In class we
watched a couple of films in series called the Decalogue, which portray the 10 commandments. While I was watching
the films, I focused on the visual symbols and imagery. I noticed that the
films were engaging in Midrash, or the filling in the gaps of a story. In the Decalogue that revolved around the
commandment: “That shall not commit murder,” there was one scene where the
guards were escorting the prisoner to where he was going to be hung. As they
walk down a set of stairs they past a person who appears to be carrying a
ladder. He also, seems to be some sort of handy man. The man is a symbol of
Jesus. He is carrying a ladder, meaning that when people die they climb up the
ladder. This person is in the film for less then 30 seconds. It is a depiction
of film Midrash. However, can film Midrash be a negative thing for films?
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