Silence

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Rémi V @kernel_33 Nov 24 Beautiful and captivating, but too one-sided to be universal and fully accomplished Christians will find in this film a study of faith and its nature, confronted with other cultures and religions. How far can it go, and at what cost? At what point does one betray their faith by clinging to it too tightly? The film addresses these questions at length and in detail, with relevance but also many slow moments and repetitions, offering only a single point of view: that of the Jesuit priest, necessarily noble and necessarily a victim. Non-believers will find much to criticize in this work, first and foremost the singular perspective just mentioned and the glaring lack of historical and religious context—so much so that one often feels the film is aimed solely at Catholic believers. We never learn how Father Ferreira’s evangelization of Japan unfolded before he was captured and tortured, nor why the Japanese carried out such a cruel and relentless inquisition. This contextualization could have added welcome nuance and made the film more accomplished, since the sense of Manichaeism persists throughout the work. Still, this story of apostate Jesuit priests in 17th-century Japan—little known to the general public—is fascinating and beautifully told. Technically, the film is highly accomplished. Only the performances of the two main actors, though respectable, sometimes lack credibility and do not always ring true. A deeper contextualization would likely have strengthened the film’s message and smoothed out its pacing and narrative. To be viewed as an introduction to this chapter of religious history, with distance and reservations. See more Adam D @neph-lon Nov 3 It’s a stunning work of art, the cinematography is outstanding. The acting is excellent. It’s just a very hard film to watch, you endure it rather than enjoy it. In think that’s the point of it, but there was no lightness, no levity. It’s very real, very gritty, very beautiful but not one to rewatch. See more Ralph P Oct 17 Beautiful cinematography and wonderful acting. Just another routine by Hollywood another cultural industries to integrate and belittle Christians. To show the Christian faith as the cultural scourge which causes other cultures to justifying the rejected and use force to stop its proliferation. and of course, to show priests as a little more than human beings that will cave under weaknesses, no matter how weak or strong. It certainly paints fuel. Japan is an orderly society, which is using all means necessarily to stamp out foreign interest and preserve their way of life. Certainly way too long, and there was too much silence in silence. Mostly a snore fest with beautiful scenery and occasionally good acting. See more Maria O @HameZz Aug 24 Very contemplative movie. Will need to rewatch again. See more Anton P Aug 17 It saddens me how this movie ends. It’s dramatic, cinematic, and very raw & based on a true story. Despite of that, the premise is completely wrong. Anyone who has read through the New Testament can see that this film is completely, 100% wrong on its premise of the price for rejecting Jesus- the movie even stating that Jesus approves of it. It makes Christ seem as nothing, to suffer for Him as an inconvenience and love this earthly life. An honest read of the New Testament shows that to suffer for Him results in Heavenly reward & favor from Him. A sad story and unfortunately completely off the mark about the true Christian faith. See more Johannes S Jul 31 Gorgeous movie and one of those, where you sit still for minutes after it ends. The natural sounds are powerfully used. The torture scenes are gutwrenching. See more Read all reviews

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