The screenings we examined in week 8 were Simon of the Desert (1965) and El Angel Exterminador (1962). Firstly, in the sequences of Simon of the Desert, the protagonist, Simon, is stationed on top of a single column located in the middle of a desert. He is a man depicted as the image of Jesus Christ, in a worn-out state, as he has been on top of the column for the spiritual purpose of becoming closer to God. The antagonist, the devil, embodied as a young woman, approaches Simon, dressed in school uniform clothes with pigtails and a hula hoop and stick in her hand. This appearance is meant to give a childlike demeanor, as she also skips in a playful manner and sings a melody. Buñuel used her to sing a melody in Latin so as to portray her as someone from ancient times. She aims to tempt him into abandoning his devotion to God by using her body to seduce him, as well as stabbing him with a scalpel and luring him to a nightclub. Although the devil continues to fail, she does not let Simon leave since another tenant, most likely referring to another evil spirit, will be coming by. In El Angel Exterminador, we start off with a sign named Providence Street (Calle de la Providencia), foreshadowing the event of the film. The word “providence” in theology is defined as the intervention of the universe from God for a divine purpose, even if it’s not always understood by man. A group of wealthy people are unable to leave a living room for unknown reasons. As time passes, everyone slowly loses her sanity and high-class mannerisms. Unlike in the beginning, where they looked down upon lower classes, they are forced to sleep on the floor, drink water from the pipe, create a fire to cook the sheep, and get into physical fights. A few of the people from the group died throughout the incident. For example, the two lovers who were sexually intimate in a small room, which can be portrayed almost like a confession room because of the religious images displayed on the door. A female guest decided the religious images were disgusting while two men tried to take them down. After they escaped, they became trapped once again in a church with other church followers and priests. The event can be interpreted as a form of divine punishment, serving as both a test and guidance for their moral character, bestowed by an entity with higher power.