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Given how impressed I was with last year’s “28 Years Later,” I was kind of skeptical about whether the sequel, titled “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple,” would be able to replicate the strangely grim, almost folklorish vibe of it. The reason behind this doubt was Danny Boyle—who still remains one of the greatest directors working at present—not returning to helm it, and Nia DaCosta taking over. Sure, she had a solid debut with “Little Woods,” which was seven years ago, and then showed promise with a good adaptation of “Candyman,” but her last two directorial efforts, “Hedda” and “The Marvels,” didn’t quite hit the mark. Especially the latter, which was a complete dud and is now regarded as the worst film in the entire run of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a consensus with which I happen to agree as well. Naturally, DaCosta directing the sequel didn’t quite bring me confidence, but it is safe to say that she has proven me wrong here. Sure, writer Alex Garland, who’s a director himself (and one of my favorites), deserves a major chunk of credit for that, but DaCosta’s directorial abilities are very much on display here too. Moving on from Boyle’s hyperactive filmmaking, backed by snappy editing, DaCosta brings in a stillness to this one, effectively making “The Bone Temple” (that’s what I’m going to call it from this point; I hope that’s okay with you) a very different film from the first one. Unlike Boyle’s film, this one gets to breathe a little more. While it lacks in terms of action—both human and zombie—it makes up for it by being gleefully morbid and unapologetically macabre, ultimately emerging as a worthy sequel, which—I dare say —even surpasses the first one in a lot of aspects. It further helps that Ralph Fiennes and Jack O’Connell both appear to be on top of their game. Fiennes is never not brilliant in anything, but O’Connell has the more eccentric part here, as the deluded leader of Fingers’ gang, Sir Jimmy Crystal, who we met in the final minutes of the first movie. O’Connell has been on a roll since last year’s “Sinners,” and considering how phenomenal he is here, there’s no stopping the man. Speaking of “Sinners,” “Bone Temple” also happens to have a cathartic musical sequence, which came as an unexpectedly pleasant surprise. After staying restrained for most of the movie, as his character demands, Fiennes gets to go full crazy there and infuses a lot of Voldemort energy into his performance; I’m not sure if that was intentional. Anyway, the objective of the article is to discuss the events of “The Bone Temple,” and particularly focus on its ending, where the movie ties things up with the earlier films in the franchise by involving a character from the past, you know who I’m talking about!
Spoilers Ahead
What’s up with Spike?
Picking up right from where the first film ended, “The Bone Temple” opens with Spike having to prove he has what it takes to be a Finger in Sir Jimmy’s group of Jimmies—yeah, they all have to call themselves that. Spike has no choice here, as you can guess that refusing to participate in the fight means death and getting turned into you know what. His opponent, Jimmy Shite, seems very cocky and a lot bigger, but Spike, as we all know, is smart and, most importantly, a survivor. So despite Jimmy Shite having the upper hand, Spike manages to nick one of his arteries, effectively making him bleed to death. That earns Spike a place in the group, and he is renamed Jimmy Spike, having to wear the golden wig like everyone else. The majority of the Fingers happen to be as loony as their leader, with Jimmy Ink, a young woman, being the only exception. Unlike the others, Jimmy Ink is here because she believes this is the only way to survive in this world, and she advises Spike to adjust accordingly. Post the opening sequence, Spike’s character turns into an observer, as the film effectively becomes about a war brewing between Sir Jimmy and Dr. Ian Kelson, who tried helping Spike and his mother, Isla, in the last film.
What is the Bone Temple?
You’ve actually seen it already in the first film; Dr. Kelson’s ossuary memorial is referred to as the Bone Temple here, which is fitting if you think about it. Just as a reminder, Isla sits at the top there. Anyway, along with maintaining the Bone Temple, these days, Kelson is trying to communicate with the Alpha zombie—another character from the first film—whom he has named Samson. As Samson keeps coming back to the Bone Temple, Kelson keeps firing morphine-laced darts at him with a blowpipe. That basically subdues Samson, and he no longer wants to attack Kelson. The doctor’s ultimate goal here is finding a cure, and he wishes to turn Samson back into a human. In that process, the two become (sort of) friends. Getting back to being human might seem like a distant dream for Samson, but he does show signs of improvement by properly eating a berry instead of gorging like an animal. If that’s not enough, he also starts seeing flashes of his past life.
The Fingers Suffer a Setback
Meanwhile, Sir Jimmy and his group attack a nearby barn and its survivors. Thanks to a heated conversation that goes south, Sir Jimmy gets pissed off and takes the survivors captive, except for this pregnant woman, Cathy, who manages to get away thanks to one of the survivors creating a diversion. The Fingers hang the survivors inside the barn, and Sir Jimmy orders them to remove shirts, which is basically peeling their skins off, and then take out the organs, a recipe for a grotesque death. Spike, unable to digest the horror, rushes out of the barn and vomits, while Ink comforts him outside. She soon comes across the Bone Temple and sees Kelson and Samson from afar through her binoculars.
Inside the barn, Sir Jimmy offers one of the survivors, Tom, a chance at survival by choosing to fight any of the Fingers and earn a spot in the group if he manages to win. Possibly thinking beating a woman might be easier, Tom picks Jimmima, as she’s the only one available, with Ink sitting outside with Spike. However, Jimmima turns out to be quite a challenge for Tom, soon he finds himself on the losing end, with Jimmima on top of him, about to do things I imagine to be more horrifying than just flaying him. Just when Jimmima is going to proceed, Cathy, who has been hiding in the loft for a while and watching everything, drops a hook right on top of Jimmima’s head, instantly killing her. The unexpected twist throws the Fingers off, and their trouble further grows with Tom using a gas cylinder to set the barn on fire, which kills him but also creates enough chaos to make sure Cathy gets away. More importantly, he manages to kill another Finger as well. Sir Jimmy orders Spike to go after Cathy and kill her for revenge. As Cathy reaches the outside gate and tries opening it, Spike catches up with her. But instead of attacking, Spike requests her to take him along, which will free him from the insanity of Fingers. Unfortunately for Spike, Cathy isn’t having any of it and punches him instead, before getting away. A dejected Spike returns and tells Sir Jimmy that he has killed Cathy, but Sir Jimmy catches the lie and decides to punish Spike, with nothing less than torture to death. The Fingers are already mad at Spike anyway, especially because of how he killed Shite and took his place. But Spike does have an ally in the group. Yes, I’m talking about Ink, who saves Spike’s life in the most hilarious possible manner—by convincing Sir Jimmy that she has seen his father, Old Nick, and maybe they should take the matter to him. Old Nick is none other than Saturn himself, and Jimmy thinks of himself as the son of Saturn, or the devil.
There’s a sad history behind the delusion, though. Jimmy is the son of the church pastor who got infected during the opening scene of “28 Years Later,” and he sees his father as the leader of the monsters, who unleashed all the horrors on mankind and also killed Jimmy’s mother and sister. Poor little Jimmy’s last memories before the world turned all crazy were of watching Teletubbies. Needless to say, Jimmy’s real father is long dead and gone, unless he survived for 28 years, which is not relevant. The Old Nick Ink saw was none other than our good doctor, Ian Kelson. And how does she know he’s Old Nick? Because of Kelson’s orange skin thanks to the iodine, and him being able to sit with Samson in peace. At least that’s what Ink tells Sir Jimmy, who buys it as well. Soon, Sir Jimmy and his Fingers visit the Bone Temple. Before seeing Kelson, Sir Jimmy asks the Fingers to wait outside.
Does Doctor Kelson die?
Did you see the whole conversation between Kelson and Sir Jimmy coming? Where Kelson realizes that Jimmy is a total nutcase, thinking him to be Father Satan, and Jimmy finally comes to the conclusion that this is a mere human being. But since he has already told Fingers that this man is his Old Nick, he proposes Kelson helps him by pretending to be his father in front of the Fingers. It’s not exactly a request, of course, as Jimmy promises to kill Kelson if he doesn’t oblige. Realizing his time in the world might be over soon, Kelson decides to kill Samson, as things might not work out for the Alpha once Kelson is gone, but just when he’s about to inject him, Samson utters the word “moon,” which basically proves the virus can actually be treated.
When Spike tries running away at the break of dawn the next day, he gets caught by a Finger, but Ink comes to his rescue again and kills the obstacle. But she takes Spike back to the group, telling him this is the only way to survive. At night, when Sir Jimmy and his remaining Fingers, including Spike and Ink, visit the Bone Temple, Kelson gives them a fiery welcome by putting on a show, playing a very cool version of the Devil—I must say even I would have signed up to be a Satanist if this was Satan for real!
With everyone impressed with the show, Kelson does exactly what Jimmy asked him to before—selling his crap to the Fingers by telling them to obey him. Kelson could have survived this Fingers problem had he not decided to do something about it after realizing the Fingers behind the mask is actually Spike, the little boy he met a while ago, who’s now motherless and all alone in this world. But good men like him can never just sit and let degenerates like to run the world, especially when it has already gone to crap. So Kelson, continuing his Satan act, gives one more command that Jimmy never asked from him—in order to be the true leader of the world, Jimmy has to be put on the cross. And Kelson orders the Fingers to do the honor, knowing he would be successful. The plan was cool, but Kelson should have also been careful of Jimmy’s blade. The moment he realizes the Doctor is not keen on going through with the plan, the son of Satan swiftly stabs Kelson. But in repercussion, Ink finally reacts and takes the upper hand, leaving Jimmy half dead and killing the remaining Fingers, except Spike. As Kelson waits for his death, Spike and Ink put Jimmy on the cross, bid farewell to Samson, and leave the Bone Temple. Ink finally reveals her real name to Spike, and it is Kelly. Shortly after, Samson arrives and thanks the dying doctor, and then takes his body away with him. Jimmy, still alive but stuck on the cross, imagines Samson as the real devil, mostly due to his gigantic size, I suppose.
Was that Jim in the ending?
While “The Bone Temple” could have ended with Kelson gone, the director chooses to move the story a little forward by introducing us to a man and his daughter. And this man is none other than Jim, played by Cillian Murphy, reprising his iconic role from the very first film. The movie ends with Jim and his daughter looking at Spike and Kelly from afar, being chased by a horde of zombies. You know for a fact these two are going to help the former Fingers, and a new team is possibly going to be formed, but we’ve got to wait for the next film to see that.
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