Priest's "Comrade Priest" was a work in 1994, which caused a lot of controversy in Britain and the United States. This work was originally filmed by the director for the BBC TV, but after it was filmed, the BBC felt that the subject matter was too bold to be broadcast. So the director re-edited it into a movie and then released it, which caused a sensation. Of course, fierce protests from religious groups were indispensable. I once watched a brief introduction on a popular movie bought by my mother. I wanted to watch it at that time, but I waited until 10 years before I had the chance. Nowadays, gay themes in foreign film and television works have become more and more common, and even suspected of overflowing. The plot descriptions are becoming more and more bold and explicit. So now looking at this work 13 years ago, many people may think of pediatrics. At the beginning of the film, type A BBC In production, you can probably imagine the style of this film: rigorous and simple. The plot is advanced step by step; there is no taboo on sensitive political, religious, social and moral issues; the actors' performances are solid but not dazzling. In all fairness, except for taboo subjects, all aspects of the film's performance are quite satisfactory, but perhaps it is this unpretentious style that can give people more room for self-thinking. To add an interesting digression, I watched a lot of introductions to this film many years ago, saying that the young priest Greg in the film was tempted into a whirlpool of male sex when he was confused and frustrated. In fact, in the movie, he feels like a complete homosexual. When he was troubled by church affairs, he changed into leather clothes and went straight to GAY. This shows how taboo the domestic media is on this topic. Greg is a young, handsome and aspiring priest. He was sent to a new diocese. He accidentally discovered that the older Father Matthew not only acted apostasy, but also lived with a black housekeeper. He was very disdainful for this. The inhabitants of the new parish were low in quality and difficult to enlighten. Greg made repeated attacks and was very frustrated. So he couldn't help but ran to the Yizhi bar, met another man Graham, and hurriedly left after a night of passion. Yes... Greg discovered in a confession that the girl Maria was sexually assaulted by her biological father, but because the canon could not disclose the content of the confession, she could not make it public, so her conscience was tortured. Later, Maria’s mother discovered this fact accidentally, but neither mother nor daughter forgive him... In one day, Greg and Graham were caught in the car by the police while ML was caught by the police and then exposed by the newspapers, causing local residents and the church. After being unsatisfied with his death, Greg was transferred to a remote diocese. When he was abandoned by everyone, it was Father Matthew who came to him to help him regain the courage to return to the original church. But when they presided over the dispersal together, the angry residents left in the fierce debate, and none of the remaining residents wanted to receive the communion given by Greg. At this time, Maria came up and she took it. The sacrament in Gary’s hands, the two embraced and wept bitterly... The film presents most of the problems that may happen to comrades with the experience of a gay priest, integrating all the comrades and society, public opinion, morality, and religion. Contradictory to a typical character, roughly reflects the living conditions of comrades. Greg fully embodies the mentality of many ordinary comrades. On the one hand, he clearly understands his desires, "Seven emotions and six desires, the world is unstoppable. Even angels are no exception", on the other hand Being constrained by the old rules and regulations, I feel that I am deeply sinful, as if I am living in the cracks of society. Only Father Matthew was like a beacon who tore through all hypocritical moral robes. Society is progressive, so-called morality and civilization should also keep pace with the times. Now, who will bear the moral shackles of a thousand years? One hundred years ago, the words of the parents and the matchmakers were king. How could men and women fall in love freely? Now that the masses have been liberated, they have turned their backs on suppressing the minority groups, while raising the banner of morality! The so-called morality is also illusory. It can be like the six-channel magic sword in martial arts novels, which takes human life invisible. That is because you have morality in your heart. You can completely listen to it. It wants you to die. How can you live. If you are right or wrong, you should have a bright light in your heart. Greg couldn't face Graham at first, and didn't dare to recognize each other when he met on the street. Graham went to church and refused to give the sacrament. He despises his companions, which means he despises himself, so how can he save himself? How can he save the world if he can't save himself? Our ordinary comrades may not need to change their worldly vision and lead them to revolution, but at least they can liberate their hearts and make their lives easier. The great thing about the British is that they are bold enough to quote the holy word for comrades—forgiveness—from the "Bible", a religious text that has always been regarded as inviolable by anti-comrades. If a society cannot accept the so-called non-mainstream people, then this society will be limited no matter how civilized and benevolent. The film quoted Bible allusions many times to counter the attacks of the defenders. One of them was "Ask one who is innocent and throw stones at him." After checking, this is a story in the "Gospel": The teacher and the Pharisees brought a woman who was caught while committing adultery, told her to stand in the middle, and said to Jesus: "Master! This woman was caught while committing adultery. Legally, May Se ordered us to stone such a woman to death, but what are you talking about?" They said this to test Jesus so that he could accuse him, but Jesus bent down and drew on the ground with his finger. Because they kept asking questions, he straightened up and said to them, "Who among you is not guilty, throw stones at him first!" He bent down again and wrote on the ground. When they heard this, they all slipped away from the old to the young, leaving only Jesus and the woman standing there. (Jn 8 3-9) Only God is perfect, and the rest are sinners, who have made all kinds of mistakes. How can others condemn us because of our sexual orientation? The world is for us, and we are for the world, we should all have forgiveness. When we recognize ourselves, respect ourselves, love ourselves, and forgive others, this is our way. We don't need to save the world or liberate our companions, but at least we can be our own Moses! It is not necessary to shout slogans and vowed to devote themselves to the cause of gay liberation. The heroes are the heroes. We are worthy of ourselves and our companions. We are our heroes, and there is no need for so-called salvation. The world is not qualified to ask about our sins, because they are all sinners. And no matter what mistakes you have made, in the end, you must forgive yourself first. The flaw in this work is that the portrayal of other characters except Father Matthew and Graham is too facial. The loyal is loyal at the first sight, and the evil at the sight of the evil. The good people are all kind and messy, and the bad people make people. Gritting his teeth, it became a little bit superficial. "Comrade Priest" is still a rare work in gay-themed movies. Some gay films use complex and gorgeous film methods to package a simple story or truth, such as Wong Kar-wai's "Happy Together"; some gay films use simple methods to explore serious topics. "Comrade Priest" can be regarded as one of the masterpieces. . Other films with complex structure and obscure content are rare, and they are not acceptable to ordinary people. Horns, beyond ordinary people can bear.
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