More on hypocracy

When Jesus had finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went in and reclined at the table. But the Pharisee, noticing that Jesus did not first wash before the meal, was surprised.
Then the Lord said to him, 'Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. You foolish people! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also? But give what is inside the dish to the poor, and everything will be clean for you.
'Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone.
'Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the most important seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.
'Woe to you, because you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without knowing it.'
(Luke 11:37-44)

For some reason this reminds me of a clip from a surrealist film called Le Fantôme de la Liberté (Phantom of Freedom) we watched in Film Movements and Theories a few weeks ago. It’s a satire of the bourgeoisie (French middle class).
At the start of the clip it appears that a number of people have turned up to share dinner together. However, when they sit down at what appeared to be a dining table, it turns out to be surrounded by toilets. They all drop their trousers and skirts and sit down. As they use the toilets together they talk haute couture and complain about the smell of Madrid, until one of them excuses himself to go and eat.
And then, look! There’s me watching this clip, feeling distain for the middle class, and feeling that I’m so much better than them. Without God helping me change I’d be stuffed.