what this film really does for me is capture the innocence and naive nature of the female lead and turn her into a hauntingly distorted character who is neither human nor god. at the start she is depicted as caring, hardworking, and engaged in somewhat degrading activities, as she had to serve her father in law. however, as the movie progresses, i noticed the repetitive use of the word mother by the same father in law, she was respected through words and not actions, which is my personal interpretation. but once she was declared to be a goddess, she was treated much better, which helps me understand why she did not want others to believe otherwise either, perhaps she enjoyed the devotion. this is also likely the reason she refuses to run away with her husband, but at the same time, it seems that the burden of being perfect because she is seen as a goddess actually feels worse than how she lived at the beginning. in the end, this devotion turns into something much darker, it becomes a form of control and blind belief that leads to tragedy in the form of sacrifice. fanaticism at its finest i suppose?
