What will happen to the world if mankind loses faith?

Zane 2022-06-17 22:50:34

When the sworn declaration turns into the devil's incantation, and the appearance of the red heart cannot hide the rotten essence, what can we rely on to maintain the morality that human beings should most not degenerate? At the end of "Repentance", Ablaze seems to give a succinct answer, is this the revelation that social evolution has brought us?
In fact, the film does not appear to be struggling because of the heavy subject matter, on the contrary, it is smooth and magical from beginning to end. Hatred, resentment, and heart-rending pain are described so naturally—there was no panic when the corpse came out of the coffin, a little sadness when the relatives were separated, and even the destruction of the youth was just a hint of sadness.
Borrowing a description that is no longer fashionable, Ablaze shows us a "surreal" soul picture, but the word "super" in it contains double meanings: detachment and super. The semantics of the former are self-explanatory, while the second interpretation just coincides with the meaning of popular words. Is not it? The whole work shows the fusion of illusory scenes and reality - the clown-like hypocrisy of the mayor and his accomplices in front of the painter's family, the policemen's full armor, the mayor's ghostly face... And these, on the contrary, make him What we feel is a more real world.
Some of the scenes in the film are fantastic. When the mayor with his trademark mustache appears in public to give a speech, one cannot help but conjure up the image of the great dictator, and his advocacy is even more interesting: "... said Confucius, a wise man in China. : 'It's hard to find a black cat in a dark room, let alone no one in it.' Obviously, we have a difficult task ahead of us, but we are invincible, and we can find a cat in a dark room if we want, Even if it wasn't in it!" And a sentence from his funeral eulogy reminded us: "He has an extraordinary genius to turn enemies into friends, friends into enemies, what a genius he is!" Authoritative, what can we say? I
wonder if "Repentance" can be named as reflection, scar, etc. Because of the integration of a large number of humorous and unrealistic elements, the original strong tragic color has been diluted, at least with the Chinese movie fans. The "fifth generation" who relishes looking back at the miserable creation of "that decade" is so different. Is this a sense of relief looking back at the past? Or the hope of "repentance"? Or find a lost faith? Let us appreciate the dialogue at the end of the film and think about the answer together.
- "Does this road lead to the church?"
- "No, this is not the street that leads to the church."
- "Then why do you want it? What about the road leading to the church?"

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Extended Reading
  • Oran 2022-06-17 13:29:56

    God annoyed his son, and once wanted to slap him a few times. I think I have the potential to be a dictator, but unfortunately I don't have the ability and resources. Things in life don't go as planned

  • Summer 2022-06-17 23:41:58

    8/10. Modernist tactics abound: murky like Inquisition water dungeons and imprisoned carts, names of those arrested on log piles for relatives to find, dissidents showing indifference to inauguration (girls blow bubbles while fathers close windows), The grandfather was afraid of the exposure of history and wanted to shoot the sun outside the fence. The paintings were piled up with looted paintings. The fish bones left by his father symbolized the legacy of the autocratic spirit.

Repentance quotes

  • Ketevan Barateli: On behalf of everyone who was unjustly punished, I demand that Varlam Aravidze be dug up from his grave by his own relatives.

    Guliko: I protest! All you've heard here is a lie and slander!

    Ketevan Barateli: Slander? Prove that it's a slander!

    Prosecutor: You mean that the deceased should not be buried?

    Ketevan Barateli: No, you must not bury him! Let the carrion crows tear him to pieces! Burying him means forgiving him, shutting our eyes to everything he had perpetrated. I publicly declare once again: If you don't dig him up, I will get him, I will not leave him in peace!

  • Abel Aravidze as an adult: Varlam was always guided by the interests of society. But sometimes he had to act against his will.

    Tornike: And if he were ordered to destroy the world, would he have done it?

    Abel Aravidze as an adult: You know what? Your grandfather never killed anyone with his own hands! And you did fire at a human being! What kind of morals you're talking of?

    Tornike: I didn't know who I was firing at.

    Abel Aravidze as an adult: What difference does it make? You did fire at a human!

    Tornike: Yes, I did... And it makes our guilt even worse.

    Abel Aravidze as an adult: Whose guilt?

    Tornike: Grandfather's, mine, and yours.

    Abel Aravidze as an adult: What do you blame me for?

    Tornike: For justifying grandfather and for following in his steps. You're a worse murderer than me, because you don't pity that woman.

    Abel Aravidze as an adult: Why should I pity her? Are you out of your mind?

    Tornike: You'd rather strangle her than ask her forgiveness.

    Abel Aravidze as an adult: I couldn't imagine that you were such an idiot! She digs up my father from his grave, and I'm supposed to apologize? Yes, I will strangle her, and you too, if you don't come to your senses. I shall not let her desecrate the deceased!

    Tornike: I hate you. I hate you!