Silence

Silence

  • Director: Martin Scorsese
  • Writer: Jay Cocks,Martin Scorsese,Shûsaku Endô
  • Countries of origin: United States, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Japan, Mexico, I
  • Language: English, Japanese, Latin
  • Release date: January 13, 2017
  • Runtime: 2h 41min
  • Sound mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 2.39 : 1
  • Also known as: Silencio
  • "Silence" is a historical drama film released by Paramount Pictures, directed by Martin Scorsese and co-starred by Andrew Garfield , Liam Neeson , Yosuke Kubotazu , Tadanobu Asano , and Adam Douglas Driver . The film was released in the United States on January 13, 2017.
    Based on the novel of the same name by the Japanese writer Shusaku Endo, the film tells the story of a Portuguese Jesuit priest who smuggled to Japan to preach in a small village near Nagasaki under the Tokugawa shogunate ban   .

    Details

    • Release date January 13, 2017
    • Filming locations Taiwan
    • Production companies SharpSword Films, AI-Film, CatchPlay

    Box office

    Budget

    $46,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $7,100,177

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $130,880

    Gross worldwide

    $23,834,809

    Movie reviews

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    • By Ewell 2022-07-13 13:11:54

      Silence--The Most In-Depth Religious History Film

      "O Lord, why are you standing at a distance?" When you are in trouble, why are you hiding? "

      Regarding religion, as an unbelieving celestial citizen, you don't actually have much power to express your opinion, but this movie is like a stick in your throat. I couldn't let it go. His words were not sharp, but they were like a blunted knife...

    • By Lionel 2022-04-24 07:01:07

      Remember a failed imperial invasion war

      The story takes place around 1640, a year that always reminds me of 1840 in Chinese history, and also sees a high degree of similarity. It was the same Western European invasion of East Asia, the same feudal rulers who fought hard against it, and the same arduous war. It was just the opposite. In the face of the mighty cultural aggression in Western Europe, the Japanese ruling class was resolute and resolute, and used force and will to eliminate the foreign invasion; while China did not have...

    • By Janelle 2022-04-24 07:01:07

      the emptiness of faith

      The laboratory has a very good friend who is a Christian. In Chinese society, there are actually very few people with such Western beliefs. I will ask her if you are Christian or Catholic. She looked me in the eyes very seriously and said, I don't believe in religion, I believe in Christ. I was a little taken aback when I first heard it. By chance, she took me to a Christian gathering. All the believers in Christ sat in a cramped little house, singing hymns, reading the Bible, and...

    • By Bill 2022-04-24 07:01:07

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      1. Jesus said, I came to suffer for you, trample on me.

      2. The Japanese do not really understand who Christ is from their hearts. The Lord they say is their sun god. Japan is a swamp and no plants can grow.

      3. Everything I do, even after I quit teaching, is in your name, and my love for you is always in my heart. I still forgive the sins of the Japanese in the name of God and accept his repentance.

      4. Rodriguez is Jesus incarnate, and his experience is Jesus' experience. It...

    • By Carroll 2022-04-24 07:01:07

      I don't agree with the director's attitude

      The first half is slow and long. The second half is like a torture demonstration film. Without the discussion of religion and political culture, this foreign missionary story has no deep value and meaning, and does not show the Japanese devout belief in Buddhism. There is no analogy to the positive image of the spectator, which makes the viewer feel as if Buddhism is just a political tool. Maybe Lao Ma can’t shoot this part as an outsider.

      I feel that what the director wants to say is...

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    • By Sedrick 2023-09-24 13:00:56

      The power of betrayal of belief actually comes from the belief itself, seemingly contradictory is not contradictory. The old horse is a real...

    • By Jess 2023-09-10 17:47:17

      Lao Ma's best work in recent years, but unfortunately Garfield's acting skills can't keep...

    • By Dante 2023-08-31 07:28:34

      You may not be moved by their beliefs, but it's hard not to be moved by the power of their beliefs. God is silent and merciful, and we are all the people of Yuanyou... Martin is worthy of the master of this era, natural light, and abandoning the soundtrack , the empty scene with no way forward, if it weren't for the excessive force of Garfield's little plum, the look and feel of the movie could still go to a higher level - the queen's male protagonist has a problem, and I don't know if the old...

    • By Lucie 2023-08-27 22:24:15

      The test faced by the protagonist in the first half is that God responds silently to prayer and suffering, and the second half is how to live a double life in external silence and inner faith. This is no problem, but the driving force of the film is almost always the Japanese characters in the film. Sadistic-style endless sadism (not just the body), with a lot of scenes but no complexity, it's a bit uncomfortable to watch; Garfield is really soft and sweet, and the first sentence is too...

    • By Maiya 2023-08-22 17:21:18

      When I finished reading the novel, my comment was: "Believe is there, but the outside is empty." When belief becomes a religion, it transcends the category of individuals and has a group nature, which cannot be verified but can only be falsified. This is an excuse to practice domestication. and domination. If God were...

    Movie plot

    In Japan under the rule of the Tokugawa Shogunate in the mid-17th century, Western religious activities were strictly prohibited, and Christians were often brutally persecuted. The Portuguese missionaries Father Gape ( Adam Douglas Driver ) and Father Rodriguez ( Andrew Garfield ) came to the Hizen area of ​​Kyushu by smuggling. The Christian villagers were very happy and provided them with a hiding place. Secret missions were...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    The film has been in trouble since it was launched in Taiwan. First, a US$3.5 million claim was caused due to copyright issues before the filming started.
    The film accidentally collapsed in the live-action studio of Taiwan's China Film and Culture City, resulting in a tragedy of 1 death and 2 injuries.
    Korean actor Long Daijie originally had a cameo appearance in the film, but his scandal about getting drunk and making trouble on the...
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    Evaluation action

    The discussion on religion in the film is very profound, which also makes some viewers who don’t know much about religion feel a little confused. To understand this film, you need to have a certain understanding of Catholic rituals and values. Of course, you must also understand. In Japanese Shintoism, it is especially important to understand the age of the story in the movie—the state of religious belief in the seventeenth century....
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    Movie quotes

    • Rodrigues: I feel so tempted. I feel so tempted to despair. I'm afraid. The weight of your silence is terrible. I pray, but I'm lost. Or am I just praying to nothing? Nothing. Because you are not there.

    • Kichijiro: Where is the place for a weak man in a world like this?

    • Rodrigues: The blood of martyrs is the seed of the church.