Fallen



Police detective John Hobbes (Denzel Washington), gains notoriety for capturing wily serial killer Edgar Reese. Immediately after Reese is executed, Hobbes is plunged into the case of a another murderer who seems to be copycatting Reese with scary attention to detail.

However Hobbes's investigation soon leads him to discover that this is no mere copycat as somehow Reese, or at least the evil inside him, has managed to survive the execution. Worse still the demon is able to jump from one host to another allowing it to kill at will and to terrorize Hobbes himself.

As the Battle of Wits between good and evil becomes increasingly personal for Hobbes, he must turn to a theologian's theories on demonology as his only hope for defeating this ancient evil.

"Hobbes: You leave my family alone.
 * Beware the Nice Ones: When Hobbes has to figure out which
 * Brick Joke: A particularly dark example:
 * Children Are Innocent: Hobbes' nephew,.
 * Clear My Name
 * Demonic Possession:
 * The End of the World as We Know It: Stated as the goal of the demons, including Azazel, called the "Fall of Babylon." Apparently by possessing humans they further evil in the world.
 * Fallen Angel
 * For the Evulz:
 * The End of the World as We Know It: Stated as the goal of the demons, including Azazel, called the "Fall of Babylon." Apparently by possessing humans they further evil in the world.
 * Fallen Angel
 * For the Evulz:

Azazel: But I'm still having fun! Aren't you still having fun?"


 * How We Got Here: "I wanna tell you about the time I almost died.... "
 * Impending Doom POV: Azazel's yellow-washed P.O.V. as a spirit.
 * Implied Love Interest: Gretta
 * Ironic Echo
 * Narrator All Along:
 * Nigh Invulnerable: Azazel is of the fourth variety.
 * The Nth Doctor
 * Out-Gambitted:
 * Promotion to Parent: Hobbes takes care of his brother, Art, and his nephew, Sam.
 * Salt and Pepper: Hobbes and Jonesy
 * Serial Killer: Something of a theme for the director, seeing as how he also helmed Frequency and Untraceable
 * Smug Snake: Azazel views Hobbes as more of a fun diversion than an actual threat, and seems to think that he's free to antagonize Hobbes as much as he wants because there's no way Hobbes would figure out what's going on, much less learn his weakness.
 * Soundtrack Dissonance:
 * You'll never hear "Time Is On My Side" quite the same way again.
 * A less-noticeable example is the cheerful Wario Land music playing in the background right as Hobbes realizes.
 * Stalker Without a Crush: Azazel to Hobbes.
 * Suicide by Cop: With a twist.
 * Unreliable Narrator:
 * Stalker Without a Crush: Azazel to Hobbes.
 * Suicide by Cop: With a twist.
 * Unreliable Narrator: