That's why when I saw this book, I was confident to say that I had read it and thought it was average. She picked up an English edition just to make a book report.
Then she finished reading the book. I'm sure she's finished, because the book is so dirty that the last few pages still have the words she's marked up. I listened to her book report and she made a comparison between Christianity and communism. In short, Christianity regards history as belief, while communism regards future as belief. This is an interesting point, but it can also be seen that the bad girl bag may not have read the book well.
I didn't say I understood it, and I had forgotten what the book was about. Watching the movie after many years, as if I have never read this book in the past. However, after watching this film, I am pleased to find that I appreciate the message that the film conveys to me, so simple and so convincing. That's probably one of the uses of movies. As Peng Haoxiang said, time to read through a good literature is really a luxury, and the movie based on it has helped us a lot.
I forgot whether or not the original was to express Hanks' closing remarks at the end of the film, but I thought it was kind. It doesn't matter whether you are a man or a god, what matters is what you believe in. This is the consensus reached from the mouths of the two atheist protagonists, and it is also an opinion that I and most atheist (or agnostic) Chinese audiences can accept. I always feel that believing in God is a desperate choice, and now I still think that people are more reliable, at least if something happens, I can make a phone call. Living in Beijing, who is on the next of kin is a question worth considering, but I will never write about a certain god.
The film's European and American lineup is very pleasing to the eye, but it also increases the chances of the actor being reduced to a cardboard role. It is more unbearable that Hanks can still tell the ins and outs of Christ, the Priory, etc. during the pursuit of such a tense crisis - after all, the one who is arrested is only a scratch, and the pattern is always one step late, nervous. Feeling greatly discounted. Even the only head-on conflict was full of hilarity: the famous painting was used as a shield, which is the same as in "Violence Block 13 Ultimate" - the French are really very conscious of cultural protection.
The director Ron Howard's performance was quite satisfactory, and he was even a little shackled. It may be that many venues could not be able to shoot easily. Watching the faces of the heads of museums and churches rushing to the schedule must be an unpleasant shooting process. Therefore, in contrast, "A Beautiful Mind", "Conversation with Nixon" and "The Man with the Iron Fist" are enjoyable to watch. It didn't work in the early stage, but it was rescued in the later stage. Several seamless edits and flashbacks were done beautifully, but they were useless.
However, this is a very meaningful film, one is that it gives the audience a sense of curiosity. As Roger Ebert said, it is the absurd plot that is why the audience buys tickets to enter the venue. So even with how much Christendom the film is buzzing, the elements of pursuit, quest, and thriller are intriguing in their own right, culminating in a one-size-fits-all conclusion, which is handled mischievously and evenly.
Then there are some reflections on our Chinese culture. The two protagonists have been searching for the Holy Grail, even if it turns out to be a woman of extraordinary significance. With Christianity, there is the Bible, there is the cross, there is the church, and the festivals associated with it—Christmas, Resurrection, etc., are full of tangible “objects.” Although Buddhism and Taoism also have scriptures, there is no gospel that can be easily preached. We also have rosary beads, which are only used when monks close their eyes and mutter to themselves, without the more powerful manifestation of the cross (which is a bit unkind). In short, Chinese culture is difficult to be materialized, difficult to inherit, and difficult to expand its influence. This is the status quo, but I believe it can be resolved, I just hope the conservatives don't attack too violently.
The final addition is that I am becoming less and less religious...because I believe in the word of God, and I also believe in Satan. I am more afraid of the dark and afraid of being scared. Let me not know. Of course, if Death was as memorable as Meet Joe Black, I'd gladly accept it.
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