Best of Rohmer's Six Parts
The discussion of morality and belief in the theme of the film is basically based on Pascal's proposition introduced by Louis in the restaurant and his friend Vidal at the beginning: it is never the probability that determines the choice, but the ♾ income. In Pascal's eyes, gain is complete asceticism, in order to obtain eternal redemption, and in Louis's eyes, the meaning of life: to convert one's faith by raising one's morality in the grandeur of pleasure. Therefore, Vidal left on the snowy night and let his friends and lover spend the night together. On the one hand, he wanted to give up his lover Maud, and on the other hand, he verified the rebuttal of Louis: If you are not an atheist, why not give up everything.
Facts have proved that Louis is hypocritical and contradictory. He regards abstinence as wrong, so he pursues worldly pleasures and passions, and regards abstinence as right. Self-moral restraint is a necessary fulfillment for Catholics. At the same time, he regards the coming of grace as the destiny of Jansenism, and resists the complete will of God, which directly affects the result of his choice in the moral dilemma——
He gave up choosing Maud, even though he hit it off with her, and he saw the one-night stand as an affair that enhanced his faith, while placing Maud in the other position of his own moral and religious values. As for Francoise, who met at Mass, she came first in the order of appearances to capture the moral peak of Louis, and at the same time classified several small-probability encounters as predestined under the halo of God, especially the direct encounter after leaving Maud's house. The success of the confession made him even more determined to be chosen by God. When Shantou knew that F was the lover of M's ex-husband, L also revealed the one-night stand with M, so both parties were placed on the probabilistic crisis of mutual choice, and they obtained equality and redemption through mutual confession, and then absurdly went to marriage
Rohmer introduced Pascal's mathematical formulas into philosophical thinking, and used philosophical thinking as a selection criterion for moral dilemmas. His elite consciousness was instilled in lengthy discussions and dialogues, and he refused simple meetings with the public.
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