The story begins with a priest doing archaeology in Iraq. There is an obvious misunderstanding here, shouldn't priests stay in churches? Think about it, the director is comparing two social backgrounds in the same time and space. One is the Middle East, where the living environment is backward (the skilled craftsman in the blacksmith shop is explaining) beliefs are very strong here. The other is the father's hometown - a modern American city. During this period, the United States was experiencing a similar technological leap forward (the Cold War with the Soviet Union was the direct cause), and the second was the aftermath of the Vietnam War. The rapid development of science and technology and human wars will inevitably shake the position of God. Society generally downplays the power of Jesus (even pastors go to college campuses to study psychology courses). However, in such a country with religious heritage. There has been an unexplainable soul possession, and one cannot make people not believe in the existence of God. Not firm, this is the soil that produces terror. The screenwriter and director took advantage of this indecision, leaving the little girl, her family, and the audience to be ravaged by this belief and disbelief. The little girl the audience saw was possessed by a soul and had to believe in the existence of God. However, the modern civilization and logical reasoning represented by doctors and police were also trying to explain everything. Here the director opposes two attitudes, one is to fully believe and fight against the devil (the priest himself also begins to wake up and think, because he is experiencing pain, which only God can help him get rid of), the other is to completely disbelieve and use Technology to explain everything (like that cop). But if the audience is still dubious, it will scare your soul into negotiating. In addition, it is said that the film is based on an exorcism event. I feel like it's an off-site setting that helps go deeper into the story.
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