The scene transition of the film also presents certain skills. There are often multiple people and multiple ways to interact with each other and complement each other to complete the explanation of a topic, presenting a balanced and diverse discourse field that can make people feel clearly Contradictions and conflicts in different discourse fields.
The film’s cinematic technique is also very prominent. In order to diversify the different levels of Scientology and the diverse psychology of the characters in the transformation process, in addition to the main tone of the film, the scenes of different atmospheres are reproduced as much as possible, supplemented by different The pictures and music present the complex and vivid side of Scientology and the characters, and appropriately present its dramatic effects.
Through detailed and complete interviews with 8 former Scientologists, the two church leaders’ understanding of faith and the original author’s analysis of Scientology are presented, and the film’s interpretation of the theme of "the cage of faith" is also provided. It seems more profound. Different from the stereotype that the reasons for believing in a cult are directed towards "the cheaters are greedy for money, and the deceived are ignorant", the eight protagonists in the film all embody their own rational judgments and possess a certain degree of idealism, dedication to faith, and righteousness. The love of life, they joined Scientology largely out of the pursuit of beautiful ideas that promote self-realization, such as happiness, goodwill, and saving the world.
Therefore, regarding the understanding of "faith", I would like to dig out two other perspectives from the film. One is the purpose and means of self-realization; the other is how to face the "false" in faith and the "true" in reality. ".
In the film, Scientology ostensibly guides the believers to correctly understand their own feelings and encourages people to achieve harmony between themselves and others through speaking and communication. In fact, it is a profitable organization under the cloak of religion. This kind of belief illusion constructed based on other purposes, its use of some beautiful ideas and effective means of self-emotion relief, is only a kind of packaging for the self. But people often cannot "see the whole leopard in a peek". More often, we are easy to be confused and easy to believe and rely on a single certain thing. Even if not in terms of religion, life is often filled with many similar events. For example, MLM, such as various short-term and quick-acting training, success learning courses, etc., are filled with various beautiful but rare concepts such as success, communication, and self-realization in their small bodies to confuse people. After this kind of fast food, people still feel that their stomachs are empty, and everything is just drawing cakes to satisfy their hunger.
Another example is that one person’s inspirational book uses "integrity to achieve the greatest commercial value" as an excuse to encourage others to do good. Although the meaning is "faith", on another level, it is emphasized that this is only a means. You can use it to package yourself, disguise yourself, and use it for other purposes.
In the same way, Scientology has packaged these beautiful concepts and seemingly effective means into easy-to-eat candies, but they are just used as bait.
After the sweetness, the bitterness inside gradually seeps out. And God's package should be complicated, and the ugly package on the outside should be removed layer by layer before you can see the exquisite gift inside.
In addition, when it comes to the “fake” in faith and the “true” in reality, one has to mention the sexual assault of children by the godfather in this year’s Oscar’s best film "Focus". The crisis of faith in the field. After the incident was revealed, everyone naturally had room for reflection and confrontation. Before the incident was revealed, even the families of the victims had no choice but to compromise on God. Faced with the godfather who is almost the spokesperson of the faith, they choose to believe in the faith itself rather than in themselves; in the face of the pursuit of life, they choose to believe in the long-lasting faith that can give a fixed explanation instead of the real reality of change. "Focus" reflects people’s attitudes towards Godfather’s sexual abuse of children, just like Paul Haggis’s attitude in the film when his church members were forced to not use drugs and died on a hunger strike (from LawrenceWright published in "The New Yorker" article "Apostate")-Believe in one's own beliefs and ignore others. Even Paul himself was surprised when he recalled. I was so curious that I would turn a blind eye to it. In addition, Paul also explained that when many Christians kept doing listening sessions without practical results, they comforted themselves that it was their own problem, that they had misled the analysts and allowed this situation to continue.
Simply believing in something that is permanent and fixed may be people's requirements for a sense of security and consistency, but it is undoubtedly not wise enough to "believe" in life alone. This undoubtedly requires us to be vigilant.
Of course, no one is an absolute wise man in life, and very few people are qualified to take responsibility for the unwiseness of others. Therefore, this film, including here, does not criticize those who have been trapped in a cage of faith or are still in a cage. People, we don’t criticize, we just clarify some facts for reflection.
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