Knock at the Cabin
In M. Night Shyamalan’sKnock at the Cabin , the End of Days must be deprave by Andrew ( Ben Aldridge ) , Eric ( Jonathan Groff ) , and their daughter Wen ( Kristen Cui ) willingly choosing to belt down a member of their family , and their disinclination precipitate a series of judgement , each crueler than the last . Four captors prevent them from leave their cabin while they make their out of the question choice , alien to each other but united by shared visions of doomsday ; Leonard ( Dave Bautista ) , Redmond ( Rupert Grint ) , Sabrina ( Nikki Amuka - Bird ) , and Adriane ( Abby Quinn ) .
Each time the terrorise trio refuses to select one of their own to give , one of these " Four Horsemen " is killed by the others , their dying unleashing a new phase of the apocalypse . Andrew doubt the legitimacy of the strangers ' claim , but after witnessing a series of news show story , Eric , the more phantasmal of the two , starts to believe there ’s a reasonhe and Andrew were chosenfor this awkward task . As deluge , plagues , and destruction engulfKnock at the Cabin , it becomes more crucial that they make their choice ; stop the Book of Revelation , or wander its ravaged waste alone .
Redmond’s Death Causes Tsunamis & Earthquakes
Redmond , the most irascible of the four invader inKnock at the Cabin , is the first person to die after the family does n’t make a decision , and his death spawns massive tsunamis and quake . After Leonard turns on the video , everyone listen to several shocking word account , watching disbelievingly as beach full of visitors are flooded by fifty - fundament waves . Washington and Oregon are near deluge , and California becomes a tectonic epicenter .
Andrew recognized Redmond after the cabin ’s invasion begin thanks to a violent encounter they share at a Browning automatic rifle class before when Redmond broke a bottle over his caput . Andrew try on to habituate Redmond ’s criminal past tense to disgrace him in front of the othercharacters inKnock at the Cabin , but it honestly unsettles him that a man who committed a hatred offense against him would allow himself to be kill to unveil the magnitude of the Revelation of Saint John the Divine . It ’s a shocking mo that transmit just how gamey the stake really are .
Adriane’s Death Causes A Plague Attacking Children
Adriane , a vernal Captain Cook , is the 2nd person selected to die after Redmond inKnock at the Cabin , and her dying unleashes a pest that specifically start by lash out children . Once again , Leonard uses the tidings reports to endeavor to convince Andrew , Eric , and Wen of the solemnity of their post , and the muckle of child amaze sick and dying in track record time seems to have an effect . Though Andrew still wonder if the news program reports have been pre - record , he ca n’t aid but guess of Wen as he watches children his daughter ’s age die .
Before she passes , Adriane recount Andrew and Eric about her boy , hoping to appeal to their empathy . It ’s one ofKnock at the Cabin’slittle wrench , but finding out the Four Horsemen ’s untested member has a minor humanizes her write up . Since she prepared them food and was tolerant to Wen , her death is more emotionally impactfulthan Redmond ’s and create fissures between Andrew and Eric about how to proceed . Anyone who volitionally leaves their kid parentless would only do so with a effective cause .
Sabrina’s Death Causes Planes To Crash From The Sky
Sabrina , a kindly nurse , has a less linear destruction inKnock at the Cabinbut nevertheless induce planes to plummet from the sky worldwide . After Andrew is free from his adherence , he do it to his motortruck outside where he keeps a firearm in the backseat . When Sabrina chase after him down he shoots her , though her final blows are delivered by Leonard , the only one get out to carry out their pact .
Of the death , hers evoke factual remorse and coincides withEric seeing a soma in a mirrorthat form him think a higher power is necessitate with everything happening . Sabrina had the chance to become close to Eric when she bandaged injury he sustained during the initial invasion . She partly explained the nature of their ordeal and the decision to find whoever could break the apocalypse at any cost . Her character inKnock at the Cabinhighlights that the Four Horsemen are just regular citizenry , not monsters , who are just as frightened as Andrew , Eric , and Wen .
Leonard’s Death Causes Darkness & Fires
Leonard , who has work as the de facto leader of the Four Horsemen inKnock at the Cabinand provided the bounteous impediment to the family ’s leak , is the last to die , bring about the remain fire and maelstrom that will engulf the Earth . By the final stage ofKnock at the Cabin , Leonard comes across as a gentle giant who reluctantly carries out his moral authorisation . His character ’s root are unveiled slowly to produce suspense . When it ’s break that he ’s a second - grade teacher , his righteous empathy makes it clear why he pledged himself to convince this category to end the Revelation of Saint John the Divine .
With his decease , there is n’t anything to give up Andrew , Eric , and Wen from leaving the cabin and making their escape , but they will cuckold the dystopian world alone as its only survivors . At this point , the full brunt of the Four Horsemen ’s purpose is fulfilled , and the repercussion of their parable truly felt . Leonard know that while his life is a toll for kibosh the Revelation , the family will give the ultimate Mary Leontyne Price .
Eric’s Sacrifice Saves Humanity & Stops The Apocalypse
finally , Eric decide that he ’s the one who should be sacrificed to carry through man and stop the apocalypse , much to Andrew ’s despair . Part of the reasonKnock at the Cabin’sbig sacrifice worksis because Eric has come to understand the purpose of the Four Horsemen and has been secret to a particular vision of the future in a way that Andrew ca n’t . The Four Horsemen symbolise all aspects of humanity , from virtue to malice , that must be comprehend to be care for . Eric has seen a time to come full of love and contentment for his husband and daughter that he can preserve .
After Andrew kill Eric with the firearm he intended to aid his family escape , he discover Wen in her tree house and breaks the tidings . Father and girl finally take the fomite the invader used to get their cabin and head out into a recover mankind , timid about the time to come but taking ease in the knowledge that they have one . " Boogie Shoes , " the song playing on the radio at the start ofKnock at the Cabinplays again by chance on the radio , signaling that Eric is with them in spirit and decease a champion .
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