Essential knowledge of Judaism before watching this film.

Ervin 2022-03-21 09:02:30

Judaism believes that life and death are like day and night, cold and heat, and death is not the annihilation of an individual, but the beginning of another page in his life. In the Mishna, Jewish sages see life on earth as nothing more than a corridor leading to the Temple of Eternal Life. Therefore, Jewish people tend to take it easy when faced with death.

Ancient Jews adhered to the custom of burial, associated with their notions of ghosts and reincarnation. Due to the influence of the holism of the spirit and the flesh, the Hebrews believed that the complete existence of the skeleton is the basic premise for the survival of the ghost. Traditional Jews do not allow cremation of the dead. They see burning corpses as an act of extreme brutality, arguing that only notorious criminals and mortal enemies deserve this punishment. The corpse wilderness is also regarded as God's harshest punishment for the dead.

Judaism believes that God lives in heaven, the world lives on earth, and the dead live in the underworld. Hades is divided into upper and lower parts, the upper part is where the righteous await resurrection, and the lower part is where sinners are punished. Ask the rabbi to recite the scriptures and confess their sins. The chanter said three times: "Go! The Lord will be with you and send you to heaven."

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  • Eleonore 2021-12-27 08:01:42

    Strongly stylized, focusing only on the protagonist and the background blur. From another level, it is also deliberately weakening the consumption of suffering and victims, focusing only on the personal experience of the protagonist. He also observed the entire process of horror from his turnaround. But this kind of excessive attention is indeed very depressing, and the male lead's obsession is a bit too strong.

  • Omari 2022-04-24 07:01:16

    The back of the head is followed by a close-up close-up and the background is defocused. The left and right feet of Laszlo Gerais are clearly standing on the shoulders of the Darney brothers and Abu Dai Keshish. They innovate in learning and achieve a new generation of handheld style.

Son of Saul quotes

  • Saul Ausländer: I have to take care of my son. He's not from my wife.

    Abraham Warszawski: When did you last see him?

    [pause]

    Abraham Warszawski: You have no son.

  • Abraham Warszawski: You failed the living for the dead.

    Saul Ausländer: We are dead already.