Introducing "Shadowlands - 1993", the love and separation (a woman who died of cancer) between CS Lewis, who is considered one of the greatest scholars of the 20th century, a professor of theology at the University of Oxford, and Joy Davidman, an Israeli-American poet and extraordinary Protestants. British actors Anthony Hopkins as CS Lewis and Debra Winger as Joy Davidman. Rather than his theological achievements or viewpoints (though not deep and easy to deal with), this film depicts his deeply personal faith views reflected in his love and relationship with Joy, who lived single until her mid-50s and later married Joy. for the first time is.
A real person, CSLewis, has held many titles - an English novelist and member of the Church of England, also a professor of philosophy and Renaissance literature at Cambridge University, and was called Jack by his close friends. - Named after the dog CS Lewis had as a child. Interestingly, as the leading Protestant theologian of the 20th century, he actually lived a young life with some doubts about God's providence after the death of his mother, who died of illness when he was young. In other words, it is said that he lived as an atheist in his heart, and then regained his faith when he grew up. His past words give us a glimpse into his thoughts on God throughout his life:
"We live in the Land of Shadows. The sun always shines somewhere else. Around the corner. On a hill branch. There is)."
“We live in the Land of Shadows, only seeing the shadow of God's greatness in all of His creation. All we have to do is 'turn around' and we will see the true light of God. We can only glimpse the greatness of God through the shadow of God's Creation. All we can do is turn to God...and then we can see His true light)."
It is said that he lectured a lot on pure love(?). There are many scenes like this in films, especially the French scholar and poet Guillaume de Lorris ' Roman de la Rose (I remember reading this book tiredly in high school, but it wasn't just a pure love story) during college. the part is very impressive... "A rose garden surrounded by high walls, a fountain in the middle, and two lenses placed on it... You can't enter the garden, but the roses are reflected in the lens. A person who sees the group" - -- It seems that it is perfect love that he defines. The following line comes from his conversation with an Oxford student (as close as possible):
CSLewis: A garden surrounded by high walls. Inside the garden, fountain. In the fountain, two crystal stones. In crystal, in reflection, a garden of roses. In the middle of the rose, one perfect rosebud. Guillaume de Lorris used a rosebud, of course, as an image. But the picture of what?
Student 1: Love?
CSLewis: What kind of love?
Student 2: Untouched? Unopened like a bud?
CSLewis: Yes, more.
Student 3: Perfect love?
CSLewis: What makes it perfect? Come on. Get up.
Student 4: Is that the polite ideal of love?
CSLewis: What is it? What is one of its essential qualities? Unattainable. The most intense joy lies not in possessing but in wanting. A pleasure that never fades... Lasting happiness only belongs to you when what you desire most is out of reach.
Why did CSLewis, who is no ordinary person, marry Joy, a divorced American writer with two children, at such a young age? What's the attraction? literature? ideology? That's not faith. I'm very curious. I'll have to ask later. This film...maybe just the story of a famous man, but what he loves in the world is his dedication and sacrifice to the opposite sex, and in a broader view, his conformity to God's irresistible providence. a thought lofty enough to make a heartache and sore throat.
Not long after they got married, unfortunately, Joy found out that she had cancer. Watching his wife grow weaker by the day, CSLewis descended into his country house with him, his sons, and his older brother (who is also a professor at the same university). The conversation he had when he decided to share the loft he shared with him when he was a child, lifting his frail wife up the stairs and laying her down on the bed, was heartbreaking:
Joy: How long have you been using this room alone?
CS Lewis: About 25 years, maybe more.
Joy: What do you usually do before bed?
CS Lewis: I just do the things I normally do.
Joy: Show me how you prepare for bed
CS Lewis: Oh, close the curtains. Then remove the pajamas from under the pillow and put them on.
Joy: Where did you put your clothes?
CS Lewis: You hang your clothes on that chair over there, brush your teeth and go to bed.
Joy: Then what?
CSLewis: After removing the blanket, I knelt down and prayed.
Joy: Then what?
CS Lewis: Then I go to bed.
Joy: How? Sideways or lying on your back?
CS Lewis: Oh, I lay on my side to sleep.
Joy: Show me. I want to see you do it as usual.
Despite her attentive care, one night Joy meets her final moments. At that time, the scene where the husband, CSLewis, looked at his wife, Joy, and said his last prayer while crying was also very heartbreaking. There aren't many movies (I've seen more than 3,000 so far) that make my heart ache and make me thirsty, but there are less than ten, but this one:
I love you, joy. I really love you.
You have made me very happy.
I didn't know I could be so happy.
You are the most righteous person I have ever known.
Sweet Jesus, with my beloved wife, joy.
I'm sorry if I love him too much.
Have pity on both of us.
CSLewis, who was left with his son after the death of his wife... After two of the women he loved became ill (his mother and wife), he abandoned the Protestant view of love and the limitations of men. :
Why love when loss is so painful?
I have no more answers,
just the life i live.
Twice in that life...
I have been given a choice:
As a boy...
and as a man.
The boy chose safety.
The man chose suffering.
The pain now is part of the happiness then.
That's the deal.
Ah... And where else can you find ending credits as beautiful as these? I do not remember. It was as if the colorful paintings of Post-Impressionist European painters were transferred to the screen.
