Without a doubt, moral choices are often transposed through the dimension of art. Indeed, it does not come as the main theme of arts. However, its impact could often be read between the lines. Recently, I have watched a movie “Ida”, which won an Academy Award as Best Foreign Language film. The touching story of a Jewish orphan who later faced a Catholic face touches upon the theme of morality in wartime in Poland.The key dilemma conveyed in the movie regards the question of religion and choice for faith in the times when the life is of a bigger value. It is a clearly known fact that many Jews suffered from the German destroying policies at the time far beyond Germany. The story of a Jewish girl that was saved in the Catholic environment expresses the issue of morality to impose the religious beliefs and raises the following question: whether one shall become a Christian and become baptized without making a personal choice. Moreover, the question raises the point of baptism in the circumstances, when the state policies were of the more importance than the individual decisions.
In fact, the main aspect I have learned after watching the movie is that one cannot and shall not impose the religious beliefs as they often become the core for the future moral choices. In the case of Ida, it was the matter of having a relationship with the person she loved after she decided to become a nun. Moral choice is somewhat rather personal, what one cannot be in charge of. In particular, the lesson to be learned from the movie appeals to people who tend to become judgmental over one’s personal beliefs when it comes to faith. Thus, the movie completely changed my perception of religion and morality as such.