Mandaquit, Cherry Ann C.

February 05, 2016

ZHU 112-BDH Prof. Bien Jonson

Reflection Paper: Miracle in Cell No. 7

1. Why is the film entitled Miracle in Cell No. 7?

The film is entitled as such primarily because most of the setting took place in the seventh
cell of the prison. An event is considered a miracle when it is beyond the realm of possibility
and, it is often viewed as based on Gods intervention. The happenings in the story are
generally not something that is to be expected given the circumstances. Moreover, the hearts
of the people in the film geared up the twist that changed the turn of events. There were
opportunities in the story, God-given opportunities, which made most of the characters
changed the way they look at things. Therefore, those events in the story can be considered
miracles. We cannot account for the reason why it all happened but we can be assured that
those miracles changed the characters hearts for the better.

2. Describe the faith experience of the father and Yesung.

The faith experience of the father in the story, Yong-Goo, is something that we face every
day. His desire to give his best and be understood has led him into a heartbreaking situation.
Despite of all the ridicules he had received, he still had his faith for his fellowmen intact,
helping them in times of need. He had not given in life until the last moment. He endured
the hardships and sacrificed just to prevent a man from harming an innocent child.
Yesung, on the other hand, continually showed her unwavering love and support not
only to her father but also to the other inmates. Her situation may have led her into acting
beyond her age but it also had prepared her heart for all those adversities. She chose to seize
every opportunity that she can put a smile to her fathers face. She chose to fight even if it
was already a lost battle. Those experiences of Yesung and her father required a tremendous
amount of faith. They had chosen to face the fight that God had given them rather that giving
up and backing down.

3. What is the moral lesson of the film?

The moral lesson of the film for me is about the knowledge of the truth. As one saying
goes, there is always a genuine truth behind the truth. We can gather up evidences to
support a claim. We can explain all the facts that the investigation had provided but we
always fail to look beyond what the facts tell us. We fail to know the reason and we refuse to
listen for the fear that the truth will only hurt us more. We believe what we want to believe
that we rob other people of the chance to be understood and be cleared of wrongful
accusations. We fail to take into consideration that maybe, the other person did not meant
for those things to happen. We fail to see that they are also a victim because their story was
never heard. The thing is, everybody deserves the benefit of the doubt. They deserve justice
just like us. We should not jump into conclusions and we should not be blind, deaf and mute
to what our conscience tells us. We always have to know the truth behind the facts. Failure to
see the truth may lead into a person losing his life or losing the thing that means life to him.
There is a fine thread separating things from being right and wrong that it sometimes blurs
so we fail to see it. All I can is that, we just have to look more closely to see.