Constantine (2005) - 7 questions

Question: Who or what is Papa Midnite? He is obviously powerful and is neutral, so not an angel or a demon - so who is he?

Answer: In the comics, Midnite is a powerful human mage, born in the eighteenth century, who has been cursed with immortality. Without information to the contrary in the film, it can be assumed that the same applies to his cinematic incarnation.

Question: What do the symbols on Constantine's doorway mean?

Answer: A generic spell that's supposed to keep spirits/demons from crossing the threshold, similar to the script on the glass walls in Thirteen Ghosts.

Question: Why did Constantine not just destroy the Spear of Destiny, instead of hiding it?

Answer: According to the legend of "The Spear", it is indestructible.

Question: I never fully understood why Constantine disliked 'half-breeds' so much, he called them "hypocritical bullshit." Can someone enlighten me?

Answer: This is a 2 part answer. 1. He's mostly just angry. Angry that he has the curse of being able to see them. Angry that he's damned to hell. Just angry at everything. Perfect example is when he blows smoke at the spider. He's not angry with the spider. He's just angry at his life. 2. God gave man freewill. God created angels. some angels became demon. Both sides are able to manipulate man, thus, negating man's freewill. Now that's what I call "hypocritical bullshit"!

Question: When Gabriel is lying on Constantine she has lots of tags on her wrists, does anyone know what these say and what they mean??

Answer: The tags say words like passion, sorrow, love - different things like that. Not exactly sure what they mean though.

Question: I had always thought Balthazar was the son of the Devil, is this not the case?

Answer: Balthazar was one of the three kings, or magi as it is called, that visited Christ when he was born and gave him a gift. He is (obviously) not the son of the Devil/Hades/Satan or however you'd want to call him.

Question: This will sound stupid but I got really confused towards the end. If Gabriel was an angel, why was she helping the son of the Devil? And why did Lucifer send the son back to hell, then cure Constantine- I thought he wanted Constantine to go to hell?

Answer: Gabriel had become a turncoat because she was sick of seeing unworthy humans receive preferential treatment from God. Lucifer sent the son back to hell as a warning not to try and usurp Daddy's position. He then cured Constantine because he could see the Gates of Heaven opening to receive him after the selfless act Constantine performed there at the end. Lucifer assumed that if he removed Constantine's cancer and let him stick around on Earth longer, Constantine would continue to make poor decisions and ruin whatever chances he'd earned toward getting into Heaven. And as such, eventually, Lucifer would get his revenge on him.