I just watched many film reviews above and I was very angry. I can only say that those people didn't understand them. The plot development of this movie is that the protagonist’s young daughter was mutilated during a wild outing, and then the protagonist and family have been immersed in grief. Suddenly one day when the male protagonist was cleaning the snow in front of his house, he accidentally saw a letter from God in his mailbox, so he began his journey of self-salvation.
When entering the hut in the forest, the male lead became dizzy because he could not accept the fact that such a smart and lovely little daughter was mutilated. Then he was like a dream, in which he met God (a total of five people). In the process of the dialogue between God and God, the play is fully integrated with the psychology of midwife-style debate (Socratic method). People who understand psychology will not think this movie is bad.
Among them, when talking to the God of Wisdom, the God of Wisdom applies the tram dilemma to let the male protagonist understand his misunderstanding of God and his father. This is also why at the beginning of the movie, when the male protagonist went to save his son, his little daughter was mutilated. This is also a dilemma. In the letter, God’s signature is papa, which is the meaning of father, which is also the subtlety of the design of the movie.
The male protagonist was domestically abused by his father when he was a child, and since then he has judged his father as a villain. His family are all Christians, and they do everything in accordance with the regulations of the Bible. His father did a bad thing, and his son confessed the bad thing in the church. The Bible requires sons to listen to their parents, so the son is beaten by his father but cannot resist. This criticizes many people's misunderstanding of the Bible, and also criticizes the act of doing things in full accordance with the Bible.
After talking to God, the hero understands that anger, sadness, and pain are only temporary, and these things cannot make him lose the ability to love. The death of his daughter did a serious blow to him and his family (especially her eldest daughter, who has always thought to blame herself, so she has a psychological disorder). He still has a big family that needs him, and those who are alive still need to live well, and those who have died wish them a good home, let the past pass, and life will continue. The hero finally redeemed himself, saved his family, and lived happily with his family.
If the male protagonist does not communicate with God (in fact, he is himself), then he and his family may be immersed in grief and self-blame. The eldest daughter suffers from depression, even commits suicide, and eventually even the whole family is torn apart.
So, this is a film about self-salvation, in which the dogmatism about religion and belief is thought-provoking.
(PS: It only represents personal opinion, don't spray if you don't like it, if you have a deeper discussion, it is very welcome!)
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