Rodrigues continues to absolve him, and yet this is the slow unraveling of an aspect of this story: do the Japanese really comprehend the religion in the same way Westerners do? There are three people who make this movie better than average: Andrew Garfield surely gives one of the year's best performances as a man trapped in his own personal Hell, forced to grapple between martyrdom and eternal damnation. Rodrigues, though oftentimes alone, is shadowed by a Japanese recluse named Kichijiro, a drunk who once betrayed his faith in order to spare his life (he witnessed the execution of his entire family) but returns to the faith time again in order to make Confession and amends with the Lord. ![]() As we delve further into the country towards Nagasaki (where Ferreira is said to be held), the two priest break off on separate journeys. Through language barriers, it seems that God is always present. For them, the arrival of Rodrigues and Father Garupe (Driver) is confirmation of their beliefs. Upon landing on the shores of Japan (smuggled in on small fishing boats from China), he encounters villages of faithful Christians who worship in secret. Father Rodrigues (Andrew Garfield) holds hope that Ferreira is alive while also working to convert as many locals under cover of darkness. This is less a story of a search for one man as it is an odyssey into the despair found in conflicting religious beliefs. What begins as a fairly traditional story ventures into the heart of Japan in the 16th Century with a sharp attention to both detail and horror. These two young ministers take the journey to find out for themselves. ![]() The story follows two priests from Portugal (Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver) who venture into hostile Japanese country in search of their mentor, Father Ferreira (Liam Neeson), who has abandoned his Christian faith. This is surely one of the year's most powerful stories, and yet I have to admit it left me cold. ![]() I think I'm falling right on the middle on this one. I suppose someone else could argue the opposite: that this is a story full of brutality and despair without the signature style of the aged director. The talk is that it was a passion project of his for decades, finally being released in all it's artistic endeavors and mysteries. There's a reasonable argument to say that SILENCE is one of Martin Scorsese's better movies.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |