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August 06, 2005

Constantine - 6

Another in the up-rise of comic to movie adaptations, although this is a pretty good translation. I hear that the story would actually take longer to tell, so some of the story was changed. The story works well though, and rather than having characters explain everything, the audience is just dumped into the action of seeing angels and demons. The film doesn't attempt to much by explaining evil away, but rather plays on the tension between good and evil in the world. It is a spiritual war that Constantine, as a gifted or cursed, man who can see into the spiritual realm. In the process he helps others from demon possession and tries to give people answers about the eternal destination of loved ones. The main story focuses on the latter, and, in the end, Constantine is able to deal with the devil in souls. It stays focused on the story, which keeps it from being cheesy.

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