Practicing all the way to death
"Walking with God 2: Cause and Destiny" follows the plot of the previous "Walking with God: Crime and Punishment". In this film, we saw the ending of human beings such as the unjustly killed soldier Jin Xiuhong in the last episode, and the relationship between the three underworld messengers finally surfaced.
The relationship of the three underworld messengers in the second installment is the main narrative booster. It turns out that Jiang Lin killed Li Dechun and Li Dechun in his previous life. In the previous life, Jiang Lin's reconciliation and resentment were brothers of the opposite sex, but Jiang Lin was jealous that he was favored by his father, so he refused to save his father, and later killed him and Li Decun in the snow. Jie Qimai felt remorse for killing too many people, so he let go of the enemy's child, Li Dechun, and taught Li Dechun and other children to hunt and fish.
The sequel jumped out of the previous game-based story of fighting monsters and upgraded. It adopts a three-line parallel narrative method in time and space. Multiple narrators tell each other the same story, advancing layer by layer, so that the truth is collaged little by little, allowing the audience to watch it. A sudden realization.
This progressive narrative method allows the audience to gradually enter the inner world of the characters. The audience becomes the character to explore the truth and feel the paranoia, confusion and hope in the character. When we know the truth of the film and see the transformation of the characters, we can also feel the theme conveyed by the film - being born as a human being and practicing all the way.
"Walking With The Gods 2" adopts religious thought to frame the world view, and goes deep into the exploration of human nature itself. Jiang Lin committed the big mistake of murdering his father and killing his younger brother, which originated from his own jealousy. He is a wealthy and noble son, with no worries about food and clothing, and a bright future. But the father brought an alien wandering child into the house, and he had to call him brother at home and share with him what originally belonged to him. Originally a barbarian, or a child of a defeated ethnic group, Jiang Lin treated this brother with contempt from the very beginning. But this wanderer is extremely talented, and his skills in chess and swordsmanship are far superior to him. Jiang Lin's heart began to be unbalanced, and Yu Ye confronted his younger brother with a sword. The long sword was knocked down, causing water splashes on the ground, and the sweat, rain, or tears on his face could not be distinguished, and his dignity felt trampled. Then his father changed coaches and completely cut off Jiang Lin's last attachment to his father. He chose to ignore his father's hand stretched out from the dead pile, and also pulled out the sword that pierced into his brother's body.
From a Christian point of view, jealousy is the original sin of man. The first murder case in the Bible—Cain murdered his brother, was because Cain killed his own brother out of jealousy and became the victim of all the wicked people in the world. Ancestors, whose names were later erased by God. Since then, jealousy has been buried deep in people's hearts, staying on the dark side of people's hearts for thousands of years. Jealousy brings great destructive power, as stated in "Evil in the East and West Poison": "Anyone can become very vicious, as long as you have tasted what jealousy is." In the film, the house god said that "there are no bad people in this world, only bad situations". Jealousy is the inherent nature of human beings, and it is difficult to eradicate it. If it can be eliminated, it will be a god or a saint. All one can do is practice to control the behavior of jealousy. But Jiang Lin didn't do it, and his actions created a bad situation.
Then there is the solution of grievances. In his previous life, he was a child of the Khitan tribe who was defeated by Jiang Lin's father. When he met Jiang Lin's father, his family was already ruined to resolve his grievances. Seeing his kindness, Jiang Lin's father took him home to take care of him and nurture him. When he became an adult, Jieqiang became the fearful white wolf of the Khitan people, and his hands were stained with the blood of his fellow tribesmen. During the battle, he gradually felt remorse, let go of Li Dechun, who was also a Khitan, and took care of these Khitan children. Later, he was found out by the court, and his elder brother Jiang Lin reported both public and private grievances, and killed Li Dechun and Li Dechun on the spot.
Identity is a destiny that cannot be escaped. When we introduce ourselves to others, we always combine our identities, such as gender, occupation, and region, and this film uses ethnicity. Resolving grievances is very similar to Xiao Feng in "Tian Long Ba Bu", they are both located between two ethnic groups, and it is difficult for both sides to be compatible. Xiao Feng, who lost Arjuna, had the promise of Emperor Liao that he would not invade the Song Dynasty during his lifetime. At the same time, he also lost the only reason to live, and chose suicide. It has the iconic ending of the ancient Greek tragedy - people cannot compete with their own destiny. The same is true for the solution of grievances, raised by the enemy clan, and holding a silver gun stained with the blood of the same clan, how many children of the same clan are repeating their own destiny. During the slaughter, Xieqimai hopes to realize his salvation by taking care of Li Dechun, but in the middle of two hostile ethnic groups, Xieqimai is still controlled by fate. In his hands, even Li Dechun, who he had always wanted to protect, died unfortunately.
As a child during the war, Li Dechun has been taking care of her young clan. She is the embodiment of kindness and strength, and she is still unable to control her own destiny. Because of their ethnic identity, they can only be reduced to slaughtered sheep in the face of power. This is because of lack of ability, too weak and being "played" by fate. At the same time, fate played a joke on her again - the person who has been guarding them and taking care of them is actually the enemy who killed her parents. This is like falling into the dilemma of the "Orphan of the Zhao Family": the person who loves him is actually his mortal enemy, although the orphan can directly draw out his sword for filial piety and behead his adoptive father, but Li Dechun can only cry bitterly when he knows the truth. When Li Dechun, who became a messenger from the underworld, knew the truth again, he was still unable to let go of his grievances and said, "How can I forgive the people who killed my parents". She reconciled grievances and saved 48 nobles, and supported each other along the way, but in the face of fate, Li Dechun still felt that her previous behavior was so ridiculous, and she always worked with her enemies.
From this we can see that being a human being is a very hard process. After two world wars in the West, a trend of existentialism emerged. There is a famous saying in this trend of thought: Others are hell. Every other person is a "me" and a "self". In the process of dying and living, we are burdened with many shackles, and we are always in conflict with ourselves and others. From the perspective of human nature, people have their own inferiority, just like the seven deadly sins in Christianity or the seven sufferings of life in Buddhism, "Resent will meet, love will be separated, and you will not be able to ask for it." Although people have reason and can use it to restrain themselves, in many cases it backfires. Because of the times, or fate, people often fall deeper and deeper into mistakes and regrets. Although King Oedipus wanted to escape from his destiny, he still returned to the starting point of the Word of God. In "Walking With God 2", it is mentioned that "there are no bad people in the world, only bad situations". Some people do have a heart for kindness, but sometimes it is really difficult to control the situation in their own hands.
So do we give up life? "Dong Xie Xi Du" mentioned that if you don't want to be rejected by others, you should reject others first. Dazai Osamu is like this, he chose suicide amid confusion and confusion, and chose to refuse to reconcile with the world, his own life, and himself. The problem is still there. As Li Decun said: "Those who meet will leave, and those who leave will return", those things that have passed away will return to their side in other forms.
But after watching the video, I knew there was a solution. When Jiang Lin told the truth of the year, he wept bitterly; Xie Fumai and Li Dechun looked at each other and smiled, all to clear their suspicions; in the end scene, King Yama turned out to be Jiang Lin's father. Millennium Hades.
"When you complain, feel resentment, and can't understand, think about everything upside down, and you will get an answer." As the title says, all relationships are in the karmic relationship between people. When we suffer, we often regard ourselves as victims, thinking that it is because we have been unfairly treated that we seek our own interests. In fact, jumping out of your own small world, you will see that you are also in the circle of karma. On the one hand, there are people who are worse than you. Jiang Lin wears fine clothes and eats every day, but he does not know that Li Dechun and other Khitan children are not well-dressed, and they are not safe. The second is that you are the victim, but you are also the perpetrator under certain circumstances. The reason why Li Decun's reconciliation and resentment will break down is also caused by the Jiang Lin family who are generals. Causation and causation are all influencing each other and causing and causing each other.
Along the way, people are not alone. Even if you walk alone in the snowy night, someone will hold the lamp for you. Although Jiang Lin killed his father and his younger brother, his father still accepted and forgave him, and let him atone for his sins. Accepting yourself and choosing to forgive is the first step to breaking free from shackles. Then the next step is to practice all the way. I once read a book review on "Disqualification in the World": People must learn to accept their own failures and accept their own mistakes. In his previous life, Bailang, who solved the grievances, killed many of his fellow clansmen. Facing Li Dechun, he decided to atone for his sins. In the snow, Li Dechun rushed back, trying to save the life of his father's enemy, Bai Lang. At that moment, White Wolf was forgiven and redeemed.
Running water is not rotten. If you want your life to not be spent in confusion and pain, you need to take action. Learn to accept yourself, wrap yourself in love, and be free from the cycle of revenge and infinite pain. The painful memories of the past do not make us live in the past. To embrace a better future, we must act in the present.
View more about Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds reviews
