The most touching thing is the authenticity of the plot, which directly hits the gray part of human nature. The old nuns claimed that Philomena should be punished for blaspheming the teachings, but in fact, they were the ones who blasphemed the teachings. Doing dehumanizing behaviors for profit will only foolishly abide by the rules and regulations of the form, but do not understand that what God really wants to educate people is love. A person who has not experienced this kind of kinship is incomplete. Love is not sin, but redemption. Even if Philomena should be punished, it would not be anyone's turn to deprive her of her human rights, as the old nun said when she retorted Martin. The most shameful thing for people is to use the so-called will of God to seize the moral commanding heights, so as to overwhelm other people of the same kind.
The design of the two protagonists is also very dramatic. Two clues run through, the story is short and compact, with ups and downs, and the rhythm is slow. It seems that Martin helped Philomena find her son, but in fact, it can be seen from the comparison before and after that Martin also got redemption from it. Both of them are quietly changing in a journey to find relatives. Martin went from indifferent to duty-bound. Philomena went from hesitant to firm search to retreat to persistence to the end. The two diametrically opposed beliefs also collided and supplemented each other. For example, Philomena wants to repent but can't open her mouth is a kind of loss. Another example is the religious doll that Martin finally gave to Phil, which is a symbol of compromise. The discussion about sex and love is not rigid at all, and many truths are narrated in a very kind and easy to accept tone.
The acting skills of the two leading actors are naturally cordial and penetrating. I admire and like the old lady's temperament and backbone very much. Especially the sentence "I have forgiven you" makes people sigh that this is still a human mind, and it is clearly the virtue of God. The old lady finally found her true faith. Learning to love and forbearance rather than being narrow-minded is the way to get closer to Christ Jesus. One more detail, about Martin and Phil's sense of humor. Martin's humor is a means of interpersonal communication, a kind of helplessness to life. And phil's open-mindedness is the real sense of humor that life should have.
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