem +1

      I always thought that angels would be made out of intense fire, like staring at the sun until your vision gets after-images - except it's your mind.

  • @royalwalnutbroth5664
    @royalwalnutbroth5664 Před 8 měsíci +4

    the most terrifying thing for me was witnessing that humans possessed by angels don't look any different from a demonic possession

  • @madambutterfly1997
    @madambutterfly1997 Před rokem +8

    This movie tackles the idea that Jesus’ crucifixion was pointless.

  • @natto4now
    @natto4now Před rokem +15

    I feel like this movie was supposed to be a franchise

    • @filmcomicsexplained
      @filmcomicsexplained  Před rokem +5

      Yeah we need to at least see the sequel and the second coming of Christ!

  • @MichaelHarto
    @MichaelHarto Před rokem +8

    In my imagination, an angelic possession would look more like an AI clone going rogue. An emotionless machine chasing you down. But this time, you have nowhere to hide.

    • @jameson1239
      @jameson1239 Před rokem

      So terminator?

    • @MichaelHarto
      @MichaelHarto Před rokem +1

      @@jameson1239 you can hide from a terminator, but not angels..

  • @phoenixdarkmoon8040
    @phoenixdarkmoon8040 Před rokem +5

    I wish Dominion hadn't been cancelled because I always wanted to know what Lucifer thought of God essentially deciding he was right all along. What demons were doing since Angels had essentially taken over their jobs, etc.

  • @GGTaino
    @GGTaino Před rokem +8

    I used to always watch this movie every time it came up

  • @CALL0US.
    @CALL0US. Před rokem +41

    You’re deep dives ALWAYS makes me want to rewatch and re experience Films & comics 😉

  • @starkilr101
    @starkilr101 Před rokem +9

    This was the film that introduced me to Paul Bettany. To this day, I still love it

  • @Jordan-or8wu
    @Jordan-or8wu Před rokem +2

    I love that youtube puts an ad right at the two scariest parts of the movie

    • @crazyjoeshorts5256
      @crazyjoeshorts5256 Před rokem

      They do that a lot. My favorite ad drops are the ones that happen during meme compilations. My brain sometimes tries to turn the ad into a meme before I realized what happened. At least commercials in the TV Era had the good sense to come at reasonable times. Ads now are so abrupt.

  • @sirsavagethe21st56
    @sirsavagethe21st56 Před rokem +39

    I wish this movie had a sequel

    • @filmcomicsexplained
      @filmcomicsexplained  Před rokem +7

      same

    • @HandsomeLad69
      @HandsomeLad69 Před rokem +1

      They’re was a tv show on Syfy

    • @bradleys8649
      @bradleys8649 Před rokem +5

      There was a series called "Dominion" in 2014 which took place 20 years after the story of this movie but it got cancelled after 1 or 2 seasons. None of the surviving character's actors were in the show, but they were planning to show Lucifer Morningstar and God in future seasons if it continued.

    • @alexmaurice4274
      @alexmaurice4274 Před rokem

      @@bradleys8649 wait Lucifer was gonna be in it willdd

    • @bradleys8649
      @bradleys8649 Před rokem

      @@alexmaurice4274 Yeah they were setting up for Lucifer to be an Antagonist scheming things and possibly Gabriel working with him. They were seemingly going to include God himself to appear to aid Michael's quest.

  • @beastieman4207
    @beastieman4207 Před rokem +9

    one of my fav movies I’ve watched thx for reviewing this my dude🙌

  • @strayvolf64
    @strayvolf64 Před rokem +3

    Percy and Kyle's conversation on the roof was awsome. My favorite part of the movie

  • @xackk9198
    @xackk9198 Před rokem +18

    Niyat! Please do a video series on Asmodeus (Tobi) from the Paranormal Activity series! I just finished watching all of them, and really thought the fact that Tobi is a crucial plot point in all of the movies, and a really sinister force that would make for a great FCE video since he connects all the movies together :) Love ALL your work! Always enjoy watching each new video you post!

  • @thefurrybastard1964
    @thefurrybastard1964 Před rokem +6

    I think that when Michael climbed out of the police cruiser, the words "To Protect and Serve" were deliberately shown.

  • @The053199
    @The053199 Před rokem +8

    I remember seeing this movie all the time on dish and I loved that it was actually super eerie. Priest was another paul bettany movie that I watched so many times.

  • @chuck11duck64
    @chuck11duck64 Před rokem +3

    That old lady crawling on the wall HAUNTED me as a child

  • @javiespinoza6460
    @javiespinoza6460 Před rokem +3

    The way you ended it. Made me want a part 2 of the movie. Great video.

  • @raulhernandez-aleman9190

    Iove the part when Gabriel arrives 🙌

  • @enjolireyes643
    @enjolireyes643 Před rokem +52

    This movie was dark but a stark reason for believers in God to question, "What would we do if He turns His back on us?"

    • @Center-For-I.E.D.Mismanagement
      @Center-For-I.E.D.Mismanagement Před rokem +10

      What makes you think God hasn't done so already?

    • @TheCrusaderJohns
      @TheCrusaderJohns Před rokem +19

      Cuz His mercy is from everlasting to everlasting there's no end, the problem with the world is full vain pride, selfishness, and others vanities, God will never forsake a child(person that doesn't really understand right or wrong) who doesn't know Him yet, God just wants you to come home to Heaven, and God takes no pleasure in seeing the wicked dying, He wants all mankind to repent and enter Heaven, that's why He sent His Son to carry all your sins and sacrifice Himself for you

    • @Center-For-I.E.D.Mismanagement
      @Center-For-I.E.D.Mismanagement Před rokem +3

      @@TheCrusaderJohns
      Everlasting mercy huh?
      Where was that everlasting mercy back in Eden? God effectively set Adam and Eve up for a self fulfilled failure scenario, especially by allowing the snake to act with impunity.
      What about the time when God brutally ripped and tore away everything Jobe had in his life, just to win a bet against the Devil?
      Or what about the Time God told Abraham to literally take his own son to a mountain summit and ritualistically sacrifice him in the name loyalty?
      'God created humanity in their own image.' By the logic of that statement, God is the reason for our pride, greed and sin for God imposed such glaring flaws upon us.
      With all that in mind, let's not forget the fact that Jesus was conceived by God LITERALLY CUCKING HIS MOTHER.
      Yeah, real merciful. Lmao.

    • @unclestarz8792
      @unclestarz8792 Před rokem

      @@Center-For-I.E.D.Mismanagement I wish you good luck in the afterlife bro

    • @Lurkai
      @Lurkai Před rokem +7

      @@Center-For-I.E.D.Mismanagement when you attempt to understand or question the concept of a being who quite literally exist in all times, all the time, youll find your answer to most likely be pretty, lack luster.
      I think of Prometheus, when David asked Charlie "why do think your people made me?"..."we made you cause we could"... "can you imagine how disappointing it would be for you, to hear the same thing from your creator?"
      If i ask "god" why they didnt help out during any hard times i guarantee the answer would be "cause you have all the capacity to help yourselves"

  • @carloshotrod1302
    @carloshotrod1302 Před rokem

    Been a long time. The Quality and breakdowns awesome

  • @randall-thehorrorwriter
    @randall-thehorrorwriter Před rokem +32

    I'd love to see you cover Brotherhood of the Wolf, it's an epic movie loosely based on The Beast of Gevaudan a legend of a monster in 18th century France. It's got pretty much everything a Monster, a Hunter, a Whore House, Secret Spies, a Government Cult, Incest oh and Kung Fu. One of my all-time favorites. Even if you don't cover it the movie would still be a good watch just for your enjoyment.

    • @jedironin380
      @jedironin380 Před rokem

      Excellent movie! 👍

    • @lucre113
      @lucre113 Před rokem

      I’ll have to watch that lol

    • @rmh_223
      @rmh_223 Před rokem

      Oh incest great just the genre I was looking for

    • @lbsummer7921
      @lbsummer7921 Před rokem

      Brotherhood of the Wolf is such an AWESOME movie!!!!!! Never got the credit it deserved.

    • @nikkolodian9517
      @nikkolodian9517 Před rokem

      Add Monica Belluci too

  • @lennyface8195
    @lennyface8195 Před rokem +5

    I was only 11 or 12 when this movie came out; time flies, man.

  • @fierypandaofdoom
    @fierypandaofdoom Před rokem +7

    I'm sad that the tv show Dominion that was based on this movie never gained enough popularity to keep going, it's such a good premise.

  • @hanna23ish
    @hanna23ish Před rokem +1

    “Now show me dem teeth” will assuredly always stick with me but when he explains to Jeep how he too had a dream of needing to move out yonder to open PF, not understanding why but understanding that’s what he had to do…it was for this moment in time.
    I love this movie.

  • @cinemaipswich4636
    @cinemaipswich4636 Před rokem +5

    One of the best movies I know. A Psychological Thriller more than a horror movie. Excellent cast of well known actors all of whom are on a roller coaster of woe and terror.

  • @crnlonewolf3195
    @crnlonewolf3195 Před rokem +5

    The ice cream guy still freaks me out but I wished they didn’t kill him off so easy

  • @soulreaver1983
    @soulreaver1983 Před rokem +10

    Thanks for another fantastic video!😎👍👍

  • @brunoobeear
    @brunoobeear Před 8 měsíci +1

    There is a tv show called legion too that is based on this. It’s about what life is like after the movie.

  • @carolynallisee2463
    @carolynallisee2463 Před rokem +3

    A fun bit of trivia for you: the guy who plays Gabriel is Kevin Durand, who was the Goa'uld Zipacna in Stargate SG-1!

  • @valdr2286
    @valdr2286 Před rokem +5

    Giga chad who defeated the devil. Loved that line

  • @stephensmith7811
    @stephensmith7811 Před rokem +6

    Damn I ain’t seen this movie in ages. Brings back memories.

  • @sonofagreatsouthernland

    An alternate styled end of days flick that's quiet enjoyable to watch. Good review Niyat!

  • @TheRustedShackleford
    @TheRustedShackleford Před rokem +2

    Such an underrated movie
    I still love convincing friends to watch it all these years later.

  • @aryah66
    @aryah66 Před rokem +3

    I loved this movie! That screenshot of the Messiah baby is utterly terrifying lol 😆

  • @ghostlead6937
    @ghostlead6937 Před rokem +4

    Till this day I still want a sequel, those tattoos 😮 tho how cool

  • @domomitsune5920
    @domomitsune5920 Před rokem +4

    The whole creepy grandmother climbing like a crab upside down on the roof was creepy. I'd be lying if I said the first time I saw it, didn't scare me. The whole granular scene, remind me of the exorcism, where is he climbs down the stairs backwards.

  • @countps
    @countps Před rokem

    I would have loved if there was a sequel to this. Good vid dude.

  • @tobybigham4196
    @tobybigham4196 Před rokem +4

    Legion was a very well made movie. I had high hopes for sequels, and I will admit I liked the series even though it died too early.

  • @damianstarks3338
    @damianstarks3338 Před rokem +5

    Thanks for bringing this movie back to my attention.

  • @mandlantsibande6787
    @mandlantsibande6787 Před rokem

    This is by far the best recap channel on CZcams

  • @Poineapples
    @Poineapples Před rokem

    Saw this movie on TV with my family when I was really young, loved it since. This and Mist are great.

  • @MrShisuto
    @MrShisuto Před rokem +9

    I found this movie to be pretty entertaining and Paul Bettany is always great, so its a win-win. Any chance you could also do Priest? Would love a video on that.

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 Před rokem +5

    They premiered the movie at San Diego Comic Con. I watched parts of this movie on AMC and Syfy, but Never watched it's entirety.

  • @Deeznutsyourmom
    @Deeznutsyourmom Před 9 měsíci +2

    “Resending order 666” 😂💀

  • @pain21229
    @pain21229 Před rokem

    That ninth gate pic u used that was my fav scene