How does eli die

Is there some kind of plan for world domination afoot? Will they go and look for other half-siblings out there in the world?

We don't know, but they're probably not headed for life at an exclusive boarding school. One of the most important twists in Eli , one that goes a long way toward explaining the bigger picture of its third act, is the revelation that Dr.

Horn is not just a doctor undertaking experimental medical treatments. She's also the leader of a small group of nuns, and her "treatments" are actually a multi-tiered form of exorcism conducted with the hope that it will drive the Satanic influence out of Eli and ultimately save his soul.

As he tries to unravel the mystery of what's happening to him, Eli learns that this treatment has already claimed the lives of at least three other children, whose final "treatments" meant Dr. Horn had to kill them to save their souls when she couldn't save their physical bodies. The repetitive nature of this process, plus Haley's declaration near the end of the film that "Dad gets around," suggests that there are other children of Satan in the world, and that perhaps they can't all be handled by this single group of nuns conducting this very intimate version of an exorcism at an isolated mansion somewhere in the United States.

Horn may have died, but it's unlikely that her "treatments" are completely wiped off the Earth. Horn and her nurses represent what is, on the surface, a relatively small group of people attempting what is ultimately revealed to be a world-altering journey.

They are trying, in their own secretive way, to rid the world of Satan's children, potential Antichrists with supernatural gifts that they don't yet fully understand. To do this, they have devised a complex infrastructure that involves purchasing a spooky old mansion, retrofitting it for various medical procedures, and isolating their "patients" from the world so they can work in relative secrecy.

How exactly Dr. Horn and her little order of nuns managed to afford all this isn't ever made entirely clear, though we know that Eli's parents sunk a considerable portion of their own financial resources into their effort to cure their son. Given how important Dr. Horn's work is to her, though, it seems likely that she has other benefactors working behind the scenes given her background as a nun.

Does the Vatican know about her work? Is the Vatican funding her work, secretly or otherwise? Now that she's dead, will someone step forward to replace her? If the stakes are as high as stopping Satan's army of super-powered children, you'd think someone at the Church would step up. By the end of Eli , it's revealed that Haley is much more than a nosy neighbor kid who likes to snoop around Dr. Horn's mansion to see what the new patients are like.

She's actually one of Satan's other children, and therefore Eli's half-sister, who's been coming around because she wants to see if Eli will actually be able to come out the other side of his "treatments" and become who he's truly meant to be. Haley hints at this along the way by telling Eli he's stronger than the other children who died, which she reaffirms at the end as they drive away together. What Haley doesn't really elaborate on too much is why she didn't do more to help Eli, but the implication is clear: The "treatments" Eli was forced to go through would serve as both an activation of his Satanic powers and a kind of test of will that would prove that he was worthy of meeting his true father when the dust settled.

Eli managed to prove himself without any substantive help from Haley, but the fact that she kept her distance raises some interesting questions. Do all of Satan's kids have to pass some kind of test like this? Did she? How many other gauntlets do they have to run before they can truly be accepted?

Is Satan the kind of dad who's just super into character-building exercises? By the time Eli is over, the title character has both learned and accepted who he really is, coming to terms with his powers in a frightening burst of rage and vengeance. Eli's wrath leaves only one adult spared: His mother, Rose, who now has to accept the reality that she had a child with Satan and that child is fully aware of who his father is.

The best value in digital Bible study. No software to install. Try it FREE. Font Size Font Size. Previous Next. New International Version. He sees a picture of nuns and spots Dr Horn amongst the habited women. An insect lands on the frame, which he follows through a crack in the wall to a hidden basement room.

The chamber in the basement has some kind of well and a crucifix hanging on the wall. Unbeknownst to Eli, the adults have snuck down behind him and locked him in the room — which will surely kill him, since it's unclean and has allergens. That's the point, though, as Dr Horn says: he knows too much. Eli passes out from his allergic reaction, but wakes up to a clear face and no reactions. He begins to holler for his mom, who comes rushing to him.

His back is to her as she apologises for lying about his being ill. She pleads with him through the bars to take the last round of treatment and then she'll tell him the truth. He passes out again, which prompts Rose to open the door, but it was all a trick!

Eli whacks her over the head with the heavy crucifix and flees, but is easily caught because, you know, he's a year-old boy.

Dr Horn, the nurses and Paul strap him down, but before they can do anything Rose attacks them with the knife hidden in the crucifix as good a place as any to hide a dagger, right? She tries to force them to let her son go but is tricked by Paul into giving up the knife. The truth begins to unravel: Eli was never sick, but is actually the son of the devil. Dr-nun Horn begins to recite an exorcism prayer while showering him with holy water. Eli screams, his skin turns red, but then his eyes begin to glow and he comes into his full unholy power.

He tears easily through the restraints and turns the knife on Dr Horn, stabbing her in the shoulder. He uses his powers to set the nurses on fire, kill his father and bust his way out of the house where he sees Hayley. She, too, is a child of the devil — Eli's half-sister — and tells him that all of the Devil's children have to come to him in their own way.

She says she'll bring Eli to him, and leads him to the car. Haley demands Rose drive them there, which she does, her devil son in the passenger's seat. The end. The first two-thirds of the film are nothing like final third, in which the ghosts and dubious medical procedures give way to a full-on child-exorcism tale.

This isn't helped by the parental characters, who flip-flop constantly throughout the movie. By the end, Paul is firmly "kill the demon son" whereas Rose is "rescue my devil baby" even though at the outset, Paul seemed apprehensive about the whole thing and Rose was gung-ho for it.

There's no concrete explanation as to how Rose became pregnant.