The following contains spoilers for The Accountant 2, now playing in theatersThe Accountant 2 takes Christian and Braxton on a lethal mission that ends up setting the stage for potential sequels. The film reintroduces Ben Affleck’s Christian Wolff, an accountant for some of the world’s most dangerous criminal figures. While his neurodivergent mind makes it difficult for him to fully connect to others, it also makes him a dangerous and effective character in that kind of setting. When a new mystery, spurred on by an old friend’s death,h draws his attention, Christian is forced to recruit his brother to confront an increasingly dangerous force.

The Accountant 2 is a largely self-contained story that builds out the world of Christian and Braxton from the first movie in clever ways. This ranges from amnesiac ᴀssᴀssins to schools for gifted hackers, all while keeping the emotional throughline compelling by never losing sight of a unifying element between the heroic characters. Here is how The Accountant 2‘s ending reinforces a surprisingly sweet theme while setting up a potential The Accountant 3.

How Christian Takes Down Burke’s Operation & What Happens After

Christian And Braxton Wipe Out Burke’s Men And Save The Captured Children

Christian and Braxton’s mission at the climax of The Accountant 2 sets up the collapse of Burke’s global smuggling ring, while also leaving the door open for the series to expand in all sorts of different directions. After being alerted to Raymond King’s final investigation after his death, Christian begins looking into a secretly sprawling criminal ring that eventually leads to Burke’s camp full of captured children. Racing to the space before Burke’s men can have the children killed, Christian and Braxton are successfully able to bring down Burke’s men and save them all.

In the aftermath, Justine was able to share intel with a recovering Marybeth — giving her the necessary evidence to expose Burke’s underworld connections. Although Burke is shown escaping the authorities, it doesn’t take long for Anaïs to find him. While his fate isn’t shown on-screen, it seems unlikely that he ever left that building. The Accountant 2 ends on a fairly upbeat note for most of the cast, with Marybeth embracing her role as King’s successor and the Wolff brothers reunited in light of their victory.

Anaïs’ Backstory & Motivation In The Accountant 2

Anaïs Has Plenty Of Reason To Hunt Down Burke’s Allies

Anaïs is one of the big mysteries of The Accountant 2, with her connection to Burke serving as one of the film’s biggest twists. Anaïs is revealed to have been a migrant who was captured while trying to cross the border with her husband and son. While her husband was killed and her son Alberto was taken into captivity, Anaïs was sent to America to earn money. After being severely injured in a car crash while escaping an attempted ᴀssault, Anaïs’ experienced Acquired Savant Syndrome, which gave her a newfound apтιтude for combat.

Training as she recovered, Anaïs developed into a lethal fighter and ᴀssᴀssin who steadily killed her way through some of the men who were involved in the attack on her. While she suffered from severe memory loss as a result of the injury, some stray flashes of her family stall her from murdering Marybeth and set up her final moments in the film targeting Burke. Although she isn’t reunited with her son, Anaïs does end the film seemingly aware of who he is and who she was to him.

Why Anaïs’ Son Is With Christian & Braxton In The End

Alberto Is On His Way To A Happy Ending

One of the quieter elements of Christian’s arc in The Accountant 2 is his belief that Alberto shares the same kind of neurodivergent mind that he does. Much of the film follows Christian’s attempts to empathize more with the people around him, and it’s important that he even Braxton comments on the apparent connection Christian feels to the boy after joining the search for him. This motivation ends up paying off, with the two very quickly bonding after Christian and Braxton save the children from the cartel camp.

While many of the children are seemingly brought back to their families, the effectively orphaned Alberto is taken in by Justine’s Harbor Neuroscience School. While Justine and her young charges are active ᴀssistants in Christians’ occasionally ᴅᴇᴀᴅly missions, the school is also portrayed as a supportive and safe space for young people with neurodivergence. Alberto is seen in the final scene of the film being driven to his new home. It’s portrayed as an unambiguously happy ending for the characters, and underscores the connections that have been solidified in the film.

How The Accountant 2 Sets Up A Sequel

The Accountant 2 Expands The Setting With Plenty Of Exciting New Characters

The Accountant 2 settles Burke’s conspiracy, but it also sets up a much larger world of danger that Christian, Braxton, Justine, and Marybeth can deal with in future installments of the series. Christian and Braxton’s bond has been restored after the pair spent years apart, which could easily allow the pair to team up again for another mission. Marybeth has seemingly made peace with working alongside the pair for the greater good, which could set up future partnerships — or be exposed to damning effect. The story could also shift away from Christian towards Anaïs, giving her a spotlight storyline.

The most intriguing direction for a follow-up to The Accountant 2 could be the Harbor Neuroscience School, which is positioned as a surprisingly morally gray organization. The secret wing of the school is implied to be providing much of the funding for the very advanced insтιтution, and they seem to be genuinely providing care to the children there. However, the students are also becoming skilled hackers who are capable of shocking higher-ups in government insтιтutions. There are lots of directions Justine and the others could go in future installments of the franchise.

The Real Meaning Of The Accountant 2

The Bonds We Make Are The Key To Our Survival

The Accountant 2 is an interesting example of a sequel expanding the world naturally while retaining a character focus. At the heart of the film is Christian and Braxton, whose affection and frustration with one another drive most of their interpersonal conflict. Ultimately, though, despite their differing views on the world at large and their sibling relationship in particular, they love each other. This kind of bond can be seen elsewhere in the film as indicative of heroic characters like Justine (for her students) and Marybeth (for King) in stark contrast to the more ruthless Burke and his men.

This is also the humanizing key to Anaïs, transforming her from a ruthless specter to one of the film’s most tragic characters. Those bonds may have been taken from her, The Accountant 2 highlights the progress made and the lives saved when these forces work in tandem instead of against each other. The Accountant 2 may have many of the trappings of a standard action flick, but the emotional throughline and moral of the film is a surprisingly effective one.

Source: Brain & Life