Sure enough, this film tested that the vast majority of viewers and critics chose the perspective of Way of Nature rather than Way of Grace, so they only agreed with the film narrative methods and techniques they were used to, so the score was obviously low. However, aside from all the Way of Nature, what I see is the sincerity of the creator in narrating the true meaning of life, trying to use the Way of Grace method to awaken Grace in the audience's heart.
Life in this area is like this, and every moment becomes the past in an instant; what we can string together is a picture, a few words, some sounds, some flavors, some flashbacks of light and shadow, and there is no logic. Our mission is to build some meaning out of it, with the Way of Nature or the Way of Grace.
This is an audio-visual poem to find the context of life and the true meaning of life through memory fragments and inner feelings. It's a shame to judge it only from the technical level of the film, although it is indeed very beautiful: picture, sound, light and shadow. It is worth feeling with the heart, not just the logic of the mind.
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Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Then the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God cheered.
--Quoted from Job 38:4 and 72
Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
-- Job 38: 4,7
A man's heart has heard two ways through life
The way of nature
And the way of grace
You have to choose which one you'll follow
Grace doesn't try to please itself
It accepts being slighted, forgotten, disliked.
It accepts insults and injuries
Nature only wants please itself
Gets others to please it too
It likes to lord it over them
To have its own way
It finds reasons to be unhappy
When all the world is shining around it
And love is smiling through all things
They taught us, that no one who loves the way of grace ever comes to a bad end.
I will be true to you, what ever comes.
Ask yourself: There are two paths in life
A line of obedience to nature, following nature
Or be merciful and noble, be strict with oneself
You have to choose your own path
With compassion, everything goes well
Take it easy when slighted, forgotten, and disgusted
Learn to accept when insulted and vilified
Nature wants only to be obeyed, to be please
It is high and has its own unique way
No matter how splendid the world around you is, or whether love is smiling and rippling between heaven and earth
It can find reasons to be unhappy
They educate us, advocating merciful and noble people, the end is very good
No matter what happens, I will open my heart to you
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