First of all, I am not a religious person, but I am interested in religious movies. For example, the domestic religious themes of Lin Zhengying and Wu Ma, and the Buddhist themes of Wu Chengen. I don't see many Christian-themed movies, but I also know about The Exorcist, Crazy Monastery and God's Crazy series. Therefore, I downloaded the movie First Reformed with joy and hid in the secret room to watch it myself.
To be honest, I think the role of [Priest] played by Ethan Hawke can almost be on the scandal list in China. This may be because of the different understanding of religious connotations at home and abroad. First, there is a relationship between the pastor in the original Iraqi war zone and the shepherd played by Victoria Hill in this diocese. This can be fully confirmed from the intimacy and dialogue between the two people. Second Amanda Seyfried's "Environmental Girl", played by Amanda Seyfried, actually has a not simple relationship with the "Pastor". We know that the last scene of this movie is two people taking the last step. It's also a horrific scandal. The third [Pastor] I became the eye of the storm in the competition between radical and conservative forces without knowing it before. Although he himself should maintain a neutral attitude, the plot shows that he has become a fan of environmental protection radical forces, and In the last ten minutes of the movie, it almost turned into a human bomb disaster.
Compared with the Chinese people's aesthetic taste of maintaining stability, I personally think that the "Black Leader" played by Cedric the Enter is the most qualified responsibility for the Chinese people's aesthetic taste. First of all, his identity is rooted in Hongmiaozheng. The First Reformed Church was a historical relic respected by Americans for saving black slaves. It is an honor to be a pastor in this area, so a black The identity is in line with the positioning of the administrator of this parish. Secondly, in the ideological confrontation with a neurotic subordinate [priest], the black leader embodied the restraint and rationality that a leader should have, and refuted the boundless fantasies of his subordinate [priest] with reason and restraint. Third, it is the leader of Genhong Miaozheng who is really devoted to the development of the parish and the growth of the church, and he has also attracted the attention of the chairman of the BQ Group, the biggest sponsor of the film, and the politicians who hold financial power in the district. Great support.
The terrible thing about director Paul Schrader is that he selectively presents a dark religious theme as a warm journey of human redemption and return. Even if the protagonist [Priest] made a criminal attempt to commit suicide at the end, we were attracted by the warm and dreamlike environment of this film, so much so that we forgot the possibility of coming terror. This was simply a pyramid scheme brainwashing trip. I have also read the previous film reviews, most of which are based on religious awareness and social culture. I think this is not a problem for many moviegoers who are emotionally cut in, but the problem is that When we slowly enter the valley, we will find that like frogs in warm water, we have forgotten the social and environmental safety issues that real rationality should care about. In this sense, the film is undoubtedly a success, at least in the category of film critics I know of, no one has opened up a direct analysis of the terrifying new journey faced by the character [Priest].
[Pastor] This character is first and foremost a war-traumatized character who personally sent his children to the battlefield and died in battle. Therefore, he did not have the slightest intention to guide the soul he saved. He told the boy that his own child was also dying on the battlefield. Subconsciously, he could actually foresee the role of [Environmental Man] played by Philip Ettinger. Death is possible, and this also caused him to not show shock when he saw [Environmental Man] blow his head. And, because of this preconceived impression, he himself accepted the possibility of becoming a radical environmentalist like a psychological suggestion. Secondly, as a character with no hope, full of despair and ultimate motive for survival, the protagonist [Priest] is on the surface on a journey of redemption, but in fact he has a religious ritual dream of the great horror. It is impossible for a dreamer to think of heaven, just like in the last ten minutes of the film, he is ready to die with the whole church, but in the end, another lust from hell overcomes his desire as a devil believer , he temporarily gave up the possibility of becoming a great terror. But is that really the purpose of the movie?
The preciousness of the role of [Environmental Girl] is that she is a key person who guides the growth and maturity of [Priest]. If the [Pastor] growing up to be a part of the dark side is just a personal way of thinking, then the role of the [Environmental Girl] in guiding the [Pastor]'s growth process is a catalyst. When we watch the movie again, it is not difficult to find that the person who first introduced [Pastor] into the world of the victim [Environmental Man] was [Environmental Woman]. Tell the [Pastor] and the [Green Man] who wants to kill the child is the [Green Woman]. Note that until the [Pastor] asks the [Green Man] if he wants to kill the child, the [Green Man] does not give a positive answer. If we work in the criminal investigation department, it is not difficult to find that the questioning of [Pastor] is even suspected of seducing a confession, but even if he is lured into confession, the attitude of [Environmental Man] is still ambiguous. He is not a boy with a firm attitude, so his execution Ability is questionable. It was not until the end of the conversation between [Pastor] and [Environmental Man] that the conservationist excitedly talked about a few individuals who had sacrificed for the cause of environmental protection. Note that there were no suicide attacks in those cases. Third, for the scene where [Pastor] found [Environmental Man]'s suicide attack costume, you found that [Environmental Man] only appeared as a symbol from beginning to end, and even failed to meet the protagonist until the end, you must know that a person is going to die Before his expression and inner world were easy to be observed. Fourth, the most terrifying scene is that you realize that [Environmental Protection Man] sent text messages to [Pastor] from committing suicide to suicide. You must know that text messages can be sent without me. Fifth, as the direct leader of the diocese, the [Black Leader] couldn't find the [Pastor], but the [Environmental Girl] easily found him and kissed him at the last moment. This kind of coincidence is too scary.
Time is limited, so I will talk about it here. I just give a contingent interpretation of the plot. Although I have no religious belief, we need a rational analytical perspective.
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