- A little thought on the movie "Philomena"
"Philomena" doesn't tell a very complicated story. The purpose of the director of this film is to let the world know that there are still many people like Philomena looking for children, and to arouse people's reflection and criticism of the inhumane things in that era.
In fact, it is very simple to criticize or exaggerate a critical emotion, as long as some events that seriously violate the needs of human nature are described. As far as this film is concerned, the nuns prevent Philomena and her son from seeing each other. For those of us with normal human needs, this behavior is of course unreasonable, but it seems a bit inappropriate to criticize the nuns for their inhumanity. That’s right, because “cultivation” is originally an act aimed at human needs; moreover, the movie is shown in the general public. If the movie is shown in the Vatican, or the majority of Catholics happen to be in the movie theater, then the nun’s It is hard to say whether the behavior will still be judged negatively. The reason for the above two possible evaluations is that the evaluators rely on different value systems to make their evaluations. When we hold high the banner of human nature, it is conceivable that anything that is not human nature will be caught. This is like we use Marxism to attack non-Marxism, and non-Marxism seems to be wrong. Therefore, we can In this way, any logical self-consistent value system can be used as a criticism weapon, but it does not mean that the criticism itself is reasonable. Just as the parties cannot be judges in their own cases, the opposing parties can also exercise tit-for-tat power.
Whether a nun's behavior is worthy of criticism should best be analyzed in a specific context. Philomena is a Catholic, her unmarried pregnancy is against the canon, and she is punished for it; and, signing the agreement to give up all rights to the child, should be all girls similar to Philomena. The common choice of mothers, it is only a matter of time before they are separated from their children, because they cannot provide their children with a better future. Philomena seems to be grateful for this arrangement at the monastery, as she can see later when she watches videos of her son growing up. The most uncomfortable thing for everyone is that when Philomena wanted to see her son 50 years later, and her son came to look for her in the birthplace, the nuns did not choose the beauty of adulthood, and because their son died of illness, their mother and son never saw each other again. day. This is indeed a tragedy, and of course sympathy makes us feel righteous indignation against the nuns, but are the nuns really that bad, and why did they prevent Philomena and her son from seeing each other? There are the following reasons for their actions: (1) They are faithfully implementing the agreement of the year. Even the present judge can rule the agreement invalid on the grounds of human nature, but this does not mean that the act of faithfully implementing the agreement is guilty; (2) the nuns themselves practice asceticism, they do not experience the joy and pain of normal people, but they think Filomena's suffering of being separated from her child was an atonement for her infidelity, and Filomena herself was a Catholic; (3) Filomena's son was gay, although he came back to find her He got AIDS again, which was also disgusted by the nuns, and it was conceivable that they could not get help. If he wasn't gay and ill, maybe he'd have the help of the nuns, because the agreement didn't stop the son from finding his mother. Of course, I have no intention of defending the nuns, who are the devil if they take children from their mothers for profit and not to help them find a good home.
Philomena forgives the nun who prevented them from meeting mother and son. From the point of view of faith, this forgiveness is a forgiveness based on great love, which not only saves herself, but also helps others. But for someone who doesn't believe in God, like Martin, the journalist who helped her find her son, it's hard to understand that "forgiveness" is so easy. In fact, we can analyze Philomena's behavior from a perspective other than redemption. In a way, if it weren't for the collateral damage of the nun preventing her son from seeing her, the convent might have done less direct damage to her than we think, and even the word "forgive" is not for her own sake. Pain said. Because although Philomena wants to find her child, she wants to know if her child misses her every day like she does. The reason why she makes this a top priority is because she is worried about her son Hate her as a mother, as long as the son still misses her, it shows that the son does not hate her, and her sinful heart will be rescued. Therefore, even after learning that the son is dead, she still looks for anything that can show that her son is dead. "Missing" sign. When she learned that her son had returned to her hometown to find her, she finally let go of the heart that she had been holding on to. The search for each other was a testimony to the affection and love between their mother and son. Philomena, who obtained this "love", of course Enough heart to say "forgive", in fact, this is more for the son. (Author: Slate Planting Flowers, please keep the article intact for reposting, May 4, 2015)
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