I just saw this film and I missed one or two scenes. One scene must have been the explanation of the pearl dreams. What was the meaning behind this? Is there something in the bible about this? I did see that one scene where the girl had a pearl tattoo on her back but I didn`t quite follow that part.
shareIt's called artistic license. It is not part of apocalyptic Christianity, but seemed to symbolize some sort of vision true believers have.
shareI have a suspicion it has to do with manichean themes/symbolism.
The "hymn of thr pearl" from wiki:
"The hymn has been preserved and especially treasured in Manichaeism - a version of it appears as part of a Coptic Manichaean psalm book and is called the Psalms of Thomas. The Hymn of the Pearl has also been admired by Orthodox Christian thinkers[citation needed] and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons)."