|REVIEW| The Prophecy, the fierce war between angels and archangels since time immemorial. [ENG] / |RESEÑA| Angeles y Demonios, la feroz guerra entre ángeles y arcángeles desde tiempos inmmemoriales. [ESP]
The Prophecy, titled Angels and Demons in Hispanoamerica, is a fantasy thriller written and directed by Gregory Widen, screenwriter of the famous Highlander, and starring Christopher Walken, Elias Koteas, Viggo Mortenssen and Virginia Madsen in the main roles.
Christopher Walken the talented actor is a specialist in this type of characters and in this film he plays the angel Gabriel, who, after fighting against Lucifer, has himself opened hostilities against God, jealous of his decision to endow men with souls.
It has had several sequels and this commentary refers to the first of them in 1995.
The plot of the film begins when Thomas Daggett (played by Elias Koteas), about to be ordained a priest, is assaulted by horrible visions of angels on the warpath fighting each other in an apocalyptic scenario. This, as we will later discover, will cause him to lose his faith and leave the priestly seminary.
The plot moves forward several years later and we find Thomas, having lost his vocation to be a priest and left the church, has become a detective working for the LAPD.
The real plot that gives meaning to the film begins when two angels fall to Earth: one, Simon (a role played by Eric Stoltz), warns Thomas of the events that are about to occur before disappearing; the second, Uziel, follows Simon and tries to kill him, but is killed himself.
The coroner's analysis is quite macabre and informs Thomas that Uziel's body is something he has never seen before: it has no eyes, no bones, it is not possible to recognize its sex whether it is male or female and the blood component is the same as that of an aborted fetus.
As if this were not enough to confuse the police investigations, among the victim's personal belongings there is a very old manuscript of the Bible that includes the twenty-third chapter of Revelation, a chapter that does not exist in the other Bible versions and that once translated warns Thomas of a chaotic situation in Heaven, where a second war is about to break out between angels and archangels, including the prophecy about the black soul that aims to destroy humanity.
In the midst of all this, the archangel Gabriel (played by Christopher Walken) has arrived on Earth and, needing human help, recruits Jerry, who has been in a suspended state in Limbo since Gabriel prevented him from dying during his suicide. Between them they destroy the remains of Uziel.
The encounter between Gabriel and Lucifer is about to occur as in all biblical prophecies, except in this case the setting is Earth.
The climax is the ritual in which the two confront each other: Lucifer appears and confronts Gabriel, tearing out his heart until he devours it, after which he returns to Hell because of the impossibility of gaining new followers on Earth while Thomas comments on the nature of faith and what it means to be truly human.
Christopher Walken as Gabriel
Elias Koteas as Thomas Daggett
Virginia Madsen as Katherine Henley
Eric Stoltz as Simon
Viggo Mortensen as Lucifer
Amanda Plummer as Rachael
The Prophecy titulada en Hispanoamérica y España en Ángeles y Demonios, es un thriller fantástico escrito y dirigida por Gregory Widen, guionista de la famosa Highlander, y protagonizado por Christopher Walken, Elias Koteas, Viggo Mortenssen y Virginia Madsen en los roles principales.
Christopher Walken el talentoso actor es un especialista en este tipo de personajes y en esta película interpreta al ángel Gabriel, quien, tras luchar contra Lucifer, ha abierto él mismo las hostilidades contra Dios, celoso de su decisión de dotar a los hombres de alma.
Ha tenido varias secuelas y este comentario se refiere a la primera de ellas del año 1995
La trama de la película inicia cuando Thomas Daggett (interpretado por Elias Koteas), a punto de ser ordenado sacerdote es asaltado por horribles visiones de ángeles en pie de guerra que combaten entre sí en un escenario apocalíptico. Esto, como descubriremos más tarde, le hará perder la fe y abandonar el seminario sacerdotal.
La trama va adelante varios años después y encontramos Thomas, que tras haber perdido la vocación para ser sacerdote y abandonado la iglesia, se ha convertido en un detective que trabaja para la policía de Los Ángeles.
La verdadera trama que da sentido a la película inicia cuando dos ángeles caen a la Tierra: uno, Simón (rol interpretado por Eric Stoltz), advierte a Tomás de los acontecimientos que están a punto de ocurrir antes de desaparecer; el segundo, Uziel, sigue a Simón e intenta matarlo, pero es asesinado él mismo.
El análisis del forense es bastante macabro y le informa a Thomas de que el cuerpo de Uziel es algo que nunca ha visto antes: no tiene ojos, ni huesos, no se logra reconocer su sexo si es masculino o femenino y el componente sanguíneo es igual al de un feto abortado.
Por si esto fuera poco a confundir las investigaciones de la policía, entre los efectos personales de la víctima se encuentra un manuescrito muy antiguo de la Biblia que incluye el capítulo veintitrés del Apocalipsis, un capítulo que en las restantes versiones bíblicas no existe y que una vez traducida advierte a Tomás de una situación caótica en el Cielo, donde está a punto de desencadenarse una segunda guerra entre ángeles y arcángeles incluyendo la profecía sobre ul alma negra que tiene por objeto destruir la humanidad.
A todo esto el arcángel Gabriel (interpretado por Christopher Walken) ha llegado a la Tierra y, necesitando ayuda humana, recluta a Jerry, que ha estado en un estado suspendido en el Limbo desde que Gabriel evitó que muriera durante su suicidio. Entre ambos destruyen los restos de Uziel.
El encuentro entre Gabriel y Lucifer está próximo a ocurrir como en todas las profecías bíblicas olo que en este caso el escenario es la Tierra.
El punto culminante es el ritual en el que ambos se enfrentan: Lucifer aparece y se enfrenta a Gabriel, arrancando su corazón hasta devorarlo, luego de ello vuelve al Infierno ante la imposibilidad de conseguir nuevos adeptos en la Tierra mientras Tomás comenta la naturaleza de la fe y lo que significa ser verdaderamente humano.
Christopher Walken como Gabriel
Elias Koteas como Thomas Daggett
Virginia Madsen como Katherine Henley
Eric Stoltz como Simon
Viggo Mortensen como Lucifer
La verdad amo peliculas acerca de este genero y trama, hasta ahora no he llegado a ver esta pelicula, pero si que me llamó la atencion ver esta. Buen post!
Gracias por comentar y leer mis contenidos @sergioluisbr08, saludos!.
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