Knock at the Cabin
Summary
monition : Spoilers for the end of Knock at the Cabin .
This article contains reference of the movie ’s portrayal of violence and self - harm .
Knock at the Cabin ’s Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse each lay out something different , which director M. Night Shyamalan emphasise through their individual destiny in the film . The psychological repugnance film marrow on a match , Eric ( Jonathan Groff ) and Andrew ( Ben Aldridge ) , and their young girl , Wen ( Kristen Cui ) , who are approached by the menacing - yet - soft - spoken Leonard ( Dave Bautista ) while holiday at a distant cabin . unite by three other lowering companions — Redmond ( Rupert Grint ) , Adriane ( Abby Quinn ) , and Sabrina ( Nikki Amuka - Bird ) — Leonard insists they have no intention of harm the kinfolk .
drive by their shared visions of the death of the world , the quadruplet give away that only Eric , Andrew , and Wen can stave off the apocalypse by killing one of their own . If the fellowship resists , Leonard and his companions will ceremoniously kill one of their ranks , which , in turn , unleashes a unexampled phase of the apocalypse . In the Bible , the " Book of Revelation " boast the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse — personifications of expiry , Famine , War , and Conquest . In delivering this brutal content , Leonard and his companion are analogs to these biblical harbingers of doomsday .
Redmond — Malice
Without a doubt , viewers may have someunanswered questions afterKnock at the Cabin , but the film does go to great length to make its Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse comparison very light . The first of the four to pop off as a result of the phratry ’s unwillingness to take part is the hot - headed Redmond . At one point , Andrew recalls a previous test - in with Redmond , a bigot who ’d assaulted him at a bar . The way the violent Redmond reflects Andrew ’s own anger at the unjust , mean populace suggest that Redmond is the film ’s twist on War .
With a bag over his nous , Redmond allows Leonard and the others to flap him to decease , hopeful that his willing sacrifice will revolutionise the family line to make their own awkward alternative . Redmond ’s death activate earthquakes and tsunamis up and down the West Coast of the United States . In admit himself to be kill , Redmond shows the family the very literal stake . Eric , who is the more religious of the couple , considers Redmond a variation on " malice " or War , insofar as his destructive ritual killing may lead the family unit to save the earth .
Adriane – Nurturing
M. Night Shyamalan has addressed criticisms of his signature twist endings , but the want of a whirl inKnock at the Cabinalso received recoil . While the motion picture question the nature of faith , it never in full wander from the idea that Leonard and his companions are telling the true statement . One complication , however , is Adriane . to appeal to the distich ’s fellow feeling , she talks at length about her son , claiming that she ’s willing to sacrifice herself for him . In a present moment of kindness , she feeds a scared Wen .
Ever dubious , Andrew is n’t convinced that Adriane has a child at all . On the other hand , Eric continues to look for meaning in their site , believing each of the Four Horsemen have something to teach him about the nature of forfeit . After Redmond ’s death , Adriane is the next in line . ostensibly compassionate , Adriane is the inverse of shortage — a parent number who hope to nourish and safeguard others . However , her pleas are n’t enough to swing Eric and Andrew . Adriane ’s death triggers a viral pandemic that ravages the world and , in particular , child .
Sabrina – Healing
AsKnock at the Cabinunfolds , its relationship to the scriptural story of the Four Horsemen of the Revelation becomes undeniable . Although Sabrina corresponds with the Death figure , she ’s also an opposite of her biblical parallel . A nurse by trade , Sabrina is a healing , compassionate individual who continually refuses to harm the family ( even to her own detriment ) . Instead , she tries to help oneself them , specially Eric , who ’s seemingly concuss throughout the picture show .
While attempting to escape , Andrew germinate Sabrina , which leads Leonard to beat her to death and unleash the third phase of the apocalypse . fit in to Leonard ’s vision , " spell of the sky falling down " bell ringer phase angle three . Soon enough , carpenter’s plane crash all over the earthly concern without explanation . As the evidence of Leonard ’s Day of Judgement becomes undeniable , even to Andrew , the couple is pushed toward making their unenviable decision .
Leonard – Guidance
Finally , Leonard is attach to Conquest . As is the case with his companions , however , the aristocratic giant flips the script . The opposite of someone who invades or overtakes , Leonard tells the fellowship about the youth hoops team he coached before the start of the Book of Revelation ; he did n’t want the team to dominate their antagonist necessarily , but he did want them to have fun . A teacher at spunk , Leonard never forces the family to take action — he and the others just show them the reality of the situation .
For this reason , Eric dubs him " guidance , " the opposite of Conquest . Eager to guide Eric and Andrew to a humanity - saving decision , Leonard does n’t pause to slit his own throat , causing lightning smasher to set the world alight . Redmond , Adriane , Sabrina , and Leonard ’s deaths all activate increasingly destructive phase angle of the apocalypse , but it ’s only in death that the strangers embody the traditional aspects of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse . In life , Eric perceives them as representing four very human quality — malice , bring up , healing , and counsel .
In a agency , Leonard and his fellow traveller really stoppedKnock at the Cabin ’s apocalypse . Despite the unbelievable tone of their story and the impossibleness of the choice they give Eric with , they get through to him via their own compassion and ritual killing . By subverting the typical Four Horsemen narrative , Shyamalan practice the fictional character as teachers rather than mere harbingers of the end . The Four Horsemen inKnock at the Cabinsignify what the world could be if the family chooses to carry through it .
