Factual error: In the very beginning of the film, the priest is walking through a battlefield that contains the bodies of Roman soldiers (they are wearing distinctive Roman uniforms and armor), which dates the battle no later than 6th century AD. He is holding a rosary in his hand, but the rosary wasn't introduced into the Catholic Church until the 13th century.
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Renny Harlin
Starring: Stellan Skarsgard, Izabella Scorupco, James D'Arcy, Remy Sweeney
The nurse & wife of the chief archaelogist, in fact, was the one who is possessed and not the boy she is taking care of, as everyone suspected.The priest sent by the Vatican to help Merrin is killed by the possessed nurse.Father Merrin realizes that she is the one possessed, and with the boy at his side, exorcises her.Father Merrin returns to the Vatican, the implication is that his faith in God and the Catholic Church is restored.
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Father Merrin: Everbody died... Who buried them?
Trivia: Stellan Skarsgard, at age 53 when filming this movie, is nearly a decade older than Max von Sydow was at the time of filming the original movie (age 44), but is playing a younger version of the character.
Question: When first entering the church, Father Francis wonders about the weapons depicted pointing down. What is the significance of where the weapons are pointing?
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Answer: Weapons on statues in conventional churches point upwards in veneration. The weapons here are pointing downwards in an offensive gesture.