Religion and Salvation

Sigurd 2022-06-22 12:10:19

I watched a small Christian gathering last weekend, and just yesterday I watched this movie related to Christianity. The contrast and impact are obvious. The scene in the movie is an American border town 71 years ago. In such an inconspicuous place, Christianity has penetrated deeply. Ordinary people respect pastors and attach great importance to the church. The police are respectful to the clergy; activities in the church are solemn. , grand, I really like the chants they sing during prayers, they are ethereal and sacred; from the banknotes plastered around the weeping Virgin, the festive-like transfer ceremony of the Virgin Mary, and the prison guards all focus on the priest's sermon, and let the It is not difficult to see the escape of prisoners, the importance and popularity of Christianity in the Western world.

The meetings I observed were of a family nature. 6-7 people gathered together to sing hymns and speak the Bible. I was in a hurry. On the first weekend of each month, two new sisters were baptized. , we can eat communion and drink grape juice together. But I just feel awkward. The chants are adapted from popular Chinese music in the 1980s, and the lyrics are superficial and vulgar. It is said that they were copied from the church. The aunt kept shouting: Amen~~The baptism ceremony is very simple, there is no priest, just a "brother" who leads everyone in prayer put on a fairly clean shirt, read the prayer, and sprinkled the basin with hair on it. Filled with water, the little girl who was baptized officially became a Christian. After the party, everyone discussed together, nothing more than how efficacious God is and how miracles can occur. In a trance, I went back to the lady who sold MLM cosmetics to persuade me with affordable prices and miraculous effects. Originally, I was very interested in religion, but after thinking about it, forget it. If belief can't bring me joy, why should I worship in a situational way?

Let's talk about this movie, when I saw the middle part, I was thinking, don't have a tragic ending, otherwise it will ruin the tone of the movie, and the director didn't let me down. It can be said that the ending of this film is very beautiful. The two brothers, who look at each other and wave their hands, each have a hopeful life. For the audience, this may be the charm of freedom. This Jim is very similar to the other Jim, a little silly, but in his eyes, there is an understanding of what he sees, and in his "sermon" after winning the lottery, I know that the church is what he should go to place, where he belongs. De Niro, on the other hand, didn't focus on the church from the very beginning, and only thought about how to get through the barrier and go to Canada. This person is a bit of a villain. When he saw Bobby, he ignored him at first, but when he said he wanted to expose them, he immediately changed his face and was willing to help him escape. But for Jim, he has always been righteous. He never thought of leaving him alone. When he heard the news that the criminal had been caught, he immediately ran to the scene. Moreover, he was benevolent and righteous to the widow played by Demi, knowing that She couldn't swim herself, and she jumped into the river holding her nose to save her daughter.

The design of the plot in the movie is also very dramatic. The two fugitives talk about philosophy and help people atone for their sins; Bobby hides in the clothes of the Virgin Mary and starts killing in front of the Virgin, and Jim, who is also a fugitive, knocks down this man and saves him. The people who came out; De Niro jumped into the water, and it was the Virgin Mary who extended the hand of mercy to him and let them be rescued; the little girl was still in the water by Bobby, and the first sentence she was rescued by the benefactor was: he is a fugitive! It makes people helpless but can also smile knowingly. Maybe religious movies will have an incredible impact on me.

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We're No Angels quotes

  • Ned: I can believe most anything, my problem is I just don't care

  • Bobby: We're all going to fry for those guards we shot

    Ned: Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me you shot the guards Bob.