When I just read it, I didn't particularly like it. The religious meaning is too strong. God and Satan are a black and white choice. But think about Keanu Reeves' suicide at the end and Satan's reappearance at the end, and find that free will is the focus of the film, not religion. Satan gave Kevin the temptation, but every time he also gave him the opportunity to make his own choice. From the original male teacher molestation case, Kevin has chosen the latter between conscience justice and reputation, which is common for lawyers, but he can't face his choice and is unwilling to admit that he loves vanity more than justice, He loved his wife better than that, until finally Satan made it clear for him and forced him to face himself, which prompted him to make the decision to choose God.
Free will is an agreement between God and Satan. God can admonish and Satan can tempt, but they all respect people's free choice. And human free will is full of uncertainty. The film is not simply criticizing original sin. If it is admitted that original sin is evil, then Adam and Eve walking out of Eden is the beginning of sin, and the self-development and development of human beings are also sins. I think original sin is the driving force of progress and the source of destruction, and the balance between that is interesting.
ps. Al Pacino's acting is really good, especially the last part of the declaration of war to God speech Charlize Theron is also very good, better than Keanu Reeves
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