amy- Decalogue #1

I have already written extensively analytically on the First Commandment, so now I wish to give my own opinions on it. First of all, I love the man in white who plays an omniscient, god-like figure in The Decalogue. Especially in this first episode, I love the screenplay around him. I love how he seems to convey something to each of the characters. In this first episode, he sits eerily by a fire near the pond. In his eyes he expresses extreme sorrow in spite of the stoic face. I think what stands out most to me is the concept of rationality versus romanticism. The father in this episode seems to be, paradoxically, a romantic rationalist. The viewer sees how the father worships the thought that technology could possibly create a human. He bows to the power of man. I cannot be harsh on his character, because I know many people who rely upon their brain as the chief in their lives. I think humans typically prefer to rely on their own thought processes to get them through life. Life tends to break us down. Here is where Kieslowski comes in. Kieslowski wants to show, by the First Commandment, the uncontrollable and unquantifiable nature of life. I once heard a quote stating that the people who enjoy life the most are the ones who are able to enjoy change. As I grow older, I find this fact to be all too true. I know I cannot rely on my mind to help me cope with all that life brings to the table. Kieslowski wants to show what can happen if humanity starts to try and quantify life as a mathematical problem or science project.