I Drink Your MilkShake!

The ending scene of the film is what really interested me the most. Throughout this film the audience naturally thinks there will be some kind of resolution for the main character, or that the situation and environment hes left in has changed him in some way. However, this last scene made it clear that both Eli and Daniel had not developed in their character as time passed. Eli's sense of what he feels he is owed, along with his slightly crafty approach at drawing funds for his church is made clear to the audience during the scene where Daniel slaps Eli with oil. And in the last scene Eli approaches Daniel with the same intentions, but Daniels character is also the  same as when he attacked Eli earlier. These two similar scenes I feel are used to express to the audience that both characters are to greedy in nature to overcome it through the affects of loss, inevitably altering ones view on themselves and life. I also feel that while these two characters are constantly conflicting with one another in the movie, they are quite similar in many ways. For instance they both seem to naturally take and crave power and a sense of dominance over others. In that Eli believes that he is a prophet of some kind, and when he gets Daniel in a position under his command he provokes and toys with him a little much like Daniel did to him earlier.