The new dark fantasy movie Damsel starring Millie Bobby Brown is now available on Netflix, and it’s clearly not a fairytale. Does Elodie manage to get away from the dragon at the conclusion of Damsel? Continue reading to experience the thrilling denouement of the movie.
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Juan Carlos Fresnadillo’s film Damsel features Brown in the role of Elodie, a princess from a destitute kingdom who consents to wed a wealthy prince in order to support her people. But when Elodie learns that her new royal family intends to sacrifice her in order to pay off an old debt, things take a dark turn. She is then cast into a cave beside a fire-breathing dragon.
Instead than relying for a hero to help her, Elodie must rely on her cunning and survival abilities. The Stranger Things actress said to Netflix’s Tudum, “She’s a damsel who doesn’t need to be saved.” She finds several ways to save herself. It defies expectations: You think the prince will turn around and come to her aid, but he doesn’t. Never hold out for the prince.
Dan Mazeau took the idea of a fantasy adventure and a story about a princess and dragon and converted it “into a place [where] it’s completely upside down,” according to Fresnadillo, who expressed his admiration for the script. “I was so excited to design and develop it—it was a very intense journey,” the Spanish director said to Tudum. Essentially, this is a remarkably lovely tale of a young lady maturing into a powerful, self-reliant, and mature adult. Elodie is not supported in any way. It truly is a survival experience.
Why Kills Damsel’s Princesses with the Dragon?
Due to actions taken by her predecessors decades ago, the dragon specifically targets princesses of Queen Isabelle’s royal family. The dragon’s bloodline was cut off when they broke into the female dragon’s lair and murdered her three young dragons.
In order to atone for their transgressions, the monarch of the time pledged to offer the dragon three princesses from his lineage each generation, preventing the beast from destroying the fledgling realm. But the king’s family managed to trick the dragon by presenting her with princesses who were unrelated to them. In order to make the dragon think they were related to Queen Isabelle, they gathered young females to marry into the family and then made them participate in a blood rite.
Does The Dragon in Damsel Let Elodie Go?
Yes, Elodie discovers the way out of the dragon’s lair when she comes across a map of the cave etched on the walls by another princess, but the map does not tell her where to go.
In an attempt to save her, her father and his soldiers venture inside the cave, but the dragon discovers them. Elodie observes from a distance while her father is questioned by the dragon and his men are eliminated. He admits that he had given Elodie a lifelong vow in return for gold, knowing that she could hear him. Her father asks her to forgive him before passing away.
Elodie exits the cave using her father’s rope. The dragon is looking for her furiously, so she hides outside. Despite her success in leaving the cave, she is compelled to return in order to rescue Floria, her sister, who Queen Isabelle sacrificed after Elodie failed to carry out the rite.
After a while, Elodie locates Floria, but the fall severely damages her sister’s leg. Elodie and the dragon engage in a violent battle during which she injures the creature with the dragon’s fire. The dragon admits that they had both been duped; for all these years, she has been killing princesses who were descended from the royal family, even now the beast is injured and at her most vulnerable. Rather, when Queen Isabelle sliced the other damsels in the hand, Elodie’s blood mixed with theirs.
How Is Damsel’s Story End?
Elodie interrupts a second royal wedding at the conclusion of Damsel, where they are attempting to find a third victim to sacrifice. When she orders the other princess to flee, the dragon shows there with the intention of exacting revenge by destroying Queen Isabelle and her family.
Elodie, her stepmother, and Floria are all alive and reunited in the last scene. Elodie assures her stepmother that they will work together to manage their realm. Returning home, they board a ship, and the dragon flies behind them as they sail into the sunset.
Netflix is now streaming “Damsel”.