A lot of people have talked about the similarity between Grace's character and Jesus Christ, and I totally agree with that. It is obvious that the director is retelling a myth through this character, the innocent lamb (a kind woman), the beloved son of God (Grace of noble birth), in order to save the world sunk in sin, endure the tyranny of the world but still remain. With compassion in his heart, he was eventually framed by the evil world, with a crown of thorns on his head and a cross on his back, and suffered cruel suffering. The typical characteristics of Christ are reflected in Grace, and like the crucified Jesus, her suffering is unbearable, and her image becomes more and more splendid. Even though life in Dogtown is dark, Grace in chains is naive and defends the residents before her father. As the humiliated Jesus on the cross said at his deathbed: "Father, forsaken them, for they do not know what they are doing."
Unfortunately, this is not a myth after all, but a stark reality. There is no salvation for mankind in exchange for Jesus' sacrifice of himself. On the contrary, Grace, who plays the role of Jesus, performs apocalyptic slaughter against the wicked. It was a suffocating passage, and no matter how depressing and angry the previous plot was, it couldn't match the despair of this moment. Grace, not only gave up her naivety, but also her old belief that the power of good can replace violence and power. And looking at those residents, we can't watch the fire from the other side. As Grace said, they are actually doing a good job. The evil of human nature lurks in the depths of our hearts. Put yourself in the shoes and imagine, can we beat the people in Dogtown? The killing at the end is not entirely hearty and hearty, and there are many complicated feelings that people can't let go of.
The ending is terrifying, and even the most wicked people fear not getting redemption. Because people need hope, just like a carrot hanging in front of a donkey. Although I don't know when I can get it, after all, people are willing to continue to grit their teeth and move forward.
But it wasn't Grace's fault either, she couldn't do anything about such a deep sin.
Because she is not Jesus after all. As her father said: "You are the most arrogant person I have ever seen." To the point, Grace, who once wanted to play the savior, was indeed arrogant. Although we can say that this is also a kind of goodness, but she is wrong in trying to transcend the finitude of human beings and reach the height of God. This arrogance has left her without salvation. When she suffered endless tyranny, there was compassion in her heart, and there was a cold arrogance in it, covering up the humiliation and hatred that a person should feel with the pride of the savior. So in the end Grace didn't even want to leave Dogtown, where she felt a kind of weird superiority to some extent, making her even willing to indulge and suffer rather than get away. Here we see her weakness as a human being, arrogance as one of the seven deadly sins. Her heart is not as pure as Christ, but with the shadow of original sin and impure purpose. Because of this, she essentially does not transcend the dark side of human nature, and thus cannot redeem others.
So in the end, she ended it all with weapons and blood, which was a calm and helpless compromise. Being human cannot fundamentally overcome ugliness. Power and violence, after all, have their rationality in this world. This is human sorrow.
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