A suspenseful educational film

Bonnie 2022-12-18 11:23:00

Feeling a lot after watching it.

First of all, I didn't know it was a preaching movie until I saw it at the end. If it's a preaching movie, please don't make it so suspenseful in front of you. This is relative to those who want to watch suspense films, this film is not worth watching, there is no reversal, and those who like watching suspense films can click to exit.

Second, there are too many coercive fallacies. First of all, let’s not say that the male protagonist did not forgive the murderer. As an ordinary person, he would not forgive him and this matter. The word "you will be happy" really makes me feel sick, I remember Cai Kangyong said in the wonderful story, that is not forgiveness, it is "forget it", forget it, there is no such thing as unforgiveness, it has been three or four years since the incident, The knot is not really opened, you just "forget it". Therefore, the preaching in the film is similar to generalization. No matter how it is explained, it is very vague. A crooked reason is a crooked reason. What we want is a real solution, a real solution. It is not praying to God, it is looking for a very professional psychiatrist, It's catching the murderer, it's the murderer's confession, but is it "forget it"?

Third, don't attribute your salvation to God. The male protagonist in the film is actually equivalent to having a long dream in a coma after a car accident a few years after his daughter's serial killer was killed. His parents, his parents influenced him to become a serial murderer, and then traced step by step to the ancestor of the murderer, that is, Adam, can his brain be normal, screenwriter, can he say this? God is obviously incompetent but does not admit it. Faith is faith after all. You can only believe in one belief and believe in one belief. After the car accident, the male protagonist changed his past and cherished the people in front of him. The tragedy in reality is mixed with two things that have nothing to do with one's own beliefs?

Fourth, summary. As a majority of believers in the United States, this film should have a high score in the United States, and there are scenes that I really feel moved, but as an atheist viewer, it is not God that moves, but the kindness of the male protagonist , belief may still be belief, this film also conveys the three views that are not bad, and in general, it can be regarded as a film that meets the requirements of the Radio, Film and Television Bureau. Two points for me and one (very poor) point for God.

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The Shack quotes

  • Holy Spirit (Sarayu): Let me ask you, how confident are you in your ability to discern good from evil?

    Mack Phillips: Usually pretty obvious.

    Holy Spirit (Sarayu): And your basis for something being good is what?

    Mack Phillips: Well, if it helps me, or the people that I love.

    Holy Spirit (Sarayu): And evil?

    Mack Phillips: It's harmful. If it hurts someone I care about.

    Holy Spirit (Sarayu): So, pretty much, you are the judge?

    Mack Phillips: Yeah, I guess.

    Holy Spirit (Sarayu): You ever been wrong? Or changed your opinion over time?

    Mack Phillips: I mean, sure.

    Holy Spirit (Sarayu): And there are billions like you, each determining what you think is good and evil. And when your good clashes with your neighbor's evil, arguments ensue. Wars break out. Because all insist on playing God. You weren't meant to do any of that.

  • Mack Phillips: God has time to catch a few rays?

    Papa: [chuckles] Honey, you have no idea how much I'm doin' right now.