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- 2016
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 41 m
- 2016
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 41 m
Summary Two Jesuit priests, Sebastião Rodrigues and Francis Garrpe, travel to seventeenth century Japan which has, under the Tokugawa shogunate, banned Catholicism and almost all foreign contact. There they witness the persecution of Japanese Christians at the hands of their own government which wishes to purge Japan of all western influence. Ev...
Directed By: Martin Scorsese
Written By: Jay Cocks, Shûsaku Endô
- 2016
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 41 m
- 2016
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 41 m
Silence
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7.6
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Summary Two Jesuit priests, Sebastião Rodrigues and Francis Garrpe, travel to seventeenth century Japan which has, under the Tokugawa shogunate, banned Catholicism and almost all foreign contact. There they witness the persecution of Japanese Christians at the hands of their own government which wishes to purge Japan of all western influence. Ev...
Directed By: Martin Scorsese
Written By: Jay Cocks, Shûsaku Endô
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 48 Critic Reviews
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81% Positive
39 Reviews
39 Reviews
17% Mixed
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2% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 48 Critic Reviews
79
81% Positive
39 Reviews
39 Reviews
17% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
2% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Only Scorsese could craft a film of such moral gravity for multiplexes and fascinate for nearly three hours.
Silence is a slowly unfolding, deeply thoughtful film about questioning yourself. About questioning authority. About taking stock of where you've failed as a human being, and wondering how you can make amends — to yourself, to others, and to God.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 357 User Ratings
7.6
79% Positive
282 Ratings
282 Ratings
13% Mixed
47 Ratings
47 Ratings
8% Negative
28 Ratings
28 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 357 User Ratings
7.6
79% Positive
282 Ratings
282 Ratings
13% Mixed
47 Ratings
47 Ratings
8% Negative
28 Ratings
28 Ratings
“City of stars, are you shining just for me?” How I wish they were. God this movie makes every virgin truly feel like one. The movie wants to teach you how to love love and yet you start to resent it. The film is truly a technical perfection. Camera, light, colour, sound and effects. The soundtrack (original) is the best of any movie I’ve ever watched. From the theme song to the obscure background tracks. The music is a turn on fr fr. The characters themselves are anything but bland. The audience is invested in their story. Mia and Seb are only that great because of the on-screen chemistry between Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling. Love, hate, laughter, sadness carry the movie through the challenging streets of Los Angeles. I love that the movie gave an alternate ending for the basic **** watching it and it being heartwarming for them. But, the true ending which is so synonymous to real life is also shown for us filmbros and cinephiles. Damien Chazelle is a master of his craft. So if you’re in the mood for love tonight, watch it.
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This movie is probably one of the hardest ones you will ever watch if you are a Catholic. It begs the question: Is my faith worth the suffering of others? The Jesuit missionaries were always willing to die for their faith. That was never an issue (as shown by the numerous martyrdoms). But what about when preserving your faith directly causes the suffering and death of countless others?
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No one with a genuine belief in the possibilities and mysteries of cinema would think of missing Silence. It's essential filmmaking from the church of Scorsese, a modern master who lives and breathes in the images he puts on screen.
Scorsese blends his twin religions of Catholicism and cinema to considerable effect.
The movie eventually achieves a level of powerful drama…but only after dithering for more than an hour.
The film’s solemnity is seductive — as is Mr. Scorsese’s art — especially in light of the triviality and primitiveness of many movies, even if its moments of greatness also make its failures seem more pronounced.
Still, when you’re making a Christian epic and the best thing about it is the guy playing the inquisitor, you have a serious problem.
A search for God, not for an earthly teacher. A search for a teacher that shows the existence of the human soul, and not of metahuman knowledge. But silence is the crumb that marks the tumultuous path we all go through to where the answers are. A masterpiece.
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This movie is NOT for Christians. It's people who have NOT had the Baptism with the Holy Ghost trying to self-righteously and with False Doctrines spread Christianity, which God's Word proves in HOSEA 4:6 "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge..." Furthermore, this movie showcases why the Lord Jesus tells the disciples NOT to leave Jerusalem till they had the Baptism with the Holy Ghost, proven by God's Word in ACTS 1:4-8 "And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence... ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth." Basically, nobody has the Baptism with the Holy Ghost in the movie, so they have barely any clue what they are doing and are terrible witnesses of the Lord Jesus.
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Much like the protagonist Sebastião Rodrigues, the events in this movie are going to be a test of faith for some of those watching it. Perhaps the film's greatest strength is in its ability to place you in the character's shoes as he finds himself in the unenviable position of having to choose between abandoning his beliefs or continuing to watch others suffer because of them.
It's certainly not an easy film by any means. Despite being gorgeous enough to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography, it's hard to not want to look away from time to time due to the horrific displays of persecution, execution, and torture that take place on both physical and psychological levels. That's because there's a bare naked reality to these scenes. You won't find any explicit blood or gore outside of a single beheading, and it's this kind of restraint and maturity that makes everything so much harder to witness. Especially with Andrew Garfield's gut-wrenching performance as the man being forced to bear the burden of it all really driving the conflict home.
What made the movie difficult for me personally though was the message. I can see the ending being very divisive among the religious. One of the questions it asks is whether or not one can publicly and repeatedly apostatize, yet still actually hold true to God in their hearts if it is done to protect others. As Liam Neeson's "Father Ferreira" puts it, "Only our Lord can judge your soul." And didn't Peter himself deny God three times? Is this in fact the greatest and most Christlike act of love a man can perform? It's all left open to interpretation, but due to its handling all I feel right now is conflicted.
A remarkable aspect of Silence is how it feels very personal. Like Martin Scorsese's way of addressing his own struggles with religion through the medium he knows so well. Those who have studied him and his work would be remiss to avoid this even if they don't find the subject matter appealing. Perhaps I myself will find a greater appreciation for the film upon further reflection and a rewatch somewhere later on down the line.
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Silence, una película dirigida por Martin Scorsese me parecía una propuesta muy interesante, más que todo por su ambientación, durante la persecución cristiana por parte de Japón me parece muy original y aprovecha a Japón más allá de los samuráis o la primera guerra mundial que ya estamos más que acostumbrados.
Y está bien llevada… en parte.
Las actuaciones son muy buenas, los personajes llevan un desarrollo llamativo y los conflictos morales y espirituales te dejan con dudas para pensar luego.
Lastimosamente la narrativa y el guión cuando parece que va avanzar se estanca y da vueltas en el mismo punto y es así muchas veces durante toda le película, lo cual rompe la rompe , Se entiende entiende fácilmente cuál es ese Silencio que agobia a nuestros protagonistas pero no necesitamos que lo recalquen tantas veces, tenemos un secundario que sabemos que está mal, lleva la fe como si fuera un prenda que se quita y se pone con frecuencia y entiendo porque se lleva así pero la películas pierde mucho tiempo en estas secuencias que se pudieron abordar de una mejor forma
Al final creo que tenia muchas espectativas para está película , ya sea por el tema, la ambientación, el casting o lo que más esperaba el director.
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"Silence" | C- | Holy **** All of the critics raving about this uneven, overly long, self-indulgent, anticlimactic, snooze-fest should turn in their credentials. Well-crafted but so what! It's Scorsese & his team. Production values are a given. Garfield's amazing performance saves the film from a D, but Driver's awful accent is cringe-worthy. Skip it - save the 2 1/2 hours!
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Production Company
SharpSword Films,
AI-Film,
CatchPlay,
IM Global,
Verdi Productions,
Emmett/Furla Oasis Films,
Waypoint Entertainment,
G&G,
Sikelia Productions,
Fábrica de Cine,
The Fyzz Facility,
Cappa Defina Productions
Release Date Dec 23, 2016
Duration 2 h 41 m
Rating R
Tagline Sometimes silence is the deadliest sound.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
International Cinephile Society Awards
• 8 Nominations
CinEuphoria Awards
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
