The Order Ending Explained

The Order, a true story crime thriller, concludes with the death of Bob Matthews, the head of the neo-Nazi domestic terrorist organization of the same name. Tye Sheridan (X-Men: Apocalypse) and Marc Maron (Joker) are among the brilliant members of The Order's cast, which is led by Jude Law and Nicolas Hoult. Law portrays FBI agent Terry Husk, who discovers a string of related domestic terror incidents in the Pacific Northwest of the United States in the mid-1980s with the assistance of an aspirational rural police officer named Jamie Bowen (Sheridan). The Order received positive reviews upon its premiere, receiving an 89% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

According to the opening titles of the movie, The Order is based on a genuine event that was originally told in Gary Gerhardt and Kevin Flynn's 1990 book The Silent Brotherhood. The film, which was directed by Justin Kurzel (Macbeth), was adapted from a screenplay by Zach Baylin (King Richard), an Oscar candidate. After identifying Tony Torres, Law's Husk and the FBI close in on Hoult's Bob Matthews as he continues his acts of domestic terrorism, which include blowing synagogues and robbing banks. The firearms for the Brink's armored car robbery, in which Matthews and his cronies stole $3.6 million, were bought by Torres, a member of the Aryan Brotherhood.

In the burning house, why don't Terry and Bob shoot each other?

The reason Terry dashes inside the flaming house to confront Bob directly is among the most breathtaking elements of The Order's conclusion. The fact that Terry doesn't take a shot when he has one on him is even more unexpected. The same is true for Bob, who three times in the movie choose not to murder Terry.

When a SWAT squad sets off flares that cause Bob's safe house to burn down, Bob shuts the door and enters the bathtub wearing a gas mask, where he eventually perishes. There appears to be an odd, unspoken bond between Terry and Bob that keeps them from trying to harm the other. After Bob shuts the door, Terry does fire him, but he flees the house to protect himself, leaving Bob to burn.

An explanation of Bob Matthew's six-step anarchist plan

White nationalist William Luther Pierce's banned 1978 book The Turner Diaries offered a six-step blueprint for revolution, which Matthew follows. Matthews sought to proceed to the last step, an armed revolution against the US government, after carrying out Step 5 by ordering the killing of Alan Burg, a Jewish radio personality in Denver. Even though his organization's membership was declining, he prepared a manifesto called "A Declaration of War" while he was in the safe house and intended to submit it to the US Congress. Matthews' vision was obviously out of step with reality.

Did Bob Believe Torres' Story of Getting Out of Jail?

Tony Torres, a Mexican-American Aryan Brotherhood member, was identified by the FBI. Torres bought dozens of guns and ammunition for Matthews' heist of the Brink's truck using his true name. Husk and his squad were able to locate and imprison Torres because one of those guns was left at the crime scene.

In a holding cell, Terry questions Torres until he finally breaks. Torres returns to Bob after phoning a number that gives him access to extraction resources. Torres informs Bob, in an unconvincing manner, that he told the FBI nothing about Alan Burg's death or the heist. Bob assures Torres that he can be trusted, but when Terry shows up with the FBI, it is obvious that he will go back to his motel room to take him out.

Does Terry Hold Himself Responsible for Jamie's Demise?

During a police pursuit, Bob shoots Jamie, resulting in his untimely death. Terry travels to Jamie to be with Bob as he passes away instead of closing in on him. Terry uses sandy gravel to clean his hands of Jamie's blood as soon as he passes away. It is clear that Terry, an experienced and wounded FBI agent, is not as grieved by Jamie's passing as the average person would be.

Terry tells Jamie about a woman he persuaded to wear a wire when breaking into a notorious New York mafia family earlier in the movie. It was a vicious murder of that woman. Unaware that it would be a chilling premonition of how Terry would lead Jamie to his own demise, Jamie asks Terry why he told him that story. Terry had the opportunity to protect Jamie by telling him to step aside and let the FBI handle the matter, but he chose not to.

Alan Burg was killed by whom?

In actuality, Matthews carried out step 5 of his master plan by ordering the death of Alan Burg, the Jewish radio personality in Denver. In actuality, the triggerman was found to be Bruce Pierce, an Aryan Brotherhood employee of Matthews. The getaway car's driver was identified as David Lane, another hate group member. "Prosecutors had argued throughout the trial that Pierce was the triggerman in the June 1984 murder and that Lane drove the getaway car," the Jewish Telegraphic Agency said. In 1987, they received a life sentence. In 2010, Pierce passed away while incarcerated.

The Reason Terry's Nose Continues to Bleed

When Terry becomes too agitated about the current circumstance, his nosebleeds throughout The Order. Terry's nose bleeds at a pub after he was almost killed by Bob during a bank heist, and he is unable to control his naturally heightened emotions. In his detention cell, he aggressively threatens Torres while his nose bleeds once more. Terry attributes his regular nosebleeds to the medication he takes. Given his line of work, the drug is probably for PTSD, anxiety, high blood pressure, or something similar.

An explanation of the Turner Diaries book's significance

As stated prior to The Order's closing credits, The Turner Diaries is a prohibited book that served as a model for a number of domestic terrorist attacks, from the January 6, 2021, Insurrection to the Unabomber bombings. In addition, Matthews had intentions to kill former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and used it as the basis for The Order. A group of white nationalists who intend to topple the US government are the subject of the book. Matthews had obviously taken the book literally, and neo-Nazi Richard Butler had also propagated it as the Aryan Brotherhood's creed.

The Real Meaning Of The Order's Ending

Terry Husk is a highly tormented protagonist in The Order, despite being obviously on the right side of history and the law. His reaction to Jamie's death, which he treats relatively numbly with little shock or emotion, is the true turning point in his character. Terry then goes to his wife, who claims that he couldn't even summon the courage to break the news to him because he was scared of Terry despite his badge. Terry is by no means a saint, even yet the story is about the terrible force of hatred.

Terry first traveled to Idaho in an attempt to escape his past, but he is unable to do so. He attempts to fit in by going hunting and twice failing to hit an elk with his rifle. This suggests that Terry has some redeeming qualities and that his employment has conditioned him to kill rather than him being a natural killer. In a way, the elk also stands in for Terry, particularly in the eyes of Bob, who has three opportunities to murder Terry but chooses not to.

Because he sees something in Terry that he also sees in the broken men he enlisted into his brotherhood, Bob probably doesn't kill Terry. Alternatively, even though Terry is on the opposing side, Terry is a walking contradiction, and Bob seems too enthralled with him to shoot him in The Order.