Silence

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Ralph P 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. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/17/25 Full Review HameZz Z Very contemplative movie. Will need to rewatch again. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/24/25 Full Review Anton P 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. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/17/25 Full Review Johannes S 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. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/12/25 Full Review Charles S Figured this would be interesting due to the actors and after seeing Shogun, but there's no real nuance to the characters as written, or moral to the story. Just a couple (mostly well-acted) priests questioning their faith, and peasants being persecuted for yearning after paradiso. Maybe martyrdom can always be food for thought, or a vent for compassion, but again it's just so cartoonishly evil I struggled feeling anything for actions so unnatural Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/07/25 Full Review Kevin P A harrowingly tense and devastating deconstruction of martyrdom and missionary work that questions the benefits of conversion in a state that only leads to suffering. The miserable tone is contrasted with such beautiful stunning lighting and landscape vistas. Excellent performances from Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, and Liam Neeson. The movie has thought provoking themes that question faith vs brutal persecution vs colonialism, and what decisions we make to survive it all. It really sticks with you well after the end credits. Especially with the nuanced portrayal of religious persecution where the torture & murder against one's own people is clearly horrific and evil, but the methods behind it are merely fear from the global European colonial powers trying to carve up the rest of the world and impose their own doctrine by any means necessary. The 3 Portuguese missionary characters may be kindhearted pacifists who genuinely want to spread their faith, but what about their predecessors or institutional colleagues when they first colonized the New World? Or maintained their own purity during the Spanish Inquisition? Their own cowardice to let their followers suffer in a vain attempt to maintain their public image as faithful? Is it worth it? Where do you draw the line? Especially while 2 religious fundamentalist institutions escalate with their brutality to cling to people's faith as if it were a quantifiable resource for power, whether they know it or not. It's a tough watch about the test of faith, but it's such an emotionally powerful film that will stick with you in the years to come. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/23/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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