What does he mean by "Vanity-definitely my favourite sin"?

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Quotation By Satan at the end of The Devils Advocate

Vanity — definitely my favorite sin.

What does he mean by that? He has succeeded in transforming Kevin to a good man. So why does he make this comment?



Best Answer

This line (which breaks the fourth wall as Al Pacino utters it directly at us) is said immediately after Kevin (Keanu Reeves) has been easily coerced by a reporter and his own wife, Mary-Ann (Charlize Theron), into giving an interview which, it is promised, will make him a 'star'.

We are essentially right back where we started in the film. After getting Gettys acquitted in the beginning, Kevin rides the celebrations and adulation, ultimately accepting the offer to work at Milton's firm.

At the end of the film, when he is given a second chance to morally redeem himself, we can see that, ultimately, all he craves is the same adulation - hence the 'vanity' line.

Of course, with the line being said directly to the audience, it could also just be a little in-joke on the failings of big movie stars...




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Who said Vanity is my favorite sin?

\u201cVanity\u2026 Definitely, my favorite sin,\u201d said the Devil, played by Al Pacino, right after Keanu Reeves' character starts buying into the idea that he is an undefeatable attorney in the movie The Devil's Advocate.

What does the sin of vanity mean?

In many religions, vanity, in its modern sense, is considered a form of self-idolatry in which one likens oneself to the greatness of God for the sake of one's own image, and thereby becomes separated and perhaps in time divorced from the Divine grace of God.



The Devil's Advocate Ending Scene- Vanity is definitely my favorite sin




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