\ --Faith is a heavy burden, like a lover hiding in the darkness; no matter how you call for her, she refuses to appear.\The film tells the story of a knight returning from an Eastern expedition, who coincidentally encounters a plague on his way and witnesses the aftermath of death and injury. The knight begins to doubt his own faith and wants to escape the bonds of religious belief to live a life he considers meaningful. At the same time, the other side of his mind manifests as a Death figure to prevent him from doubting, abandoning religion, and faith. Death wants to take him away, and he makes a bet with Death: if Death can beat him in a game of chess, he will spare his life. Afterwards, the knight and his companions encounter, in turn, a religious painter depicting the ravages of the plague, a girl with a devil inside her heart, a follower who escaped from a seminary, a helpless girl, and a family that earns a living performing comedies. In the end, neither the knight nor those around him find the answers; in confusion and contradiction, they are led by Death to a dark realm.\
After beginning to doubt his faith, the knight struggles to find the meaning of life, trying every possible way to answer his doubts, to awaken a sense of attachment to life, and to defeat the Death figure within him. He goes to a church to confess to the clergy, seeking God's forgiveness, only to find that the clergy is actually the Death in his own heart. The confession turns into a dialogue with himself; afterward, they encounter a bloody ritual in the village aimed at resisting the plague. Clearly, God cannot spare His believers from suffering, and the knight repeatedly reflects on faith and the meaning of life. Later, outside the village, they meet a family of comic performers. When the knight eats wild strawberries, drinks fresh milk, sees a cute baby, and a charming face at dusk, with the sound of lute songs in his ears, he feels he must remember this moment, as if his previous contemplations no longer matter. Yet, he does not obtain the answers to his questions; he only enjoys a brief moment of peace, still unable to stop himself from thinking—the footsteps of Death grow nearer. The knight, trying to escape the plague, leads people through the forest, where they encounter a girl who worships Satan. In desperate straits, he attempts to understand God through the devil, but the girl tells him that the devil is actually in her eyes.Before the knight could even ask for clarification, he could only watch helplessly as the young girl was sentenced to burning at the stake. In the girl's eyes, the knight did not see the devil, but fear. Once again, the knight fell into confusion and contradiction, and ultimately, he could not bear losing the game. Behind faith lies a dead silence, and beyond the dead silence is endless torment.
After speaking, the knight also has to mention the two people around him, who represent two extremes in their attitude towards religion. One is the knight's servant, a typical atheist, who believes that some things are derived from experience. The other is a clown actor, whose eyes can often see the existence of God; he is innocent and kind-hearted, without much distress. This character seems somewhat like Adam in the Bible, before committing original sin. In the end of the film, only the clown's family is not taken away by Death, showing that the director still finds it difficult to let go of the beautiful aspects of religion and does not punish those who are innocent. At the same time, this also reflects the knight's psychological state; religious faith is deeply ingrained in him, while on the other hand, the Crusades, plagues, and the girl being burned at the stake all stem from religious belief. The knight has already seen evil and wants to find a life-affirming meaning after original sin.\
\????\But obviously, once he begins to think and sees evil, he is no longer innocent. Thinking is painful, and the knight suffers through constant negation. Yet since the seal of his faith has been touched, he must bear the subsequent suffering. For Bergman, who comes from a family of court priests, perhaps he thinks too much about life, death, and religion, but who knows? As the saying goes, 'The moment a person learns to read, worry begins.' Perhaps we just haven't learned to read yet.Ten movies every man must watch—The Seventh Seal
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