Overall, "Leviathan" is a social style painting that attempts to capture and present the current living conditions of Russians. Perhaps no one in the world loves vodka and cigarettes more than fighting nations. Whether happy or depressed, spirits are served first, and after a few glasses or even a few bottles, the drunken Russian man is the most emotional species. Wine can stir up emotions, wine can suppress anger, wine can ignite arrogance, and wine can suppress heartache. And so are cigarettes. Drinking and smoking have become the most explanatory part of daily life and become a cultural symbol of a nation. On the other hand, "Leviathan" is also a work that reflects the social evils of state power trampling on individual rights. The remote town in the background of the story of "Leviathan" looks very different from the modern society we recognize, and it seems to still maintain the style of the 1990s (but we also know from the end that only the common people live in poverty and poverty. In fact, the government personnel actually live a very modern life), the mayor not only occupied the protagonist’s residence, faced his repeated struggles, and even ganged up with the president of the court, the police chief and others, using his personal power to manipulate judicial trials, In order to achieve the purpose of destroying the protagonist. Although the story also involves the protagonist's wife's extramarital affairs, which seems a bit bloody, but in such a relatively closed and backward environment, the possibility of this happening is also greatly increased. But in addition, "Leviathan" not only criticizes the deprivation of individual rights and interests by the state apparatus, it is too plain to say that this is a "bitter and bloody history of Russian nails." After nearly two drowsy hours, a conversation between the priest and the protagonist immediately piqued my interest. I think this is the highlight of the whole movie. The protagonist asks the priest, where did God go when I suffered injustice. The priest said, you have never been baptized, attended service, or partaker of communion. The protagonist said, can I do this to make everything back to the way it was? The priest said, you have to know that God is an ethereal force. He said to the protagonist: "Leviathan, can you catch a Leviathan with a hook? Or a tongue that can be tied with a rope? Will it ask you for forgiveness? Will it treat you with courtesy? Nothing is equal in the world, It reigns supreme on the arrogant aquarium. He recounted the story of Job, how Job believed in the power of God to live obediently and lived to be 140 years old. Soon another shot was of a woman feeding a pig, and the pig ate obediently. The irony of religion and government is really ingenious and pungent. The priest admits that God is omnipotent and powerful, but he also says that he is illusory. In order to achieve the purpose of appeasing believers, religion often lacks basic self-consistency. And preaching justice and truth when preaching The priest, facing the corrupt mayor and the protagonist, each has his own words to appease the other's emotions. In fact, the priest does not have real justice and truth in his heart, and in the face of private interests, he is not much different from the mayor. Hobbes's book "Leviathan" (which is also the source of the film's ideas) uses the monster Leviathan in the Bible as a metaphor for a powerful country. The national government is composed of people, but it deprives people of their rights and denies their humanity. The priest used Leviathan to play a riddle, persuading the protagonist to give up fighting the government and recognize his own destiny. The pigs in the pen are at ease at the moment, but they will inevitably face the fate of being slaughtered at any time. The poor people who blindly obey the power, and What's the difference between pigs? However, at this time, everything is too late. The ending of the story also ends with the victory of power. However, the protagonist did not admit to the unwarranted crime until the last moment. Maybe the director is reminding us-don't reflect on this movie. When the reality is bleak, let go of the vague hope. - "Leviathan" (2014)
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