loved this scene, but i loved it even more too when i read some of the interviews rian johnson did about the writing (one, two)
The filmmaker turned to Catholic family members to facilitate a discussion with a few clergymen. "I'm very close to my aunt and uncle that live in Denver," he says. "They invited their priest and five other local Denver priests over. So I got to sit down with them and have an ask-me-anything dinner. It was pretty amazing, and a lot came out of that."
Johnson recalls one particular takeaway from his sit-down with the priests. "It led to one of the most critical scenes in the movie, actually," he says. "I remember the priests telling me how when they go out during the day, they're always wearing the clerical collar, even when just getting groceries. And that means that when they're just trying to get their grapefruit at the store, a woman will come up to them and start sobbing that her husband is dying, or somebody will come up to them and start getting in their face and screaming at them."
The filmmaker says that those revelations shaped a key scene in which Jud pauses his involvement in the investigation to attend to a parishioner in need. "The idea that they are on stage and of service to the world at all times as a priest, and there's no time off from that — that led directly to a pivotal scene halfway through the movie," Johnson says. "Jud is swept up in the gamified version of the murder mystery, and has kind of been led down Blanc's version of the us-against-them game. And he has a hard reset when something like that happens to him."
that the scenes only real whiplash feeling is one you would get in reality. that hes torn out of this chase hes got swept up into and been reminded of his position, his responsibility, and his own ethos. and that this is also grounded in the reality of living as a priest
as well one bit that struck me when watching it, which may not be fully true on a rewatch paying close attention, but it felt like the first time in the movie since he moved there that hes actually been able to act as a priest for someone. which is vital for him. not only is it bringing him back into the reality of reminding him of his position and his own morals and priorities but that hes reminded that the service he gives to others is actually wanted, needed. that even though the flock here hates him, theres still a world out there that appreciates and wants him and that he can serve in the way that aligns with what hes called to do. not only a wake up call but also a reminder and a promise of that, if he just hangs in there, he can be the priest hes worked to be. even if its just on the phone to strangers, he can still be of service and its worth sticking it out to be able to do that
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