1. There is a movie that makes you speechless after watching it. Even if you want to say it, you are very powerless. Martin Scorsese's "Silence" is one such film. Wang Shuya has a book called "Heaven was silent for half an hour", which is a good name. Heaven will also be silent. When suffering occurs, does God really respond to the world with silence? Obviously not, "Silence" does not express that God is really silent. Rather, God has been speaking to us through suffering, just like Lotrigo in the movie, he was always reluctant to "step on", but when he stared at the icon of Jesus, he heard a voice: "Come forward. Come on, it's alright. Step on me. I understand your pain. I came to this world to share people's pain. I took the cross to share your pain. Your life is now with me." Lotrigo eventually "abandoned religion". Like Yoshijiro, he stomped the icon under his feet. In this sense, Yoshijiro is Lotrigo himself. On the surface Lotrigo is a staunch priest, but he can also be "weak", and when he ends up being as weak as Yoshijiro, he also regains his faith. Paul said, "If I have to boast, I will boast about my weakness. (2 Corinthians 11:30) Weakness is not shame, but behind weakness is strength. 2. Director Martin Scorsese did not disappoint. The 160-minute length did not make people feel procrastinated, but it made people feel more real anyway. Martin tried every means to restore Endo Shusaku's creative intent. In order to express the serious atmosphere, there is almost no background music in the whole film. Instead, a lot of natural sounds are used, such as sea breeze, birdsong, insects and so on. If Endo was still alive, I'm sure he would have loved Martin Scorsese's version of Silence. Martin and Endo are both Catholics. In 1988, Martin Scorsese's "The Last Temptation of Christ" directed a rough cut, but instead of bringing Martin fame, the film caused huge controversy. "The Last Temptation of Christ" was not released in the end. Due to the "blasphemy" of Jesus' humanity, Martin didn't know what to do for a while. At this time, a Catholic priest recommended him to read a novel, which is the novel of the same name by Endo Shusaku "Silence". Time flies, and more than 30 years have passed. The success of this film is also Martin's journey of self-seeking faith. "People don't have to claim to belong to a certain belief, it's the state of mind and the human condition that matters, especially when the materialized world we live in is on the brink of disaster," Martin said in an interview. It's really a pity, but the work is still worthy of respect. Regardless of whether it is Catholic or Protestant, if a belief cannot withstand absurd suffering, then this belief is nothing. Just like what the shogunate officials said, "belief is only a form", what we believe in is also a castle in the air. Two Jesuit missionaries also give a tragic answer to suffering in another film, The Church, which ends with a missionary who chooses to retry the long sword to defend the In the Indian Church, a priest chose to hold an icon to declare his faith, and they all ended up being martyred for their faith. Sometimes, we really don't understand why the "ridiculous" suffering happens, like when Lotrigo was facing the hanging, he shouted, "Here he is, Christ is here, but I can't hear him" . After Lotrigo gave in, he fell silent for a long time. In the end what is faith, is the external so important, or can it be abandoned? In the face of Jijiro seeking confession again, he finally understood why God was silent. He said "Lord, I resisted your silence". Yet the response he heard was: "I suffer with you, I have never been silent..." 3. Now, in a very serious age, persecution is going on everywhere. A sister wrote in a circle of friends: The tragedy of history is repeating itself, and the atrocities have changed from naked physical torture and personality destruction to secret spiritual suppression and ideological destruction. In fact, the latter is more brutal. The so-called freedom of belief is just a piece of paper. I didn't know how to say it, so I recommended her to watch the movie "Silence". Perhaps, this movie can give us some new insights. I was lucky enough to watch Silence. Frankly speaking, watching this movie is indeed a bit depressing. This is not the problem of the movie, but "Silence" is so good that we can easily fall into it and feel the atmosphere and helplessness at the time. Remember the villager Moji who just started martyrdom? The hymns he sang are so poignant and beautiful. What kind of faith is required to utter praise on the cross? I was so engrossed in this image that I couldn't forget it. Everyone should ask themselves. In such an environment, the current situation is such, what should we do? If persecution comes, do you choose to persevere or surrender, or be a hidden Christian? Everyone has their own answer. But no matter the circumstances, suffering is never superfluous. Suffering is for us to test conscience and faith. Peter, who denied the Lord three times, said: The God of all grace, who called you in Christ to his eternal glory, will make you perfect, strengthen you, and give you strength, after you have suffered for a while. (1 Peter 5:10) Thank God, have mercy on our weakness and strengthen our hearts.
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