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''The Covenant'' is a 2006 American action supernatural horror thriller film written by J. S. Cardone, directed by Renny Harlin, and starring Steven Strait, Taylor Kitsch, Toby Hemingway, Chace Crawford, Sebastian Stan, Laura Ramsey, and Jessica Lucas. The film, despite receiving very negative reviews, was a moderate box office success. ==Plot== In the town of Ipswich, four popular teenage boys – Caleb, Pogue, Reid, and Tyler – are descendants of colonial witch families. Collectively, they are known as the “Sons of Ipswich,” and secretly possess magical powers passed down through their respective bloodlines. At a local beach party, they meet new transfer students Sarah and Chase. After Caleb returns home, his mother Evelyn expresses her worry about the boys’ casual use of their abilities. Upon a witch’s eighteenth birthday, they “ascend” and their previously consequence-free power binds to their lifespan. Despite usage exponentially aging them, their magic also strengthens a thousand fold, thereby intensifying the already seductive urge to draw upon it. The Sons, well versed in those facts, remain mostly carefree. Only Caleb – the closest to his eighteenth birthday – exercises caution. Supernatural occurrences of unknown source begin happening, which Caleb can feel. He accuses Reid, the most reckless of the four, to be the culprit; Reid angrily denies involvement. Though Sarah receives the brunt of paranormal harassment, Caleb and later Pogue see a “darkling,” or dead spirit sent as a malicious omen. Meanwhile, Caleb and Sarah quickly become romantically close. During a swim race, Caleb fleetingly notices Chase, who had befriended the group, display magic usage. By combining research of school records and historical text, Caleb concludes that Chase belongs to a fifth bloodline initially believed long extinct and that he is the true perpetrator. As the Sons discuss this revelation, Pogue is informed that his girlfriend Kate was rendered comatose by a spell. Enraged, he hastily challenges the now openly hostile Chase. However, Pogue is swiftly defeated and hospitalized. Shortly after, Caleb visits Sarah only to fall into a trap with Chase lying in wait. Having spent the majority of his life with adoptive parents, Chase shares that he was unaware of his magic’s origin until he located his biological father. Too late, he learned of the ascension price, already eighteen and deeply addicted. His birth father then “willed,” or transferred his power to his son. As it is implied that only an ascended witch possesses this ability, Chase wants Caleb specifically to do the same in order to further increase his strength, theorizing that more power could counter its cost. Caleb clarifies that the body wears down and not the magic itself, but Chase remains unconvinced. Before leaving, he threatens harm on everyone dear if Caleb does not will his power after ascension. Caleb reveals the truth to Sarah, showing her the grim fate of magic abuse when she meets his father, a man of forty-four years with a decrepit old body. When Sarah suggests that one of the other three will their power to Caleb so he could evenly match Chase, he immediately refuses, explaining that since their power becomes tied to their life, the act of willing results in death. On the night of Caleb’s eighteenth birthday, in order to protect his friends, he insists on facing Chase alone against their protests and those of his mother. Instead, he has Reid and Tyler safeguard Sarah in public while he goes to do battle. This fails, as Chase instantly absconds with her. At an old barn, Caleb confronts his enemy. Chase, anticipating his demand would not be met, reveals a spellbound Sarah, giving Caleb an ultimatum of his life for hers. Caleb declares he won’t will his power away or let Sarah come to harm. They duel using their powers, and Caleb is clearly outmatched, unable to defend himself. At the exact minute of his birth, he ascends, and his power fully matures. This allows him to successfully mount an offensive. Because Chase has more than one magical share, he still proves superior and the temporary turn of tide does not last long. Elsewhere, in desperation, Evelyn begs her husband to be selfless for once in his life and will Caleb his power, and he does so. Once his father’s power is infused within him, Caleb hits Chase with a final blow that engulfs him in a ball of flame. Sarah, Kate, and Pogue each awaken in turn, freed from their curses. Firefighters arrive on the scene. Anxious to ensure that they are safe, Caleb and Sarah wait until inspection of the barn’s wreckage is complete; they are informed that a third person was not found, suggesting Chase somehow escaped. The pair get into Caleb’s car, and he casually uses magic to fix the busted windshield, which seems visibly unsettling to Sarah. He reassuringly holds her hand, and they drive off. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Covenant (film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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