Decalogue Film Blog
I thought that both of these short films were very interesting. For me they were pretty straight forward. It was not hard for me to see the Commandments in each of the movies. The first film discussed religion very openly and had subtle symbols of religion. I myself am not very religious so i could relate to the father in the first film very much which made the movie hit close to home. I believe that this is what the director wanted... he wanted to invoke emotions from the viewer and try and make the characters as simple as possible, in doing this it is alot easier to relate to the situations. It would be hard for anyone to watch these films and not feel sad, scared or even anxious. These movies are also perfect examples of Midrash.. without directly talking about the Commandments the films portray them and make the viewers think about them. The films do not, however try and make the viewer have a certain opinion on the commandments, instead the viewer has to make his/her own assumptions or opinions on the topics.
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