Those of us who have been nurtured by Marxism-Leninism since childhood and educated in materialism may have a hard time understanding the teachings of Catholicism. Basically, I don't know much, just a little bit. But these have a deep influence on Westerners, and there are similarities and differences between our feudal superstitions. Whether you will confuse faith with feudal superstition depends on your consciousness.
If you only use religion as a way to escape suffering, then no matter what you believe in, it will only be reduced to an excuse for feudal superstition. Really pious belief is a very serious matter, which is higher than personal interests (really like the slogan of the imperial court...). The closer a person is to the core, the more trials they will have.
The core of the film is not how Emily was tortured, how horrific the process was, but Emily's final choice. The previous trial, the experience and transformation of the defense lawyers all paved the way for what Emily wanted to express in the last letter. Emily chose to continue suffering and dedicated her soul and body. The director basically made a fair and objective narrative. From the beginning to the end, his attitude was relatively neutral. Although we can see the bias, he can take care of the emotions of all parties.
As a digression, Emily's body has scars similar to stigmata. For the stigmata, many Japanese comics are also using it, just like using our Chinese allusions. . Oops. . .
Well, I think the reason why I like this film has nothing to do with religion, but to admire the high-intensity spiritual structure of believers. The unstable mental strength of human beings is also the only remaining pride of human beings.
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