Everyone bears the cross of humanity

Isaiah 2022-04-18 09:01:20

In 2015, Chilean director Pablo Larraín won the Silver Bear and Jury Prize at the 65th Berlin Film Festival for his film "The Club of the Priests". The director boldly used the cinemascope wide-screen lens for shooting in this film, not for market considerations, but to better express the theme. Although the starting point is Catholic priests, the director is by no means restricted to a particular professional group, but examines human nature in a more general sense. The distortion of the interior space and the distortion of the close-up of the face that appear under the wide angle of the wide-screen lens are the psychological effects of this inspection. Brandeis said: "The human heart is not a peaceful pond, not an idyllic forest lake, but an ocean with underwater plants and terrifying inhabitants." It echoes the changeable and unfathomable nature of human nature. Father Garcia had a conversation with the five people in the room, and talked about their "dark history". The person on the other side presents a distorted close-up in Garcia's eyes, and at the request of his "divineness", everyone in the house is "corrected", less going out, no alcohol, more vegetables, less chicken, and more. More confession and prayer, less talking about the dog, not being able to bond with it. Father Garcia asked Father Vidal what the dog brought to the house, to which Father Vidal replied, "Emotions!" Garcia said it was greed. Father Garcia is a "professional" with a bunch of theoretical knowledge. With the blessing of these theories, can he get rid of his humanity? After watching the whole movie, you will understand that no matter how beautiful your temperament is, it has its shallow and surly places, and it has the possibility of overturning and changing. People cannot get rid of the inherent hypocrisy, self-interest, change, complexity and unfathomable nature of human nature, no one is an exception.

The newly arrived Father Matthias thought that he was different from the other four and that he did not need to abide by the rules of this room, but Sandokan slapped him on the spot outside the house, and complained loudly about his previous "evil deeds". Worried that the "stone" of Sandokan might cause a thousand waves, Silva handed the gun and let Matthias go out to solve the "trouble". Unexpectedly, Matthias shot and committed suicide, and the five people in the room were worried about becoming "scapegoats", so they all concealed the source of the gun and the truth of his suicide. But Sandokan's subsequent harassment still revealed the truth, and he also revealed more unbearable facts; Father Garcia was threatened by Sister Monica's disclosure of the church's secrets to the media, and was unable to close the house. For the sake of their own interests, Father Garcia, Father Monica, Father Silver, Father Ortega, and Father Ramirez decided to temporarily form an alliance, kill all the dogs in the town, and put the blame on Sandokan, and then "Circle" him to keep him from spreading "dark" secrets about the church; Father Vidal wouldn't kill his own racing dog, he single-handedly stole money, inspired by the conversation of three surfers, to hire them to beat Sandokan. He was beaten and his money was robbed. Sandokan's personality is also complicated. He was abused by Father Matthias since he was a child, and now he asks Father Garcia like a broker if he needs young boys. He followed Father Matthias all the way to reveal his evil deeds, and he was as morbidly dependent on him as he was on a slew of sedatives. He is gay, but begged Father Vidal not to reveal his secrets for fear of being ostracized. Human nature is similar, each of us is a number of people, a lot of people, watching a movie is like looking in a mirror, seeing others also to take care of ourselves. At the end, Sandokan was placed under the same roof as the priest and nun by Garcia, which is an irony and the biggest metaphor. The reality of human nature is a cross that people have to bear in their lives, and everyone is responsible for their own actions. The sweeping and vertical pushing and pulling of the director's camera seems to be a cross in front of everyone's eyes: May the Lamb of God take away the sins of the world and bless us with peace.

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Extended Reading
  • Kellen 2022-04-18 09:01:20

    Underneath the holiness is the dark sin

  • Vilma 2022-04-17 08:01:01

    South American literary film, this one is relatively easy to understand. A bunch of priests are both holy and sinful darkness. In the darkness, there are excuses or good things for their own reasons. Behind the holiness, there are also evils that are framed and framed. In the world, many things can be solved with a hallelujah. , a lot of things can't be solved with a hallelujah.