"… I am willing to follow your instructions and receive your salvation…"
While Lanny was still chanting, Andre calmly pulled open his clothes. Under the clothes, his body was half flesh and half skeleton, which was extremely horrifying. The scene frightened the witch and she subconsciously stopped chanting the spell.
"I have just become the spiritual leader of the believers and will lead the temple to glory and eternity. I am God's spokesperson on earth. How can I die?"
He had the idea of sacrificing Lannie and others in exchange for eternal life.
Perhaps the magic power of Shilin's sacrifice was due to her extremely devout belief in the gods, and the gods accepted her soul and agreed to her request.
The moment Lanny learned the truth, she felt deeply betrayed, so she fell into darkness in anger and was abandoned by the gods.
This man, who had wrapped his body tightly in front of his believers, now revealed his true secrets for the first time after many years and could talk freely about his inner stories.
Compared to Lanny who has a 'devil' appearance, he should be the real devil who is despised.
The knights below were still fighting for their "beliefs". They sang the deep temple hymns, boosting the warriors' morale and moving forward courageously.
Under the blue sky, Andre could finally speak freely. He had been waiting for this day for many years.
"I have read the ancient books of the temple and have searched for the traces of God, but it is useless..."
Once a contract is established, it cannot be revoked. It is the inviolable right of "God".
In fact, for many years afterwards, Andre had been doubting whether there was a "God" in this world and what kind of existence "she" was. The spell that Shireen said to pray to "God" seemed like a curse that could cause great harm to Andre.
"I am willing to sacrifice Andre's soul to show my respect for you. Please allow me to go back to the past, to the day eleven years ago when Locke Town underwent a huge change!"
She muttered a spell at a very fast speed and Shupein closed his eyes.
The eyelids blocked all the images, and after the eyes no longer looked at the characters and plot of the movie, the hearing became more acute.
"It's no use." Without the visual effect, the emotions conveyed by Andre's voice in his ears were fuller. Shu Penn heard the despair and helplessness hidden under the calmness in this sentence, "It's no use. Nothing can be repeated."
His voice was half-smiley, and when you listened carefully, Andre's voice was mixed with a sound similar to the leaking of a broken bellows. Combined with the skeleton-like shape of his lower body, Donald's acting skills were subtle to every detail.
"Supreme Father, I am your devout believer, Lani..."
Compared to his hoarseness and old age, Lannie's tone became a little hurried. The shouts of warriors came from the distant ground, and there was also the sound of wind caused by the fluttering wings. Her urgency was reflected in the hastily recited "spell".
When she mentioned the words 'devout believers', she spoke with compassion, anger and unwillingness. She did not scream at the top of her lungs and her grief-stricken face could not be seen, but with the charm of her voice, she conveyed her true feelings into the ears of the audience.
It can be heard that Jiang Se put a lot of effort into her lines. To Shu Peien's surprise, her pronunciation had an Italian accent, and she did her best to restore her character's original personality.
Shu Peien was able to picture her pained face in his mind just by listening to her reciting the lines without looking at the screen. Without enough effort, it would be impossible to perform to such a level.
"Why not?"
There was no fire on Andre's body. He was very calm, as if the spell that had once brought great pain to Lannie had no effect on him.
“Why hasn’t it changed?”
Lanny thought of the pain she suffered when she was burned in the fire and the despair of falling into hell, and she became furious.
She grabbed Andre's neck and threw him to the ground angrily:
"What went wrong with the spell?"
The two of them fell rapidly, and Andre laughed wantonly. The angrier Lannie became, the bigger the black wings behind her became. The black mist almost swallowed her up. Thick mist rolled in her eyes, and her pupils were like thick ink: "Why didn't it succeed!"
"Your Holiness! ..."
The knights of the Holy See shouted desperately, and seeing the "scene" of the two people fighting, arrows broke through the air and shot towards Lanny as densely as raindrops.
The ground was already within reach, but Lannie did not slow down, instead she hit Andre even harder, with a bang she pinned him to the ground. Amid billowing dust and smoke, a huge hole was smashed into the ground by Lannie, with sand and rocks flying everywhere.
"I am willing to sacrifice Andre's soul to show my respect for you. Please allow me to go back to the beginning, back to the day eleven years ago when Locke Town underwent a huge change!"
She recited the spell persistently several times, but nothing changed.
The ground had been smashed into pieces by her. Under her anger, cracks appeared in the earth and mountains, and criss-crossing ditches appeared.
Countless warriors who rushed towards her recklessly were swallowed up by the cracks in the ground. The ground was hit hard, making loud noises, like the roars of a "devil".
In the face of the disaster, Andre was extremely calm. He looked disheveled and his gorgeous robe was tattered, but his body was like an indestructible sword. After being hit so many times, it was still intact. He could not even feel the pain, like an unconscious walking corpse.
"Kill me..."
"God, please save me and let me have eternal peace!" He shouted like crazy, chanting a spell like Lanny, offering himself and Lanny as sacrifices. He grabbed Lanny's hand as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw, and his voice trembled:
"Please help me to be free, for God's sake, Lani, for the sake of the fact that I once saved you, please save me."
He begged Lannie, their eyes met, he wanted to cry but had no tears, she wanted to cry, but it only made the black mist on her body thicker, causing more harm to the believers and innocent church members.
"The gods will not accept your soul."
After she was extremely angry, she suddenly calmed down, "Andre, you are so dirty."
"Kill me, for I saved you that year."
His words stunned Lannie for a moment, and then she started laughing. Back then, he would do anything to gain power and status, and he would do anything crazy to achieve eternal life.
Now that he has got 'everything' he wanted, his final wish is so 'simple'. If he had known this earlier, why would he have developed those ambitions
She thought of her girlhood, everything about the town, the time when the gates of hell opened and she prayed to God many years ago, and the fear and anxiety she felt when she hid under the statue of God when facing the "devil". Now she has become the being that "she" once feared the most.
The past cannot be repeated. If we cannot go back to the past, and return to normal life, and live forever with anger and hatred, becoming a "demon" hated by everyone, what is the meaning of such eternal life
Maybe one day she will wreak havoc on the earth, but such a life cannot make her happy. She cannot feel the warmth of the sun, the moisture of the rain, and she does not need to eat or drink. One day she may be like Andre, tired of the endless existence, and even asking for death is so undignified.
She grabbed Andre and flew into the sky. Arrows chased her figure, but were corroded by the black mist on her body and turned into black mist and disappeared between heaven and earth.
"Supreme Father, I am Lanny, your devout believer... I am willing to follow your instructions and obtain your salvation... I am willing to use Lanny's... soul as a sacrifice to show my respect for you. Please take Andre's life and let him return to nature."
Before this, Lannie had recited this spell several times, but there had been no movement. However, as she vowed to sacrifice herself, sparks of fire suddenly ignited in her body.
That stinging feeling once existed in her soul. After she became possessed, she thought she would never feel it again. But at this moment, she seemed to feel the same heart-wrenching pain.
The fire grew bigger and bigger. Lanny was stunned and looked down at her body. The black energy on her body began to churn under the burning flames and was quickly annihilated. In pain, she was stunned for a moment and suddenly laughed.
Her wings burned quickly, and she grabbed Andre, the flames on her body spreading to him.
At the same time, Andre found his body that had lost consciousness after praying for "eternal life" many years ago. The moment Lanny chanted the spell, fire ignited and pain spread throughout his body, but he was pleasantly surprised. He suddenly grabbed Lanny tighter, as if he was afraid that she would give up.
The pain made him laugh out loud. After years of suffering from unconsciousness, he was reluctant to let go of even the pain.
"Burn faster..."
He shouted anxiously, his voice somewhat humble, as if he was afraid that the flames would stop.
"Andre, it turns out that even God is unwilling to accept your soul?"
“So, if I want to be saved, I shouldn’t be praying to God, but to myself?”
She murmured, feeling that it was all ironic and yet she wanted to laugh. As she laughed, a tear welled up from the corner of her eye, which turned into a crystal clear bead and rolled out of her eye socket. The two of them were engulfed by the flames, and with a 'pop' sound, they turned into countless points of light and dispersed.
The beads fell down, and the believers underground witnessed the scene of Andre and Lanny "dying together". They called out Andre's name in great sorrow, cheering for his act of "destroying the devil" but also mourning the loss of such a "highly respected" spokesperson for God.
A sword-wielding believer was in tears. When he looked up at the sky, he found some crystal beads falling down. He subconsciously threw away his sword and reached out to catch them.
The bead was transparent and pure. When he held it in his hand, it immediately turned into mist and disappeared between his palms. All that was left for him was the coolness of his finger. He seemed to hear the girl's gentle and shy sigh in his ears:
"well… "
That was a girl named Lanny, bidding farewell to the world.
The lights in the theater came on, and no one sitting in the theater stood up. This movie was profound and made people linger on it.
Whether it is the ups and downs of the story or the grand and exciting battle scenes, the life of Lanny and Andre is gripping, and the addition of music has taken this already high-quality movie to a new level.
There is no lack of passion. Hypocrisy and kindness are like the difference between heaven and earth, yet they are inextricably linked.
What is God and what is man? In the end, was it God or Lannie who saved Andre? Every viewer may have his or her own boundaries in his or her mind.
This is an excellent work that tells the meaning of "God" through a unique story.
The addition of two excellent leading actors makes the movie vivid and irreplaceable.
At this moment, no matter in the hearts of Shu Payne or other members of the "Century Filmmakers" who chose to watch "God's Redemption", Lanny is irreplaceable. She should be like this, with black hair and black eyes, with the unique characteristics of a Chinese girl. She performed the innocence and helplessness in the early stage, and the domineering in the later stage exceptionally well.
Her image was frozen. Before this, even though Shu Payne had heard rumors that Laura might play the role of Lanny, I believe that the first group of people who watched the movie would not imagine Lanny as any other girl.
The two leading actors have given their characters extremely distinct personal characteristics, which has made this unprecedented work. It is unlikely that there will be another equally excellent work in the next ten or even more than ten years.
Cesare was very lucky to have found the right actors to make this epoch-making film a success.
Taking a boring subject matter, he turned it into a work that is worth revisiting.
If Shu Peien was worried that the essence of "God's Redemption" had been concentrated in the trailer after watching the trailer before the movie started, then after watching the whole movie, he completely overturned his previous idea and even felt ashamed and embarrassed for having such a preconceived idea.
This is an extremely excellent epic masterpiece, a work that is worthy of being classified as a classic.
Borgia and the Island Company should not worry about the future box office of "God's Redemption" just because Jiang Se is Chinese, because when Jiang Se starts performing, she always has a way to make people forget where they are and the differences in nationality, and make people immerse themselves in the movie wholeheartedly.
Even though he hadn't seen the movie yet, Shu Peien had already decided to cast his vote for "Salvation".
He was not a man who acted on impulse, and at his age he was accustomed to thinking twice before making a decision. But at this moment, he could not help but be affected by his emotions and decided to make an impulsive move.
I can still hear Lannie's sigh, Andre's satisfied laugh, the knights' heroic roars, the roar of the earth, and the list of behind-the-scenes staff members appearing in the sound of the movie's songs. Until the end of the show more than ten minutes later, no one left. (To be continued)