Once again thinking, once again confused

Delmer 2022-04-19 09:01:19

The devil's test is not uncommon. Among the masters and Margarita, even so, he did not set a trap, but set up a stage for people to appear on their own, representing mankind's new ideas of judging right and wrong and resolving disputes in the new century , Law, how to judge the so-called justice and condescending sympathy? How exactly do you distinguish noble ideals from human desires?

The first question is the rule of law and the rule of man. In fact, in the movie, the male protagonist has enough ability to control the result of a judgment in his own hands. The so-called rule of law has become the rule of man, and the so-called judicial judgment has become an exploration of individual humanity. , Li Gou hi, more or less avoiding this question, every time after the search for the truth, there will be wonderful coincidences, which will end with perfect values. But in the face of the molestation and murder cases in the movie, the reason for the unjust verdict in the end is the human nature of the male protagonist, or the lack of the judicial system, which leads to the weakness of the rule of law.

The second question, desire, in the movie, the male protagonist sharply rejected the invitation of the devil again and again, but he also made up excuses one after another, succumbed to vanity and went into the abyss. In another reincarnation, he just did the right thing When you think about something you think is right, and you are once again led by desire, is desire the ultimate contradiction? If there is no desire, what are we humans? It's interesting that the expression in the movie, God, makes a set of rules that go against human instinct?

The third question, the devil himself is more like a joke. He seems omnipotent, but he uses omnipotent means to seek to start writing his own Bible to fight against FREE WILL. As the last "humanitarian", he Never judge desire, just watch. The contradiction is transferred to the devil and free will, rather than the free will and human nature in real life, which makes the meaning contained in the film vague and difficult to get.

I just watched it, it's really shocking, but after a painful thought, I'm lost again

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Extended Reading
  • Sammy 2022-03-21 09:01:15

    New York—From the capital of sin in "Taxi Driver" to the land of desire in this film, it has undertaken the decadent degeneration of an era. The devil covets the weakness of self-will, like an abyss that constantly consumes the light of civilization and morality, or becomes the sacrifice of the devil, or the slave of desire. Even though the millennium has arrived, human beings still cannot rely on the cage of material and desire. The shot of Keanu Reeves is like the choice between the red and blue pills in The Matrix. Humanity and truth are always worth defending.

  • Luciano 2021-10-20 19:01:35

    The plot is very powerful, but the performance always feels bad visually.

The Devil's Advocate quotes

  • Kevin Lomax: What are you?

    John Milton: Oh, I have so many names...

    Kevin Lomax: Satan.

    John Milton: Call me Dad.

  • John Milton: [chanting in Latin] Diaboli virtus in lumbis est. Diaboli virtus in lumbis est.

    [continues chant in English]

    John Milton: The virtue of the devil is in his loins.