The film intercepted several things that happened during a pastor's two sermons in the morning and evening. This movie is not like "Still in the Mirror" where all the characters are vital, because the theme is promoted through the transformation of the relationship between the characters. The priest in "Winter Light" has become the absolute protagonist. He is always Trying to express a silent thought of God to others, including appealing to his fisherman, his lover, and the administrator of a church. He not only doubted the power of his beliefs, but also used this thought as an excuse for his selfish hypocrisy. Below I will quote a dialogue from the movie:
"Now I read the part of the crucifixion, and that part stopped me, so I want to discuss with you, Pastor Eriksson, I think that with regard to the crucifixion of Jesus, his pain, you said that it was too much emphasis on Isn’t it all wrong? This emphasis on physical pain is actually a bit bossy or not that bad. In my humble opinion, I have suffered as much physical pain as Jesus, and his pain is very short, I think it lasts approximately It’s been four hours. I think he suffered a lot on the other side. Maybe I was wrong, but think about it. The priest and the disciples of Jesus are all asleep. They don’t understand the Last Supper. Significance. When the law enforcement officers showed up, they all ran away, and others denied that they were Jesus’ disciples, but Jesus was betrayed. Jesus had known his disciples for three years, and they lived together all day long. Knowing what Jesus meant to do, the disciples abandoned him, all of them. He was left behind, realizing that no one understood him, and when he needed someone to rely on, he was abandoned. That must be incomparable. Pain, but the worst has not yet come. When Jesus was nailed to the cross and hung there to suffer, he cried out: "God, God, why did you abandon me? "How loud he screamed. He thought his holy father had abandoned him. He felt that all he was preaching were lies, and he doubted it before he died. Isn't this his greatest pain? God's silence!"
If we believe in the existence of God, but in the process of any event (like the crucifixion of Jesus), he is silent. He does not show the way for those who believe in him, and always compensates through miracles after things happen. Then belief is a painful thing, because in the process of belief, it is not known whether belief is effective. The priest in the movie has lost the ability to believe, but he tries to regain the ability to believe through prayer (prayer should be based on faith), or it can be said that through prayer, he can seek a reason to pray from God.
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