This is a story about a nun and a story about ordinary people.
DeLauris, an ordinary nightclub singer. Because of the accidental encounter with a murder case, a "up and down" life began. She was chased by her titular boyfriend, and in order to avoid the pursuit, she hid in St. Catherine's Abbey with the help of police officers. But she was a singer who seemed out of tune with the monastery. Then, she joined the choir of the monastery and used her strengths as a singer to sing praises to God with lively and lively pop music, replacing the dull singing form that used to be the same in the choir. It was in this constant running-in that DeLauris's outgoing and chic influenced the monastery, and the monastery's love and warmth also affected DeLauris.
Although this film takes the nun as the main character, the overall is not dull and old-fashioned, but humorous and interesting. Although the various music in the play is still mainly to praise God, it is also relaxed and cheerful, and even has elements of popular music such as jazz. Overall, the movie "Nuns Are Crazy" is very different from what people think of Christian movies.
sacred
In the eyes of Christian believers, nuns are sacred and inviolable.
When DeLauris was being hunted down, the police officer said she had only one place to hide now, and that was the convent because "the convent is the safest place". Why is the convent the safest place for DeLauris in the eyes of the police officer? On the one hand, DeLaurese herself is a showgirl. This is a profession that is very different from the status of a nun. The person who hunts her can't guess that she will enter the nun as a nun, so the monastery is safe for her. To be a nun, on the other hand, means to dedicate oneself to God, and to kill a nun is to disrespect the Lord. So for Catholics, they wouldn't kill a nun. In this sense, DeLauris' status as a nun is the safest.
This was reflected later when Delauris was arrested for revealing her hiding place. After DeLauris was caught, the gangster who was chasing her ordered his men to deal with her, but the boss's men said, "We can't kill the nun." Later, even under the coercion of the boss, his subordinates did not do anything, but instead let DeLauris take the opportunity to escape. This reflects from the side that, in their view, killing a nun is a more serious crime than drug trafficking, smuggling, and murder.
It can be seen that in the eyes of Catholic believers, and even in the eyes of the people of many countries greatly influenced by Christianity, nuns are sacred and inviolable. Killing a nun is a great sin that cannot be forgiven by the Lord.
oath
When DeLauris first entered St. Catherine's Abbey, the abbot said: "Every nun must keep three vows, which are poverty, obedience and holiness." From this video alone, these three vows are in the It is reflected in the daily life of the convent nuns.
Poverty is reflected in the extremely low material needs of the nuns. When it comes to eating, they don't have big fish and meat, and they don't have nutritious meals that change every day; when they wear it, they all wear uniform clothes, even young girls don't have all kinds of fashionable clothes; Everyone is in a small room without too much furniture; when it comes to playing, their daily life is prayer and work, and they don't have time to spend money and entertainment. As the dean said: "We live very simply and don't need a lot of material things."
Obedience manifests as the nuns' obedience to the rules of the monastery. In St. Catherine's Abbey, the nuns must go to bed at nine o'clock every night and wake up at five in the morning. Although there are nuns who can't get up early, she overcomes it by working hard to wake up half an hour earlier. In addition, the St. Catherine's Monastery is not allowed to go out, and can only stay in the monastery. Although many nuns wanted to go out into the street and help people face-to-face, they chose to follow the rules and stay in the convent. In fact, it is not difficult to see that many of the rules of St. Catherine's Monastery are "remaining self-sufficient", but out of obedience to the rules, they still choose to abide by them.
Holiness is embodied in the spiritual qualities of love and kindness of the nuns (although I know that holiness in traditional teaching does not refer to this, but I prefer to interpret it as such). When Delauris came to the convent, although her words and deeds were incompatible with the convent, the nuns still chose to accept her as a member of the convent. When she entered the choir, even though she had yet to show her musical talent, the nuns chose to trust her and make her the new conductor of the choir. When the identity of the songgirl DeLauris was revealed, despite knowing that she was not a real nun, the nuns chose to forgive her and help her escape.
Poverty, obedience and holiness are the vows of the nuns, but they are not only in the vows, but also subtly affect each nun's words and deeds. What you've seen and thought, that's probably the case.
Change
DeLauris transforms the monastery.
The monastery before Delauris' arrival was dull and complacent. The nuns have no opportunity to contact the outside world except for prayer and work every day. It was Delauris' arrival that opened the door for them to leave the monastery. They leave the monastery and go out into the street, really helping those in need. They sing praises to God with the new trend of singing, changing the choir that used to be monotonous and "magic sound around the ears". Their music leaves the immutable small circle and walks into the crowd, truly affecting a large group of people. Although the dean was initially unaccustomed to this change, and even had the idea of leaving, she finally saw the power of change.
But this change is not a complete overthrow. The purpose of going out of the monastery is to help others, and the essence is to convey love and kindness; although the choir adopts the new trend of singing, the content is still to praise God. The nuns have never forgotten that they are nuns, nor have they forgotten their devotion to God. They just keep pace with the times, have the courage to change, and are at the forefront of the times.
Abbey changed DeLauris.
Before entering the monastery, Delauris was sensual and fettered by material desires. When she came to the monastery, she could not adapt to this boring life at first. But with the passage of time, DeLauris slowly found her own position and adapted to the various rules and regulations of the monastery.
But this change is not about losing yourself. She also used her avant-garde, outgoing influence on the original old-fashioned, conservative monastery. She and the monastery changed each other and found the most comfortable balance in getting along.
redemption
DeLauris redeemed the monastery.
Before the arrival of DeLauris, St. Catherine's Abbey was facing the problem of closing due to financial crisis. Even the abbot promised to provide a hiding place for DeLauris at first because the police officer promised a donation to the monastery. But after DeLauris arrived, she made the songs sung by the monastery choir trendy, attracting the attention of many, who were interviewed and performed for the Pope. It was because of the increased attention that the choir was able to emerge from the financial crisis.
The monastery rescued DeLauris.
Before entering the monastery, DeLauris was unhappy, irritable and unrecognized. But after coming to the monastery, she got rid of the material addiction, and she had a rare time to calm down and think, although the process was painful at first. In addition, in the process of serving as the choirmaster, she gradually found her own value, and in the process of getting along with the convent nuns, she gained love and trust. She became a better DeLauris.
It's not so much a story about DeLauris, it's a story about each of us ordinary people.
"Follow the times, but never follow", this is the first principle I learned from the film. With the rapid development of the times, our thoughts and concepts should also keep pace with the times, and we should not rest on our laurels or abide by the rules. But at the same time of the development of the times, each of us is facing many new temptations, such as the Internet, food, jewelry... Many people have not been able to resist these "various" temptations. In the tide of the times, you will eventually be swallowed up by the tide. We should stick to our true self, remember ourselves, and not be the puppets of the times.
"Looking for tranquility, exploring the original heart", this is the most inspiring point of the film for me. In the fast-paced contemporary world, ask yourself: How often have we not taken the time to think about the world and our own life? Study pressure, work pressure, life pressure, they are the mountains that weigh on us. In order to carry these three mountains, we are caught in a false busy every day. Perhaps this is the reason why once nobles produced philosophers, because busy world affairs can rob us of our thinking. But what are we all busy with? Why are you busy again? No solution. In an impetuous world, don't be impetuous yourself. Calm down, maybe you will find a new you.
"Nuns are crazy too", we should be crazy again.
On 2020.8.1
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