“A word that exists joyfully through creation, that alleviates every pain and sorrow, that absolves all guilt and humanity…”
“What word is that?” asked the Devil.
“Love.”
The angel pointed his sword toward the Devil. His radiance slowly consumed the Devil and the screen.
Faust, the 1926 movie directed by F.W. Murnau granted salvation to Faust and his beloved Gretchen. They were burned at the stake, but their souls rose to heaven. Love transcended morality and age. When Gretchen gazed at Faust, who had caused the death of her brother and mother, and appeared as an old man, she saw only her young lover.
Is morality the devil then? There is no judgment in love.
