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Velitiana as a memory
Alexandria 2022-03-23 09:02:48
After turning off the lights, Buñuel's movie "Velitiana" kept playing in my mind, and I finished watching half of the movie at noon. Sometimes watching these dull and slow movies is purely for meditation, but often the mind becomes more and more chaotic after a while, forcing to think. It is generally believed that this is a critical film of religious morality, a satire of human lust and greed, a metaphor of class and social contradictions, and Veritiana has compromised and fallen. But Verityna is really just a lamb who was frightened in the chaos of reality. She will no longer give, smile, be tolerant, rescue, and care like before? Do you really want to think that her outward weakness is her inner weakness, her silence is her hiddenness, her hesitation is her collapse, and her kindness is her sin? On the contrary, it should be envisaged to step down from the altar, into life, and accept cruelty, instead of blindly asking why Verityna is beautiful, strong, loving, and worth looking forward to... (2010 September)
Extended Reading
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Don Jaime: She shows no gratitude. Sometimes I feel like hitting her.
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Don Jaime: We must do something special tonight as a farewell.
Viridiana: [grabs an apple offered by Jorge and takes a bite] Whatever you wish.
Don Jaime: I'd like to ask you an innocent favor, but one that means a lot to me.
Viridiana: Today I can refuse you nothing.
Don Jaime: So you'll do what I request?
Viridiana: You have only to ask.
[takes another bite of the apple]