force and religion

Linnie 2022-03-20 09:01:58

In our eyes, animals are lower creatures than us. Talking about protecting a species from extinction is just a further demonstration of our strength. However, this feeling of power and superiority is not only manifested when humans treat other biological species, but also within us, when one group of people treats another group of people. The matter of bullying the weak and feeding the weak has long been recorded in human history and has been passed down to this day. The difference is that the form of this kind of thing is becoming more and more "civilized".
The representative of the church in the film, after considering the impact on the development of its own power, compromised with the colonial power representing force, which really made me see the evil side of human nature, and also saw the other side of "the church is the spokesperson of God in the world". one side.
I couldn't help but wonder whether this "evil" in human nature is the driving force behind human development, or is it the inferiority of human beings. From the point of view of cyclic development, no matter which of the above, it seems that in the end, it still cannot escape the sudden destruction after continuous accumulation and extreme development, such as fireworks after they take off into the sky and bloom, and disappear without a trace.

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Extended Reading
  • Nat 2022-04-22 07:01:32

    Jeremy Irons is simply Jesus incarnate.

  • Rickey 2022-04-23 07:02:35

    Very mediocre. For example, the eyes of the little girl in the war, the violin floating on the water, the last words of the cardinal. Marked wanting to read for Irons five years ago, and yet he doesn't have much to offer in this drama. On the other hand, De Niro, who is three times more handsome with a beard than a bare chin, only realized his handsomeness today. The groups of Indian children running over in white robes were very moving. The music of the choir is very touching, other than that the bgm is just average. What's more outrageous is that the mercenary slave catcher (let's call it that) took so many aborigines and killed several, and then the aborigines saw him crying with snot and tears. Yes, they all accepted him? ? ? ? why? ? ? ?

The Mission quotes

  • Cabeza: Perhaps I'm missing something. I can't see any difference between this and my own.

    Gabriel: That is the difference. This plantation is theirs.

  • Altamirano: What was your income last year?

    Jesuit: Last year, 120,000 escudos.

    Altamirano: And how was it distributed?

    Jesuit: It is shared among them equally. This is a community.

    Altamirano: Ah yes, there is a French radical group that teaches that doctrine.

    Jesuit: Your Eminence, it was the doctrine of the early Christians.