Because of Martin, I made this film, but because the introduction mentioned religion, I was actually repulsive and not very interested. I really didn’t watch the movie at night, so I had to click on “Silence” to watch it to pass some time and then sleep. some background knowledge.
First of all, the audience will involuntarily define it as a religious film. In fact, this film is not classified as a religious film at all. It just borrows the props of religion to discuss a cultural conflict with the specific historical period when the Tokugawa shogunate banned Catholicism. On the issue of human nature, Martin lets the audience watch what is happening through the camera.
The theme of silence, which is gradually unfolded through the foreshadowing and middle stage of the film, is reflected in three aspects:
1. In front of the ruling class, the villagers chose to remain silent in order to survive in the face of their choice of beliefs, the humiliation of their beliefs, and the persecution of church members.
2. The missionary Rodriguez saw all the people and things persecuted because of his beliefs and suffered, and he began to struggle and cry in his heart, where is the Lord and why did the Lord choose to remain silent.
3. The conversation between missionary Rodriguez and mentor Father Ferira in the temple, and then became an accomplice of the ruling class, they accepted the "swamp" of Japan and chose silence.
The belief of the common people in "Silence" is the totem-style blind worship of the cross, the rosary, and the idol, the hope that children will be free from disease when they are baptized, and the bliss of no hunger, no hard labor, and no taxes. The yearning for the paradise of the world has a strong utilitarian and pragmatic subjective will. They are kind, joyful, and struggling. What they need is actually a kind of comfort and release in the face of suffering, a form of happiness experience. The missionary Rodriguez was very happy with this group of believers at first. He felt that he was needed by the villagers, and he baptized hundreds of children. He believed that he had considerable existential value. Until Yoshijiro's repeated betrayals and the reappearance of his mentor, Father Ferira, almost destroyed and subverted everything he believed in.
The role of Jijiro is very interesting. In the film, he appeared 7-8 times. Every time he appeared, he overturned his previous statement or practice. is forced helpless. Rodriguez was disgusted and hesitant towards him, but what Rodriguez struggled with was, in the face of such a small person and person, does the Lord love him? Still love him? The most ironic thing is that when everyone, including Rodriguez himself, gave up their piety and chose to remain silent, Jijiro said, you are the last priest I know, and I have to repent...
The dialogue between Father Ferira and Rodriguez in the temple, as well as the dialogue between Rodriguez and Inoue-sama after he chose to abandon religion, are the real flaws of the film, revealing that Western beliefs and Eastern culture are not accustomed to the soil and water The root of it is why you in the west arrogantly change the sun in my east. Instead of giving up her beliefs, Ferreira really tried to learn to accept the civilization of others first. What Mr. Guan Inoue said in front of Rodriguez was right. You didn't lose to me, you lost to the swamp in Japan. When Rodriguez died, his wife secretly stuffed a ground cross into his hands, but she was subjected to Buddhist funeral rituals. What a tragic sadness.
We live in the current dynasty. In recent years, with the rapid development of the economy and the rapid improvement of material life, the matter of happiness has been frequently mentioned. Why use "be", because most people have no sense of happiness , happiness is an experience, but it needs comparison and reference, which has nothing to do with how much money you have. In recent years, more and more people have begun to choose to believe in religion, especially in economically developed areas, and most of these believers are above the middle class. The emergence of these phenomena is actually a spiritual need for people to seek a sense of well-being after they have solved the problem of food and clothing. Is it related to belief? In fact, almost everything related to faith around you is related to utility, desire, and demand, such as:
During the New Year’s Eve, the temples are reserved for the rich and noble, who come to pray to the gods and worship the Buddha, and almost all those who recite the words orally bless the prosperity of wealth;
Most of the women kneeling at the feet of Guanyin Bodhisattva are asking for childbearing;
Have you noticed that in the police stations in Hong Kong and Japanese movies, things like Guan Erge or Buddhist altars will be placed to ensure safe entry and exit?
Every weekend, in many gatherings of non-governmental Christian organizations, many people bask in their faces with a social mentality. In form, it is no different from sending a circle of friends on WeChat to ask for likes.
In fact, in this swamp, you and I are also in it.
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