I can't agree with the view that "the whole story is a story that tells a villain's success". In fact, if it were just such a story, it would be impossible for the film to achieve such a big achievement.
The Sarin Village Witch incident is a major humiliating incident in American history, and there are still some scholars studying this matter to this day. A map of the restored village at the time can even be found online.
During the persecution of witches, many people were implicated and framed. The left and right force behind it is fear, which is the group fear caused by dishonesty and ignorance. With this understanding, it is not difficult to understand how the medieval Catholic Inquisition, Nazi rule, and the Red Terror of the Cultural Revolution were possible.
PS Lewis is so handsome, he deserves to be the protagonist of "In the Name of the Father" and "Love in Prague". At the last moment, this man who inevitably has the shortcomings of mortals is worthy of being a true Christian saint.
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