After watching such a movie, one can’t help but ponder, and sigh a little under the aftermath of the film’s rendering: Maybe the nun’s adherence to the stereotype is indeed biased, and maybe the priest’s modern thinking is really not in line with the serious teachings, but the story ends at the end. , only to find that everything is understandable, the former is out of the loyal duty of the sacred teachings, and the latter is the general trend of the modern pace. Such contradictory collisions, as well as the pain and hesitation caused by them, are the inevitability that traditional religions face in the development of the times.
The wishful assumption of the old nun, the fabrication of an event out of nothing, was indeed wrong. But I still deeply sympathize that it is not her fault, it is the result of a long life and a solemn and sacred religious teaching. The school has become more popular due to the arrival of the new priest. As a nun who lives in the school, it is necessary to defend the sense of sanctity and seriousness that a religion should have. A loyal, but somewhat outdated mind made her go her own way, trying to get rid of this worldly priest and prevent him from continuing to sully the pure feelings of religion in the old nun's heart. In her logic, indeed, no step is wrong. Even from the perspective of the tradition of religion itself, it should be so, regardless of the times, the teaching should be unchanged. Just imagine, if all the beliefs in the world really become a mantra similar to the American people's "thank God", rather than the strict observance of the canon, that is the true death of religion!
However, under the development of the macro era, religion is only an ideological existence, and even if it is relatively large, it is difficult to contain social changes. Perhaps the Bible blames God for the birth of the world, but after all, textbooks tend to lean more toward Darwin's theory of evolution, which is closer to the truth. The fact of history is that the needs of the human heart cannot be met by religion, and the taboos of religious rituals have become the confinement of people. The living human heart needs realistic emotions to adjust and soothe, rather than blindly abstinence and repression can solve it. One such allegation is the newly arrived priest, who, in the sacred robes, privately teaches with the heart of the heart.
As he said, this is the trend of the times. However, when it fully conforms to the times, it violates the strict rules of religion. Strictly speaking, he is indeed not a perfect priest. He has a criminal record, drinks and smokes in private, and does not abide by the commandment that men and women are not allowed to communicate in private. In the face of the old nun's pressing questions, he was indeed speechless. Due to their different positions, it is difficult for the two sides to resolve their contradictions.
The final outcome, on the surface, is the victory of the nuns, because no matter how real people's hearts are, the world needs a sacred religion, otherwise the purity will no longer be secular. However, in the face of such a victory, the nun lost her voice in pain. In order to defend this sanctity, she went her own way, against her conscience, and her deceit made her feel unbearable.
Religion was born out of soothing wounds and sustenance of faith, but it eventually became the root cause of hurting people's hearts. We need a sacred religion, but it is difficult to adapt to the oppression and pain that its immutability brings. This is really a contradiction, and it is difficult to resolve and exists forever. Seeing that the priest had no choice but to leave, the old nun felt sad and could not help sighing that when tradition and the times collided, sacrifice was inevitable.
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