Topic > Analysis Of The Film 'The Decalogue' - 1129

He venerates her obsessively, always observing her and secretly calling her several times without saying anything to her. The director did a great job of laying out this structure, showing Tomek treating Magda as a divine figure. It sets the stage for the film because it shows Tomek as a typical teenager and how his obsessions get in the way of keeping the commandments. The second commandment states: “You shall not make idols for yourself” (Bible). Magda was Tomek's idol. The way he sent her bank receipts made her believe that someone was giving her money just so he could see her at the post office. He also became a milkman just so he could see and meet her. Once again Tomek was breaking the picture. He was so obsessed with her that he idolized her as if she were a famous person. Tomeak couldn't get enough of her. In every waking moment he thought of her or looked at her