And Joan of Arc also firmly believed in her identity, held her banner high, ran alone to the British army again and again with compassion and shouted, you give up, you go back, this is what God said to you, if you want to Blood is shed, and it is your blood that sheds. She is so devout, so compassionate and with a firm belief beyond ordinary people, she believes in her God, her justice, the justice of the French, the justice of the King of France.
However, did the miracles she created really come from God?
From this angle, the director tortured and analyzed Joan of Arc's belief again and again. In the film, Joan of Arc herself delivered the divine decree in her initial conviction. She received the support of the King of France, she was given command of the army, and she led and inspired a group of troops who had lost their faith to win the victory that they thought impossible. victory. She can be valued without falling, always standing at the forefront of the battlefield, and has become the most courageous source of the French army. With her perseverance and perseverance, they captured the impregnable fortress of the British army in a difficult and bloody battle, sounding the long-awaited trumpet of victory for the French people.
The appearance of Joan of Arc gave them the power of faith. God has never forgotten his loyal French people. God sent Joan of Arc, and God will bring victory back to this land. This is what Joan of Arc believed, the army who believed in Joan of Arc believed this, and the people who believed in Joan of Arc believed this.
However, the royal family, which has the knowledge and is better at manipulating the beliefs of the people, does not think so in the Holy See. Rather, they believe in more practical things. The people and the army have no confidence, they don't know how to fight again, the royal family is at stake. Someone jumped out and said that she had faith and divine will. Well, then you go, I am innocent. If you win, you are loyal to me, and I can become the king of France; if you lose, you are a liar, you have deceived the trust of our royal family and the French people, you are a witch.
What a good deal. Joan of Arc replaced those royal men who were supposed to throw their heads and shed their blood. She took the responsibility for the war, and she took the risk of losing her life, because it was her belief that lit the war willingly. However, she knew that she was willing, because she wanted revenge. She has the fire of vengeance in her heart, so she longs to let it spread, and let it burn down all the wicked Englishmen who are not loyal to God. This was her original wish, to overthrow the British and kill all these bad people.
But Joan of Arc did not expect that when she ignited the war again, the two armies were fighting, howling everywhere, and how the blood flowed into the river was always like a scene of hell. She could not see the glory of victory in her eyes, but saw the war between the two armies, and many living beings became corpses as a result. In the morning, he is still a living person, and in a war, he can lose all limbs and fall to the ground in an instant, and even become food for crows. Does God's will also include the killing between people, why should blood be shed, why do so many people suffer, and God's love for the world? At that moment, Joan of Arc doubted her beliefs. If God is merciful, why should God see his people hurt each other and kill each other? Why even her hands were covered with blood, and was she no longer pure from that moment?
Because of this kind of questioning, Joan of Arc has the thinking behind the prison. Does the information she has always seen and thought that God gave, really comes from God? Or does it just come from the interpretation that you are willing to believe? When Joan of Arc was in her own hallucinations being pressed by the self-questioning and analysis of a black-robed man, she was at a loss, and she could not prove it. Just like those soldiers who believed in Joan of Arc because of their victory in the war, and then realized that he had no intention of fighting after the King of France ascended the throne, and said to Joan of Arc, "You have to face the reality", what they believed was the same. what is it then?
Is God believed because he exists, or does he exist because he is believed?
Joan of Arc had said that she was on the side of God, so her kindness, her compassion had always guided her. When she saw too many lives being lost and too many people suffering, she felt the grief in her heart. Joan of Arc has great love. Her love knows no borders, but only looks at people. Her heart trembled when someone was suffering and bleeding in front of her.
She doesn't understand why there is war, why there is human malice, why there is bloodshed. In her world, there is only the good taught by God, and she does not understand the evil, which makes her miserable and terrifying. From the beginning to the end, what Joan of Arc wants to do is nothing but God's most loyal lamb, following God's footsteps to a peaceful and holy heaven. So she is so loyal and pure that even the Church of God can't help her, and the Church can't judge a holy soul for sin.
This is a peasant girl who doesn't know the fireworks of the world. She knows too little about the rules of the game of "powerful people". She was too simple and persistent, which allowed her to accomplish things that some people could not accomplish, but it also became the reason why others could not tolerate her. In the end, she was judged by the Holy See and burned in the fire.
Everyone believed what they believed, so Joan of Arc brought victory and death to France because of what they believed, and was eventually burned to death; the royal family could use Joan to wear a crown or betray it because of what they believed. Joan of Arc was to ensure peace; the Emperor of England could go to France because of his belief, and ordered Joan of Arc to be burned to continue the war. This is the path that everyone believes leads them on. However, what kind of ending this kind of belief will bring to oneself is probably not everyone can know.
Joan of Arc said, You have no right to judge me, and one day you will be judged too.
One day you too will be judged.
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