God and the devil have always been two important opposing images in the narrative of western religious films. Justice and evil are always fighting and confronting each other. One side tries to overcome the other side. Most of the films discuss how the former overcomes the latter, and then a harmony The happy ending tells people that the devil has been eliminated, the evil has been eliminated, God has once again gained people's trust, and in short, mankind has been saved. In this film by Maurice Piara, the battle between God and the devil is embodied in Father Donisan's battle against the sins committed by himself and those around him. From the very beginning of the film, we see Donisan's faith shaken. As a priest, he feels that the rituals in the church have no way to redeem those who have fallen. Even he himself is often tortured by the devil. Every morning, He beat himself with an iron chain, and through such penance he obtained God's forgiveness. He sometimes fainted suddenly, indicating that there was a fierce struggle in his spiritual world. For Donisan, the devil was a formidable enemy, no weaker than God. The film shows sin and depravity, the rebellious Mushayt has sex with multiple men, and when she finds out that these men don't really love her, she chooses to destroy others, and finally herself. Mushait is a prominent character in the film, and she appears in the second segment, which doesn't seem to have any connection to the previous Dogness storyline. The structure of the film looks random and unstructured, and Mushaette retreats into the crowd after arguing with two ex-boyfriends one after another, becoming a sinner Donisan tries to save. But he failed, or he had already seen that the despair in Mushaet's heart had overwhelmed the hope of continuing to live. In any case, praying to God was meaningless to her. "Under the Sun of Satan" is based on the novel of the same name by the French writer Bernanos, who has also been favored by another famous French director, Robert Bresson, "Diary of a Country Priest" and "Mouchette" It is also based on his novel. In an interview, Bresson talked about his novels, pictures, not analysis or psychology. This goes hand-in-hand with Bresson's preference for subtraction when working with film. Comparing several works by Piara and Bresson, there are similarities and differences. In terms of content, they are all related to people's religious spirit and belief, especially "Under the Sun of Satan" and "Diary of a Village Priest" both feature priests, God's spokesperson, as the protagonists. For those stories about betrayal of faith around him, Donisan even has the ability to directly see whether there are evil secrets hidden in a person's heart. And target, like Jesus, even if he did so many good things, he still had to be nailed to the cross in the end. People like Mushayt have stopped believing in the proverbs and gospel stories in the Bible. Their eyes have been blinded by carnal pleasures, the thrill of revenge, and the pursuit of unrealistic eternal things. The light of God can no longer help. into their hearts. Donisan felt powerless, this secular world doesn't seem to need a priest like him anymore, any resistance will be in vain, this is also the most embarrassing part of the film, near the end, he prayed to God: "If I'm still useful, please don't take me away from this world." Maybe until the last moment, he still didn't give up, he listened to a woman's confession in the small room of the church, and fulfilled the duty of a priest . In the end, Donisan was taken away. In that dark and narrow room, a beam of pale light shone on his face. The parish priest opened the door and looked at the poor man who had just died, as if he had already foreseen the end. , instead of expressing sadness or sighing, but closed Donisan's open eyes with his hands. In fact, the priest of this parish has long persuaded Donisan not to trust his own strength too much. There are many things that cannot be changed, such as sins caused by human nature and desires. Dogness is too naive and persistent, he can't see through this deformed world, and of course this world can't accommodate "abnormalities" like him. Believe in your own strength, there are many things that cannot be changed, such as sin caused by human nature and desires. Dogness is too naive and persistent, he can't see through this deformed world, and of course this world can't accommodate "abnormalities" like him. Believe in your own strength, there are many things that cannot be changed, such as sin caused by human nature and desires. Dogness is too naive and persistent, he can't see through this deformed world, and of course this world can't accommodate "abnormalities" like him.
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