But if one examines the plot and negates who played who, the film's value of the popluar American cultures views regarding the millennium become apparent. Moreover, there are certain aspects and characteristics of the "End of Days" which speak of the core ideas, fears, and hopes for the millennium. In the "End of Days", the first scene is a perfect example of this, since it is here where the most basic, age-old struggle begins in the movie.
The first scene, emphasizes the fundamental concept of religion since "The End of Days" begins at the Vatican in 1979 with the declaration being made that the chosen one is about to be born. It is here where the struggle of good verse evil begins, as there is a brief debate between Vatican officials as to whether or not to kill the chosen one at the time of her birth or to protect and shelter her from evil. The debate of this matter ends when the Pope himself decides that she most be protected and sheltered from evil, because as he states, "In killing her we will sin, and there is no redemption for those who violate the laws of God". He continues by adding that their faith must lie with God to save them. With this the most basic and primial struggle of mankind, almost instantiniously thars the adieunce into the mindset of the classic Good verse Bad scenario. .
Continuing along this religious context the next scene in "The End of Days" shift to a hospital, where a baby is being born. As soon as the young child is born she is whisked away by the nurse who states that the child most be cleaned right away. Down to the basement the nurse and baby go, only to find a small cult like gathering in the morgue. You see that the baby has a strange mark branded onto the small of her arm and the cult performs what appeared to me to be some satanic ritual before returning her to her mother. Projected in only this scene is the image of the "chosen one", Christine York, as being pure and inicent.
