What, if anything, do Gabriel's bracelets signify?
In the movie Constantine, during the climax in the mental hospital, Gabriel is shown wearing many hospital bracelets.
What, if anything, do these bracelets signify?
Neither the official novelisation nor the original script mention Gabriel's costume.
The question has been asked (and answered) over on the Movies & TV Stack: Gabriel's Wristbands in Constantine ‡. However, I find the answers, even the accepted one, unacceptable, since they are all speculation, although they do establish that the bracelets read "Awakening", "Sorrow", "Rage", "Passion", "Love", "Joy", and "Melancholy".
‡ Thanks to @Richard for finding it.
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In the movie Constantine, during the climax in the mental hospital, Gabriel is shown wearing many hospital bracelets.
What, if anything, do these bracelets signify?
Neither the official novelisation nor the original script mention Gabriel's costume.
The question has been asked (and answered) over on the Movies & TV Stack: Gabriel's Wristbands in Constantine ‡. However, I find the answers, even the accepted one, unacceptable, since they are all speculation, although they do establish that the bracelets read "Awakening", "Sorrow", "Rage", "Passion", "Love", "Joy", and "Melancholy".
‡ Thanks to @Richard for finding it.
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He's also dressed like a mental patient.
– Valorum
Jun 6 '15 at 20:14
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@Richard - Gabriel, being an Angel (using the term loosely), is neither male, nor female. Gabriel (with regard to this character in this movie) is an "IT". A lot of people tend to refer to the character in the movie as being a "she" because it was played by Tilda Swinton. She can do androgyny quite well, yah think?
– Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2
Jun 6 '15 at 21:35
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@Paulster2 - In both the novel and the script, Gabriel is referred to as "he".
– Valorum
Jun 6 '15 at 21:42
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@Richard because they have to write something he or she, "it" will look weird :D
– Ducky Momo
Jun 7 '15 at 11:59
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@AnkitSharma - Many novels avoid using pronouns entirely.
– Valorum
Jun 7 '15 at 12:18
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In the movie Constantine, during the climax in the mental hospital, Gabriel is shown wearing many hospital bracelets.
What, if anything, do these bracelets signify?
Neither the official novelisation nor the original script mention Gabriel's costume.
The question has been asked (and answered) over on the Movies & TV Stack: Gabriel's Wristbands in Constantine ‡. However, I find the answers, even the accepted one, unacceptable, since they are all speculation, although they do establish that the bracelets read "Awakening", "Sorrow", "Rage", "Passion", "Love", "Joy", and "Melancholy".
‡ Thanks to @Richard for finding it.
dc constantine-2005
edited 6 hours ago
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asked Jun 6 '15 at 20:10
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In the movie Constantine, during the climax in the mental hospital, Gabriel is shown wearing many hospital bracelets.
What, if anything, do these bracelets signify?
Neither the official novelisation nor the original script mention Gabriel's costume.
The question has been asked (and answered) over on the Movies & TV Stack: Gabriel's Wristbands in Constantine ‡. However, I find the answers, even the accepted one, unacceptable, since they are all speculation, although they do establish that the bracelets read "Awakening", "Sorrow", "Rage", "Passion", "Love", "Joy", and "Melancholy".
‡ Thanks to @Richard for finding it.
dc constantine-2005
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He's also dressed like a mental patient.
– Valorum
Jun 6 '15 at 20:14
8
@Richard - Gabriel, being an Angel (using the term loosely), is neither male, nor female. Gabriel (with regard to this character in this movie) is an "IT". A lot of people tend to refer to the character in the movie as being a "she" because it was played by Tilda Swinton. She can do androgyny quite well, yah think?
– Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2
Jun 6 '15 at 21:35
1
@Paulster2 - In both the novel and the script, Gabriel is referred to as "he".
– Valorum
Jun 6 '15 at 21:42
1
@Richard because they have to write something he or she, "it" will look weird :D
– Ducky Momo
Jun 7 '15 at 11:59
1
@AnkitSharma - Many novels avoid using pronouns entirely.
– Valorum
Jun 7 '15 at 12:18
|
show 1 more comment
He's also dressed like a mental patient.
– Valorum
Jun 6 '15 at 20:14
8
@Richard - Gabriel, being an Angel (using the term loosely), is neither male, nor female. Gabriel (with regard to this character in this movie) is an "IT". A lot of people tend to refer to the character in the movie as being a "she" because it was played by Tilda Swinton. She can do androgyny quite well, yah think?
– Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2
Jun 6 '15 at 21:35
1
@Paulster2 - In both the novel and the script, Gabriel is referred to as "he".
– Valorum
Jun 6 '15 at 21:42
1
@Richard because they have to write something he or she, "it" will look weird :D
– Ducky Momo
Jun 7 '15 at 11:59
1
@AnkitSharma - Many novels avoid using pronouns entirely.
– Valorum
Jun 7 '15 at 12:18
He's also dressed like a mental patient.
– Valorum
Jun 6 '15 at 20:14
He's also dressed like a mental patient.
– Valorum
Jun 6 '15 at 20:14
8
8
@Richard - Gabriel, being an Angel (using the term loosely), is neither male, nor female. Gabriel (with regard to this character in this movie) is an "IT". A lot of people tend to refer to the character in the movie as being a "she" because it was played by Tilda Swinton. She can do androgyny quite well, yah think?
– Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2
Jun 6 '15 at 21:35
@Richard - Gabriel, being an Angel (using the term loosely), is neither male, nor female. Gabriel (with regard to this character in this movie) is an "IT". A lot of people tend to refer to the character in the movie as being a "she" because it was played by Tilda Swinton. She can do androgyny quite well, yah think?
– Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2
Jun 6 '15 at 21:35
1
1
@Paulster2 - In both the novel and the script, Gabriel is referred to as "he".
– Valorum
Jun 6 '15 at 21:42
@Paulster2 - In both the novel and the script, Gabriel is referred to as "he".
– Valorum
Jun 6 '15 at 21:42
1
1
@Richard because they have to write something he or she, "it" will look weird :D
– Ducky Momo
Jun 7 '15 at 11:59
@Richard because they have to write something he or she, "it" will look weird :D
– Ducky Momo
Jun 7 '15 at 11:59
1
1
@AnkitSharma - Many novels avoid using pronouns entirely.
– Valorum
Jun 7 '15 at 12:18
@AnkitSharma - Many novels avoid using pronouns entirely.
– Valorum
Jun 7 '15 at 12:18
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As John Constantine constantly reminds everyone, Gabriel is a half-breed - part human, part angel. Gabriel wears five hospital bracelets on one arm:
And we know that one says "Passion" and another says "Sorrow"
There are others, but I can't read them.
In any case, all the words people have claimed to have seen - "Awakening", "Sorrow", "Rage", "Passion", "Love", "Joy", and "Melancholy" - are human emotions, aside from "Awakening". This seems to be a reference to Gabriel's status as a half-breed, which makes her more prone to the vagaries of human emotion than a true angel would be. It is also possible that it is intended to foreshadow her imminent demotion to 'mere human' status.
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His entire outfit has a 'mental hospital' theme to it, being that it looks like it's something made out of a straitjacket. Likely the entire outfit, armbands included, symbolize Gabriel's insanity. Because he hasn't turned evil, he has actually just gone insane.
answered Dec 11 '17 at 7:13
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This seems like pure speculation
– Valorum
Dec 11 '17 at 8:53
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As John Constantine constantly reminds everyone, Gabriel is a half-breed - part human, part angel. Gabriel wears five hospital bracelets on one arm:
And we know that one says "Passion" and another says "Sorrow"
There are others, but I can't read them.
In any case, all the words people have claimed to have seen - "Awakening", "Sorrow", "Rage", "Passion", "Love", "Joy", and "Melancholy" - are human emotions, aside from "Awakening". This seems to be a reference to Gabriel's status as a half-breed, which makes her more prone to the vagaries of human emotion than a true angel would be. It is also possible that it is intended to foreshadow her imminent demotion to 'mere human' status.
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As John Constantine constantly reminds everyone, Gabriel is a half-breed - part human, part angel. Gabriel wears five hospital bracelets on one arm:
And we know that one says "Passion" and another says "Sorrow"
There are others, but I can't read them.
In any case, all the words people have claimed to have seen - "Awakening", "Sorrow", "Rage", "Passion", "Love", "Joy", and "Melancholy" - are human emotions, aside from "Awakening". This seems to be a reference to Gabriel's status as a half-breed, which makes her more prone to the vagaries of human emotion than a true angel would be. It is also possible that it is intended to foreshadow her imminent demotion to 'mere human' status.
edited 6 hours ago
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As John Constantine constantly reminds everyone, Gabriel is a half-breed - part human, part angel. Gabriel wears five hospital bracelets on one arm:
And we know that one says "Passion" and another says "Sorrow"
There are others, but I can't read them.
In any case, all the words people have claimed to have seen - "Awakening", "Sorrow", "Rage", "Passion", "Love", "Joy", and "Melancholy" - are human emotions, aside from "Awakening". This seems to be a reference to Gabriel's status as a half-breed, which makes her more prone to the vagaries of human emotion than a true angel would be. It is also possible that it is intended to foreshadow her imminent demotion to 'mere human' status.
edited 6 hours ago
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answered Jul 24 '16 at 6:34
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As John Constantine constantly reminds everyone, Gabriel is a half-breed - part human, part angel. Gabriel wears five hospital bracelets on one arm:
And we know that one says "Passion" and another says "Sorrow"
There are others, but I can't read them.
In any case, all the words people have claimed to have seen - "Awakening", "Sorrow", "Rage", "Passion", "Love", "Joy", and "Melancholy" - are human emotions, aside from "Awakening". This seems to be a reference to Gabriel's status as a half-breed, which makes her more prone to the vagaries of human emotion than a true angel would be. It is also possible that it is intended to foreshadow her imminent demotion to 'mere human' status.
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His entire outfit has a 'mental hospital' theme to it, being that it looks like it's something made out of a straitjacket. Likely the entire outfit, armbands included, symbolize Gabriel's insanity. Because he hasn't turned evil, he has actually just gone insane.
answered Dec 11 '17 at 7:13
ErohielErohiel
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This seems like pure speculation
– Valorum
Dec 11 '17 at 8:53
add a comment |
His entire outfit has a 'mental hospital' theme to it, being that it looks like it's something made out of a straitjacket. Likely the entire outfit, armbands included, symbolize Gabriel's insanity. Because he hasn't turned evil, he has actually just gone insane.
answered Dec 11 '17 at 7:13
ErohielErohiel
91
1
This seems like pure speculation
– Valorum
Dec 11 '17 at 8:53
add a comment |
His entire outfit has a 'mental hospital' theme to it, being that it looks like it's something made out of a straitjacket. Likely the entire outfit, armbands included, symbolize Gabriel's insanity. Because he hasn't turned evil, he has actually just gone insane.
answered Dec 11 '17 at 7:13
ErohielErohiel
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His entire outfit has a 'mental hospital' theme to it, being that it looks like it's something made out of a straitjacket. Likely the entire outfit, armbands included, symbolize Gabriel's insanity. Because he hasn't turned evil, he has actually just gone insane.
answered Dec 11 '17 at 7:13
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answered Dec 11 '17 at 7:13
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answered Dec 11 '17 at 7:13
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answered Dec 11 '17 at 7:13
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This seems like pure speculation
– Valorum
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This seems like pure speculation
– Valorum
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This seems like pure speculation
– Valorum
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This seems like pure speculation
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He's also dressed like a mental patient.
– Valorum
Jun 6 '15 at 20:14
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@Richard - Gabriel, being an Angel (using the term loosely), is neither male, nor female. Gabriel (with regard to this character in this movie) is an "IT". A lot of people tend to refer to the character in the movie as being a "she" because it was played by Tilda Swinton. She can do androgyny quite well, yah think?
– Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2
Jun 6 '15 at 21:35
1
@Paulster2 - In both the novel and the script, Gabriel is referred to as "he".
– Valorum
Jun 6 '15 at 21:42
1
@Richard because they have to write something he or she, "it" will look weird :D
– Ducky Momo
Jun 7 '15 at 11:59
1
@AnkitSharma - Many novels avoid using pronouns entirely.
– Valorum
Jun 7 '15 at 12:18