The symbolic role of God in Only God Forgives
Channel: Andrew Venus
Date: 2021-11-09

Nobody cares about Only God Forgives anymore. Except me. I care because I am cursed. Cursed to wonder: is Lieutenant Chang God? And what does it matter anyway? Spoilers: it doesn't. But it also does. Kind of.

In this video we're looking at Only God Forgives, a film with way too much symbolism and which people get caught up analysing in terms of its literal details when what's important is the symbolic role of God.

00:00 Introduction
01:14 Part 1: Drive 2.0, if you will
07:38 Part 2: "You are God"
11:48 Part 3: These fists were made for punching, and that's just what they'll do
17:42 Part 4: "Wanna fight?"
21:09 Conclusion: God's Forgiveness