Isn't theology or something not suitable for us...

Jaron 2022-05-13 21:05:11

I have seen two films about theology and religion. After watching them, I feel so depressing... Could it be that the Chinese people don't understand the mystery... (tears~)
I saw this film with a good score, so I ran away I watched it down, and I finished it patiently (no fast forward~), and it was very heart-wrenching...

At first, I thought Lourdes had a very religious atmosphere. The music in the church is full of pilgrims, statues of the Virgin Mary, and caring and caring staff. The places to visit will also give people in wheelchairs similar fast-track care, and the old lady in the same bedroom is eager to help the heroine. busy.

But when I look at it, why do I feel weird? The pilgrims who gather in groups actually have their own thoughts. The volunteer nurses start to smash their feelings and ignore the patients. The priest, the elder nun(?) and a man in a police uniform (?) The three of them were playing cards together and telling jokes about Christ. To the people who came to ask questions, the priest's answer felt very empty, and it felt like he was just copying the Bible

. ), a seemingly harmonious pilgrimage site, has actually turned sour. Among them, the director gave a lot of shots of people's eyes, cynicism, suspicion, jealousy, indifference... And the man who gave the heroine a little hope of life and love, at the end of the movie, the heroine fell down After that, he left the heroine's side indifferently.

Do miracles really exist? As people in the film wonder, why is this seemingly impious girl and not the absolutely religious Cecily? The heroine finally sat back in the wheelchair pushed by the old lady. Has she deteriorated again? I have no idea. theology or something. It is difficult for Chinese people to integrate into it.


Well, I know that my literary level is limited, and I am not a believer of a certain religion in the strict sense. You can understand the mystery of the film after watching it for yourself

. Looking forward to a miracle, but at the same time abhors it. Because, if the miracle does not appear on oneself, it means that oneself is not so unique, unique enough to be chosen by the miracle. There is no need to pray for a miracle by yourself.
Well, that's it.


9.21 See addition to comments below:
Since God does not serve "I", it can be inferred that he does not serve anyone and does not change his will for the will of man, so what is the use of praying for miracles? Isn't it just like worshipping Buddha before the exam, just seeking comfort in one's own heart~ After all, I have to turn to atheism again... As expected, theology is not suitable for me to discuss... Because my tendency is rather anarchic and hungry~

By the way, I've been watching "Dialogue with God" recently~ Slowly study~~

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  • Ellen 2022-05-13 16:25:47

    [Lourdes] has Haneke's seemingly unpretentious but homely long shots that ruthlessly reveal the capitalist logic behind pilgrimage tourism: they sell not faith, but hope. But unlike her Austrian compatriots, Hausner is not committed to critiquing the entire belief system, but rather trying to understand the psychological state of the individuals within it. Therefore, the film finally settled on the word "happiness" sung by Lea Seydoux. Is it happiness to be favored by God? The film clearly challenges the link between faith and happiness, after all, what is not always in turmoil is the most beautiful. The only weakness of the film is the closedness of its structure. Although the ending seems open, this drama of competing for favor in the presence of God and mutual envy and jealousy only makes sense in the pilgrimage site, and it loses its momentum after leaving here.

  • Damien 2022-05-13 09:56:33

    Sitting forward doesn't make you any closer to God, and coming more often doesn't make you more devout. When she was paralyzed, she envied the nun's good manners and laughs, and after recovering, she imagined that she would restart her life. In the video, the man blessed by God never stood up, and the woman inspired by the Holy Spirit in her sleep returned to the wheelchair. If God is magnanimous, why is his power short; if God is fair, why one or the other? There are people in the Holy Land whose life and death are uncertain, some are like miracles, some are cared for and abandoned, and some are lonely and helpless all their lives.