The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments found in the book of "Exodus" in the Bible has always fascinated critical thinkers and creative artists alike. In this paper I am going to evaluate the first two commandments as explained by William Barclay in his handouts and then show how the Polish filmmaker Krystof Kieslowski examined them in his film, Dekalouge 1. I shall begin by drawing parallels between the Moses story and Kieslowski's in order to point out the motivations that are found necessary in both instances for the giving of the commandments to mankind. In addition, I will speculate on how the commandments exemplify mankind's self-limitation and self-discipline and establish a foundation for a new beginning. Next, I shall focus on God's definition and man's connection to God. Here I will examine the former from Ten Theories of Human Nature by David Haberman and Barclay's handouts. From the film I will define the character of the man in the sheepskin coat in his efforts to define God to the little boy, Pavel. The father's relationship with his son will be discussed via the ideas of death and mourning he tries to explain to Pavel and how the death of his own son makes him change these ideas and arrive at certain painful truths associated with dea
They look at each other and it seems as though through this mysterious stare, the man knows that Pavel is going to fall in the ice. God is more of a feeling and morality than a religious ruler. (2) Nothing can be the cause of itself. For example, him giving Pavel his present of ice skates early to please him in a tangible way. What the Ten Commandments do is point out all our limitations and wrongdoings. The father does not believe in God but rather he believes in scientific measuring. After rejecting God and realizing the ramifications of it, Krisztof will now have to rebuild his life without his son or his measurement theory. At the point they were at on their pilgrimage, the Jewish people had been slaves and had escaped as little more than a disorganized rabble. When his son dies, he is forced to learn that death is much more emotional than it is logical. He is not an unloving parent, it is just that his sign of love is material. As Barclay states in the first chapter of his text, "[The Ten Commandments] contain the basic laws of human conduct in society [. God and nature are not forms that can be measured and if Pavel's father does not believe in anything that can not be measured, then it is impossible for him to accept God and nature. ] belief in Him is supposed to affect how we conceive of ourselves and how we ought to live. Their gaze forewarns Krysztof but he can not understand or interpret the forewarning because his logical thinking blinds his from seeing the truth.
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