The film is set in a small town in Maine, and the kids in it are the focus of the story. They are the ones who have to worry about things like superpowers, school, and relationships. The issues that they face are complex and difficult, but they are also important.
In the film’s conclusion, there is a face-off between Ben and the other children. This leads to a tragic ending. Do Ben survive or do the other children get the better of him? Let’s take a closer look.
How does the film begin?
The film follows Ida as she explores her new neighbourhood and meets new friends. She is excited to learn more about the people and the place, but soon discovers that some of the residents are not very welcoming. Ida is determined to make friends, but finds that it’s harder than she thought. ..
Ben is a young boy that Ida meets at a nearby playground. He is known for being very aggressive and violent towards other children, often injuring or even killing them. This behaviour is nothing when compared to what Ida does, which includes nipping her sister’s skin, hiding glass in the poor girl’s shoes, and taking pleasure from crushing a worm. ..
Do Ben and Ida become friends?
The children are drawn to one another immediately, partly because they are both in need of a friend and partly because they share the same dark sensibilities. Ben is quick to show his dark side when he kills a cat in front of Ida. While she took part in the torture of the animal beforehand, his murderous behaviour seems to scare her. ..
Despite their differences, the two friends remain close throughout the film. However, as the film progresses, they begin to distance themselves from each other.
Does Anna make a friend?
Anna and Aisha are able to communicate through telepathy, which allows them to share their feelings with one another. This connection is strong in other ways too, as they both have the ability to experience the other’s emotions. When Anna hurts her foot on the glass that Ida put in her shoe, for example, Aisha can feel Anna’s pain.
What other powers do the children have?
In the film, Anna shares Aisha’s telepathic abilities with Ben. However, Anna also has the power to control objects with her mind. Ben is able to do this as he demonstrates in the film. Initially, he is able to control small rocks but his powers escalate as the film goes on.
Ida is a seemingly normal girl who, by the end of the film, appears to have telekinetic powers. ..
How do Ben’s powers escalate?
Ben begins to realise that he can use his powers to affect larger objects as well. ..
As the film progresses, the protagonist is able to push Aisha down with his mind. Back at home, he also causes an iron pan to drop down from a shelf onto his mother. He then uses his mind to direct a boiling pot onto her, severely burning the already injured woman. After letting her die, he finds other ways to use his powers, such as killing a man with a rock after mentally directing it towards the unfortunate guy’s head, and causing another boy to fall to the floor after mentally breaking his shin bone.
Aisha is able to sense what Ben is up to and tries to stop him. Ben then tries to choke her using his telekinetic powers but Ida and Anna arrive just in time to save her. Ben runs away but his violent rampage isn’t over yet. Sadly, Aisha learns this to her cost.
What happens to Aisha?
Aisha has become Ben’s arch-enemy after trying to fight against him. Unfortunately, she is unprepared for his next form of attack.
That night, Ben begins to control Aisha’s mother’s mind and causes her to attack Aisha. As she is unable to break free from Ben’s mental grip, the mother then stabs Aisha to death!
Ida begins to worry that she could become like her sister and have the same fate as her.
What does Ida do?
Ida pretended to be friends with Ben again and took him to a bridge. When Ben was standing near it, Ida rushed to him from behind and pushed him over the side. He fell to the ground and was then injured. ..
Ida is taken over by a dark force, presumably directed by Ben, and begins to wander into the traffic. She is hit by a car but thankfully survives. When she wakes up in hospital with a broken leg, she is told that Ben is still alive and that he only suffered minor injuries. Ida denies pushing him over the bridge purposefully, despite a witness report suggesting otherwise.
What happens to Ben?
In the end of the film, Anna faces off against Ben in the playground. They mentally attack one another but Ben seems to have the upper hand, at least at first.
After breaking free of her cast, Ida joins her sister to stand together and join hands to mentally attack him. It would appear that they aren’t the only ones as other children in the playground seem to be using their minds against him too, although it’s unclear if they are simply onlookers or active participants in the fight. ..
Eventually, Ben is overwhelmed by the mental attack and dies.
As a result of the attack on Ida and Anna, they should now be safe from any further attacks.
It is a shame that Ben had to die as it was clear that his actions were causing him some mental anguish. With intervention from a caring adult, perhaps he could have been saved from his tragic end. His mother didn’t seem to show her such care, hence her fate!
The film ends with his death and it may have been for the best after all. If Ida and Anna hadn’t stood against him, his powers may have grown worse over time.
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The Innocents is a heartwarming and touching story about a group of young children who are taken in by a kind-hearted woman who helps them learn to live in the present and to appreciate the simple things in life. The film is well-made and has a great message, which is sure to make viewers feel good about themselves.
