Whose silence is it? With this question in mind, I watched the film intermittently. Is it the silence of the villagers? Is it the silence of missionaries? It was not until the end that it was discovered that God was silent. Facing the prayers of villagers and believers, and the prayers of missionaries, God did not answer. There is a classic fallacy: Can God stop evil? If he cannot, he is not omnipotent. What. I am an atheist, and I don't know how Christians understand this issue, but I think Yoshijiro's actions are the best explanation. Facing the blind faith of the villagers (thinking that they have gone to heaven after becoming religious), the daimyo's actions Repressed by force, he betrayed everyone, just to find a place to survive in the turbulent times. Compared with other villagers, he appeared to be a coward. But he pursued himself, cowardly, alive, and continued to follow Jesus, while the villagers were Perfect interpretation of "religion is the opium of human spirit", they may not know what Christ or religion is, just because they are in the social pyramid, suffering and struggling between the bottom and hell, maybe they can have It can only be this spiritual sustenance. In order to be human, they will not let anything take away what they can keep. Since money and food cannot be retained, they will use their lives to defend their "spiritual pure land". Maybe some people have not seen the god in their hearts. In their thinking, martyrdom may be a complete relief, but in fact, it seems that there is no faith where life comes from. The original face of faith is to make people stronger The vitality of life, whether it is to live or do something meaningful. Once it is gone, all of this is lost, and there is no meaning at all. It is right and wrong to say that God is silent. Yes, he will not respond to any Man's prayer; wrong, wrong in that he has been guiding you all the time, making you work hard for your life and make it meaningful. I think the innocent martyrdom of the villagers is exactly the opposite of that, and they die without a place.
This is a completely humble opinion. If you misinterpret the teachings or understand the film differently, please forgive me.
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