dackavucevic The time will show how great this movie is! I can not believe that this movie did not have attention that deserve.

cinephile-27690 I am a Christian and love religious dramas, and this is my favorite along with "The Star" and "The Last Temptation of Christ", which is from the same director. It's great that the director of Casino and The Wolf of Wall Street decided to do a profanity free devout movie. I wrote all of this a while back and decided I needed to rewrite the rest. Like I said, this is my favorite movie, with 2 others tied. If I had to pick one of the 3, it is easily Silence. Now why do I love it more than other movie I have watched? I could go on forever with that, it would be longer than the movie(160 minutes.) In short, it's a thought provoking look at faith. Go on YouTube and watch the 43 minute YouTube video: "The Movie Proposal Episode 12: Silence." Skye Jethani will help me out there. See Silence. It is fantastic. I literally could not stop praising it. A+, gold star, 10/10, etc.!

anselmdaniel This review contains spoilers.Silence is directed by Martin Scorcese and stars Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver. The movie follows two Portuguese priests in search of their mentor in Japan. Their once respected mentor has rejected the Catholic faith and is now living with a Japanese identity. The two priests travel to Japan to find the hidden Christians and must come to terms with their faith.As a non-religious person, I found Silence to be incredibly thought provoking. The movie grapples with the heavy theme of faith. The movie centers heavily around Andre Garfield's character. He begins the movie realizing his mentor, played by Liam Neeson, has rejected Catholicism and assumed a Japanese identity. It is here that the movie begins the test of faith. Throughout the movie, Catholicism is called into question on Japan. The peasants have their own interpretation of the faith, and ultimately must apostatize in order to save their lives. Those that do renounce the faith may still cling to it in their hearts. The movie asks the question is one still a believer even after forcibly renouncing their faith? It is this question that persists throughout the movie. All of the characters that play a major role are pivotal to this theme. Two of the important scenes comes with the debate with the grand inquisitor and the former mentor. The discussion with the grand inquisitor was an interesting perspective on how both of the characters viewed Christianity. The re-connection with the mentor forced the character to see how Christianity is really treated in Japan by the hidden devout. It forces the viewer and the character to come to terms with how radical the interpretations became with the Japanese peasants' interpretations. It also showed that certain concepts would not work in Japan and how the inquisitor may have been right.Aside from the plot and themes, the directing, editing, acting, and cinematography are all top notch in this movie. This is a gorgeous movie that shows the time and effort that Martin Scorcese put. Andrew Garfield deserves much praise for his fantastic portrayal of Father Sebastian Rodrigues. The Japanese actors do a great job with their foreign accent. The movie shows the age and time period of the movie incredibly well with sets and costumes that appear authentic to the period. The only downside to this movie is perhaps its length. For some audiences, the movie could be repeating the points too much and it can be a slow beginning.Overall I would recommend Silence to any audience member that is a fan of Martin Scorcese or a fan of the themes of faith. The movie took much care to show the struggles of faith in the face of oppression.

cpzimmon-47314 Long and somewhat boring. This film could have easily been made by Mel Gibson, with the pain, torture, and bloody gore galore. The film should have been titled "Senseless".