Applying the same structure of the story, the same is the drifting, the same is the reunion of wives and children, the Coen brothers reinterpreted this alternative epic Odyssey with a ridiculous black humor.
"You must enter the narrow gate. Because the gate that leads to perdition is wide, and the road is large, so many people go in; the gate that leads to eternal life is narrow, and the road is small, and the person who finds it Less.” (Ma 7:13)
A slow and long shot. After the wheat field is high in the sky, the blind prophet played by Morgan Freeman is greeted by the blind prophet. This railroad worker based on the Odyssey author Homer as a model is escaped from prison. The escaped three people prophesy, "you will find a fortune, though it will not be the fortune you seek. you will see a road fraught with peril, you shall see things wonderful to tell, fear not the obstacles in your path , for fate has vouchsafed your reward. "
Similar to the same thing, the Gospel of Matthew mentions "to enter the narrow gate", like the holy grail of King Arthur's dream of life, all things wonderful to tell are the fruits of the cliffs , Can only be found after successfully passing through the land of the shadow of death. All the suffering and all the effort will be fixed as the moment when the truth is found.
But watching the entire movie, have Evered, Pete, and Dimo found the fortune predicted by Morgan? Of course, this does not refer to the underground treasures invented by Evered himself. I think the fortune predicted by Morgan is the forgiveness of sins and the freedom of the soul from the restraint of sins.
There are two pardons mentioned in the film. One is the baptism of Pitt and Dimo by a stream deep in the jungle, and the other is Daddy Danny's exemption from the past criminal responsibility of the group in order to win the popularity of the hillbilly. On the surface, it seems that both sides of "Caesar and God" have been settled, but what the film wants to express is not this universal theory that sin and evil will eventually be forgiven.
"You claim to be righteous in front of people, but God knows your heart; because what is honored by man is detestable by God." (Luke 16:15)
Sell your soul to the devil and learn a good guitar Tommy, the baby-faced Nelson who got the excitement by robbery, the one-eyed dragon Dadan who "runs for the Lord", the pagan who serves false gods, and all the middle class who pretend to be good men and women, as well as those duplicity politicians and staff, from the Great Depression. The United States is not so much in an economic downturn as it is being put on hold in a blank period of soul exile. Everyone is looking for answers. Everyone is looking for a home for their souls. Everyone is eager for the sun to return after the haze. After seeing a life-saving pill called "Faith", they can't help but say The earth gully swallowed it down, and all kinds of "sickness" of faith occurred to these people.
Some people participate in religious activities, hoping to find a way to improve their lives, so that they feel that they are good and have a better view of things, so they arrange a set of ceremonies and invite the pastor in order to realize the above wishes.
It is precisely this mask of hypocrisy that has been torn off many people feel that belief has become a tool of human sin and desire, and is the source of the moral sense of the wicked. Yes, the film expresses the corruption and distortion of the role of belief. , Has exposed the moral lies of religion for thousands of years, but it should be noted that the so-called "belief" here is only the Moses commandments carved on the stone slabs. The terrible dogma of asceticism is dead.
"Everyone who calls me'Lord, Lord' cannot enter the kingdom of heaven. Only those who do the will of my heavenly Father can enter" (Mt. 7:21)
"I tell you the truth, tax collectors and prostitutes are better than you Advance the Kingdom of God" (Mt. 21:31).
Faith should not just be the scriptures and commandments read in the dark corners of the monastery, nor should it instinctively sign a cross when dying to survive. It permeates all aspects of life, this so-called detail of faith. However, just like the law, there is no absolute enforcement power. It is just a bunch of sensational nonsense. The belief that has not been implemented in every word and deed is just a psychological suggestion to compensate for one's conscience after the decline of human morality. Unfortunately and differently, the law will have strong enforcement agencies, what about faith?
History can be a mirror to learn from, because we can always witness the familiar scenes through it. The countless dragon sets that appear in turn have been performing the same plot. I don’t know that such a different path is the inevitable law of natural development. Or is God teasing human beings for a trick that keeps planting the same somersault. In 586 BC, the city of Jerusalem had the same internal and external troubles. There were also irresponsible sacrificial prophets for the stability of the regime. They gently healed the injuries of the people. They sang peace songs in the name of God, self-proclaimed moralist Bibi. All the same, the whole country rejoiced in the city where the foundation stone of the nation had long been hollowed out.
That was a time when the Bible had not yet been completed and it was necessary to use the prophets to convey the word of God. Now, the Bible as the word of God has been fully revealed to mankind. There is no tearful prophet like Jeremiah, who braved the world to correct the public. The narrow interpretation of the role of religion by thinking ideology. It is our own choice to analyze the inspiration of the Bible itself and then fully commit ourselves to it or to follow the slogan of Christ to do evil.
Unfortunately, the film did not provide a solution to the problem in the end. Everred, who had prayed sincerely in the last second, put on that atheist contempt after being rescued. Even after experiencing all the prophecies himself, he just said lightly, "This is just a coincidence. That's it."
At the end of the film, the predicted cow stood on the top of the barn, and everything was soaked in the torrent. Where is the final fortune? Was it washed into the bottom of the river along with sand, gravel and mud? God knows.
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