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Silence

Silence

2016
Drama, Adventure
2h 41m
In the seventeenth century, two Jesuit priests face violence and persecution when they travel to Japan to locate their mentor and propagate Christianity. (imdb)
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Silence

2016
Drama, Adventure
2h 41m
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Rated 11 Dec 2017
71
59th
A Well-Crafted Movie about Serious Subjects. Its runtime and contents are pretty damn exhausting, but in a way that got under my skin. Seems to strike a fair balance between the arrogance and naiveté of the Western priesthood and the 'get your religious shit outta heah' Japanese cruelties. A clash of cultures and beliefs, where forgiveness and suffering intermingle, with no easy answers for anyone. A slow, slow burner.
Rated 19 Feb 2017
64
27th
I couldn't care less about the faith stuff. I just wanted these white paraiso sellers to go home or drown. How about someone else shoving his universal truth in your ass, padre? By the way, this review is in Portuguese.
Rated 19 Feb 2017
6
35th
We now return to INAPPROPRIATE MOMENTS DURING A SCREENING OF SILENCE: 1. Elderly woman 3 seats away from me dozing off after 40 minutes and snoring like an angry T-Rex 2. Ill-bred Neanderthal behind me masticating his popcorn like a starving camel 3. Devout agnostic (read: me) struggling to stifle a laugh as Jesus' voice is heard. Not even God could come up with such a perfectly ironic scenario.
Rated 06 Jan 2017
65
69th
How to review something that exhorts you to question the significance of words and symbols? Can I feel my review rather than write it? Where's the app for that, nerds? In any event, Silence feels like Scorsese's epitaph. Classical, formal, thoughtful. The dignified end of a career. I wouldn't be surprised if everything he does after this feels quite minor. I hear in his next film he's going to CGI-up DeNiro's face. We won't have any trouble finding the words to review that one.
Rated 25 Jan 2017
70
53rd
"I want to walk hand-in-hand with Jesus on a private beach for two./I want him to nibble on my ear and say 'I'm here for you."
Rated 08 Jan 2017
94
94th
Scorsese's films have often been about the passions of men who try to take the sins of the world on themselves - instead of a higher power - and fail. So Silence is the final release of this career-long tension, a passion project in the true sense of the word, from a man convicted, meditating on the enigma of 1 Corinthians 10:13 with no easy answers. When Rodrigues finally denies his Lord, God help me, I heard a rooster cry, three times. The Silence cries out as Christ to Peter: Tend my flock.
Rated 24 Jan 2017
4
74th
A challenging film, not only for its long and low-keyed pace, but because the questioning of such heavily-held convictions cannot be written in platitudes and easy answers. It is the lifelong work of an Old Master: forgoing outspoken virtuosity for a staid hand and zen concentration. A few specific and minor complaints where this subtlety is violated, but I feel that this film, with time and repeated viewings, will settle yet deeper.
Rated 27 Jan 2017
38
4th
Of course it's pretty and well made, but I haven't been so bored watching a movie for quite a while, I didn't care about any of the characters or what's happening to them at all. Maybe if you're a religious person you can get something from this movie, but for me any attempts at drama felt flat and I just couldn't care less.
Rated 20 Oct 2018
5
73rd
it's hard reconciling marty's palpable empathy for his protagonists with his unflinching presentation of their deeply destructive flaws, and a remake of TAXI DRIVER with the subtext foregrounded is still misread the same way. the usual paradoxes are explicit but no less uncomfortably complex: rodrigues' faith is indistinguishable from narcissism (the pool shot his "you not talkin' to me?"), much of the enemy rhetoric rings true, his martyrdom leaves calamitous collateral damage in its wake.
Rated 09 Jan 2017
4
81st
"Well... that was a downer." - anonymous theater-goer.
Rated 28 Jan 2017
70
65th
A little more insight into the main character's choice between martyrdom and defeat plus a lead actor with some more charisma could've made this amazing. It's a great-looking film, but I thought it was too repetitive and ultimately lacking in terms of a satisfying story arc. Although I often found myself less than engaged (truth be told... okay, I was bored), the fascinating details of the clash between devoted people did make it a journey which (albeit strenous) was ultimately worth taking.
Rated 02 Apr 2017
70
69th
Masterful filmmaking, no surprise there. But Jesus Christ(tm)! The atrocities these vile buddhists commited! torturing and burning people for the sake of religion, witch is not christian at all!
Rated 03 Apr 2017
68
68th
Why the fuk portuguese priests speaking English?!
Rated 15 Jan 2017
70
76th
I thought I would relate to this as someone who is born in a country that fought for it's religion and identity, sadly - not the case! Nothing in this movie really moved me or made me start thinking about something so profound as someone's faith. The performances are not that impressive, especially A. Garfield. It's still well shot Scorsese film. I read somewhere that Daniel Day Lewis was considering to take part in this. I don't believe im saying this but I'm glad he didn't!
Rated 17 Jan 2017
65
45th
It's not a bad movie by any means but i didn't really connect with it much. I wouldn't try to turn anyone away from seeing it but I don't see myself revisiting it again.
Rated 25 Jan 2017
60
35th
This is first and foremost a film of ideologies, and in that regard I found it utterly unappealing. We're obviously supposed to sympathise with the Jesuit priests here, but that's really difficult if you think that what they're trying to do is reprehensible, and it's equally difficult to care about their Japanese captors, who are behaving abominably. So even though Silence is masterfully directed and visually stunning, I struggled mightily to enjoy it. And Andrew Garfield didn't help.
Rated 26 Jan 2017
4
70th
I'm really annoyed. Not at the movie, but because Scorsese made an excellent film about a very serious subject which I'm having an impossible time criticizing in 500 characters or less. How am I supposed to tackle the silence of God, and the silence of his messengers on Earth, in a droll and pithy manner? Son of a bitch. I'll just say this: leave it to Scorsese to shift gears from his most manic film to possibly his most deeply serious, deliberate and introspective.
Rated 09 Feb 2017
70
84th
(GODPOCALYPSE NOW)
Rated 28 Feb 2017
78
67th
It's hard to rate this movie because my feelings about it are all over the place. The beginning of the film is beautiful, but as it drags on it becomes tedious and painful to sit through. I heard many snores in the theater and more than a few people left. That being said I found myself thinking about this movie for weeks after I saw it. And the visuals are some the most beautiful I've seen in a long time.
Rated 07 Apr 2017
61
64th
Sticks close to the book in terms of content, but diverges subtly, and disappointingly, in tone. While both Endo and Scorsese seem to be speaking through Rodrigues, for Scorsese his role as a missionary seems to take precedence over his role as a Christian. Similarly, Inoue in the film is a Lorre/Waltz/Ledger jolly-creepy villain, and the "reveal" of his true identity is meaningless. The reasonable and amoral Inoue of the book is a much more formidable enemy to faith.
Rated 09 Oct 2017
65
42nd
Eminently uncomfortable. Talented performers rise above their stilted accents and give powerfully emotive turns, but in the end, after a too-long (though well-shot) journey, they are given nothing to say, despite the film's posturing, except "This was a moment of history".
Rated 16 Nov 2019
82
77th
Gorgeously-shot but really rough film. Thought-provoking, especially if you take issues of faith seriously. Even if you don't agree with all the theology or what the conclusion seems to say, the priests' struggles with faith and purpose come across as very authentic. Peter Parker and Kylo Ren did a great job.
Rated 14 Jan 2020
7
84th
Kind of slow at points but pretty gripping and fascinating at others. The journey it runs its lead character through is definitely quite something. Definitely not a studio “product” - no way this movie exists without Scorsese pushing it and making it himself.
Rated 01 Mar 2020
69
33rd
Acceptable. I assume the book is better.
Rated 12 Jan 2017
72
80th
It's perhaps a touch frustrating that the ethics of Rodrigues' captors are never really explored or challenged, albeit surely a consequence of the source material, but one cannot fault the execution here. I might have preferred to see Garfield and Driver switch roles mind.
Rated 13 Jan 2017
49
36th
An ode to Catholic endurance that stubbornly refuses to come out of its beliefs of suffering and delivery. Silence, as it is understood here means hardship and rigidity; the paganism of Buddhism is the enemy. A deeply beautiful and deeply conservative film.
Rated 21 Jan 2017
79
81st
Elegant, full, and immersive. A three hour meditation of faith, brutality, and culpability which at no point fails to compel interest. Garfield and Driver, though by no means bad, often fall secondary to the incredible Japanese cast.
Rated 23 Jan 2017
53
12th
Scorsese's long gestating passion project is an unfortunately tedious mess; it would possibly help if the viewer is more at home with the idea of a vengeful God demanding obedience and fidelity; without it, it's a struggle to grapple with the concept of a priest's feelings of shame and guilt in this context. Beautifully shot and interesting enough on the ground level, but these gruelling three hours are probably best left to the true believers!
Rated 25 Jan 2017
75
89th
Silence is Scorsese's paean to mid-century Japanese cinema. Though it is a gorgeous film, it is best enjoyed at home as this is not a loud, bold and brash Scorsese film, but instead very muted. It is a lot of build-up with a very satisfactory payoff followed by what feels like a tacked-on conclusion that keeps this from being great. Looks to be going under-the-radar this year, but do check it out as it is very rewarding for cinephiles.
Rated 26 Jan 2017
74
82nd
Surprisingly unsentimental dissection of how and why the Many suffer physically as a result of the intellectual games of the Few, yet not without sympathy for the latter. Perhaps a little too much sympathy, though.
Rated 26 Jan 2017
88
85th
I'm pretty fond of this, particularly the final act with Ferreira which complicates the fundamental binary that Rodrigues was using to interpret the world. I am also unsurprised at its chilly box office reception among a large target audience of Western Christians, people who associate their faith with victory and triumph. A film that links faith so closely with the suffering of Jesus and suggests that the very nature of the life of faith is persevering amid wickedness must seem foreign to them.
Rated 27 Jan 2017
30
20th
I just want an entire three hour movie of Han Solo, Jr. swimming while Spiderman cries in agony with all his keg-casket makeup on. I'd probably have more emotional investment in that film.
Rated 03 Feb 2017
20
12th
If you see one 2016 film starring Andrew Garfield that deals with faith and convictions, make it Mel Gibson's "Hacksaw Ridge." The subject matter in "Silence" is very interesting and timely. But someone needs to cut a full hour from this to make it watchable.
Rated 28 Feb 2017
78
69th
It's way more complex than it appears to be. It starts as a celebration of religious devotion and with a very simple negative view on Japanese society. But then the movie slowly casts more and more doubt in Garfield (and the viewer) about his own moral assumption and prejudices. Making it seem like a very unstable movie in its message. But that's the whole point ; making the viewer doubt himself about his views on right and wrotn.
Rated 01 Mar 2017
90
95th
A study on the interaction between signifier and meaning. Astonishing.
Rated 06 Mar 2017
70
73rd
Not suitable for a general audience (about 10 people walked out of the cinema). It moves very, very slowly and you must have a strong will to sit through it. But this is a type of film that is rare today; and I was one of the few to enjoy it somewhat.
Rated 28 Mar 2017
56
27th
This one didn't work for me. The best scene was when Neeson finally returns to the screen (like we never expected that to happen) and he and Garfield debate the success of christianity in Japan. In this scene some of the main themes of the film are brought to a head intelligently. However everything up to that scene was overly drawn out, and everything after far less interesting. Maybe this is one of these films that means more if you're already spiritually invested in catholicism, but I am not.
Rated 03 Apr 2017
55
24th
i cannot stand the improbable numbers of english speaking 17th century japanese people in this film. they were supposed to be speaking portuguese, along with the priests of course but that would have been even sillier. give me subs and native japanese. despite all the horrible suffering portrayed in this film it felt hollow and emotionless to me. it was a real grind to get through and i didn't feel like i learned anything at the end of it. visuals were great though.
Rated 16 Apr 2017
80
50th
Quite introspective and full of internal conflicts in a literary level. It is a difficult thing to film, and I think that Scorsese did a good job for such a challenging narrative. Acting is ok and photography is also competent. It is not the best or the flashiest Scorsese out there, but it scratches my introspection itch.
Rated 25 May 2017
70
49th
Pursues a theme of faith with captivating complexity, closer to Dreyer than Bergman. It definitely expects a lot of the viewer, and I can't say I wasn't zoning out for long stretches of the film, but once it was over I was left with a lot to think about. Liam Neeson steals the show in a film rife with great performances.
Rated 13 Jun 2017
30
12th
This, much more than THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST, is the SAW of Christian movies. A succession of scenes of torture and suffering is not a recipe for thoughtful questioning (which is why Gibson's film is better: he at least knows he is making a horror movie): it's just hysteria. As a result, the ethics of this film seem far more dubious than those of THE WOLF OF WALL STREET. Nor did the imagery convince: all too Hollywood and often surprisingly artless. I'll stick with SIMON OF THE DESERT.
Rated 17 Jul 2017
75
75th
Almost 3 hours of repetition of literally nothing more than the first 5 minutes of the film. Torture, questioning religion, the silence of god (who cares) etc... Well made, but in the end it is slightly boring and I couldn't bring up any respect for imperialist religious fanatics. It would have been great if it took up a more ambiguous position towards religion.
Rated 12 Nov 2017
50
28th
Adam Driver is a real life caricature.
Rated 15 Nov 2017
75
86th
Whatever you might say about the ideology of this movie, I found good filmmaking in it which made me happy. As an atheist child of god, I don't see it as propaganda. I don't think it is meant to be one. It's a deep exploration of faith and endurance. Albeit, it could've been deeper. You don't get enough of the Japanese side.
Rated 08 Jan 2018
58
21st
It's long. There's torture. Not sure the message needed so much of either of those things. I didn't particularly find it well-acted. The cinematography was nice. Definitely one of my least favorites by Scorsese.
Rated 09 Mar 2018
73
44th
The movie was too long. Andrew Garfield was horribly miscast. This film touched on some very interesting topics, such as whether martyrdom was just egotism and whether the missionaries were colonialists, but never really dived too deep into them. The movie does portray really well how hard life is when your very identity is being persecuted and this can be interpreted universally, not just to the narrow focus of Christians in Japan. Overall beautiful movie with serious flaws. Couldve been better
Rated 04 Nov 2019
80
79th
This is a quite an atmospheric film, that helps the viewer to perhaps imagine the sense of isolation felt by those depicted at times. I liked that you could hear the noises of the wildlife in the jungle type settings. There is some pretty decent landscape camerawork/cinematography present (of mountains and people) and I liked some of the camera angles used, to highlight isolation, fear and other things. Some of the dialogue is relatively thoughtful and philosophical, as you'd expect. I liked it.
Rated 07 Jul 2021
80
86th
Silence does what heaps of religious propaganda movies around the world couldn't do. Not disingenuously defend its faith but, put it into hardest of trails, kill it and rise up from the dead again. Shows the inherent problem with christian missions yet, invites you closer to its faith. May not turn you christian but will definitely offer one of the most compelling argument cinema ever had to offer.
Rated 25 Dec 2016
8
42nd
Incredible performances. Incredible photography. A master filmmaker distilling his abilities to the bare minimum, yet his hand remains clear and present. What does it mean to suffer for one's religion? Why suffer? Silence had me actively engaged in these questions and I believe that to be the mark of a good film. I believe the finale somewhat betrays what proceeded - a spiritual journey becomes a biopic. But such a journey perhaps requires a lifetime.
Rated 03 Jan 2017
7
81st
Is God dead - and if not, why is does he appear to be deaf, blind and dumb in the face of human suffering? That's a deep dive for any one movie, yet Martin Scorsese's Silence fearlessly takes the plunge, emerging in a dizzying climb that offers frustratingly few answers but all the right questions.
Rated 06 Jan 2017
87
95th
*DIVINE PRESENCE TO BE SHOT*
Rated 07 Jan 2017
80
80th
Epic production on all counts, especially the drama, but the only thing left wanting is iterating the obvious explanation for its title: Why God, if It exists, is silent and non-interactive? Even though many, including yours truly, have offered a good explanation for that (free will), Scorsese chose to demure--leaving everything up in the air (so to speak) with the enigmatic icon in the priest's hand at the end begging the question of what it is he IS trying to say. Oddly, I don't remember He
Rated 11 Jan 2017
80
77th
Video review: https://youtu.be/I9NHBD8pnRE Neeson could have at least tried to do the accent. It wouldn't have been good, but he could have tried God damn it.
Rated 12 Jan 2017
40
35th
In the film, Japan is sometimes referred to as a "swamp" in which Christianity cannot grow. And yet in the end, Silence shows that it survived. In spite of fire and flood and death all around, and stunted though it might've been, it still secretly lived on. Perhaps that's the final message of Silence: Even in a place and time when brutal forces mercilessly sought to silence the faithful, their voices could still be heard. In their prayers. In their screams. In their stubborn, resilient devotion.
Rated 14 Jan 2017
88
99th
Silence is a gripping and challenging masterpiece that takes the time to develop and hit you with its oh so relevant spiritual and moral dilemma. It is a film that powerfully speaks for itself, and between the directing and performances, there is a passion behind the film that is so moving. A true example of the power and beauty of cinema.
Rated 15 Jan 2017
70
21st
Scorsese mastered his art a long time ago and, with subject matter like this, with a story that means so much to him, he chose to pull back as far as he could. No doubt he reveres the source material here, and no doubt his subtle vision for it is borne of that respect. Sadly, the project is still overblown. There is no reason for this film to be this long and it only agitates its hobbled ability to engage. By the end, even the well-wrought themes suffer under the foot of slack pace and editing.
Rated 19 Jan 2017
84
86th
One more treasure from Martin Scorsese. SILENCE chases heady issues of faith, loyalty, and responsibility, all rendered with a maturity and dogged persistence that builds to an intense emotional impact. Starting with subtle-yet-pervasive drama, the film gradually introduces unimaginable cruelties--both physical and psychological--that bind its characters and its audience in a mutual test of will and, ultimately, a greater understanding of judgment and mercy.
Rated 23 Jan 2017
70
51st
No greatness here.
Rated 25 Jan 2017
34
97th
Scorsese always does a great job of making the viewer feel like you're hanging out with the main character and he accomplishes here again. I really enjoyed feeling immersed in another culture as well. I would have likely to hear more of the back-and-forth conversations that don't really occur until the back hour or so, but I did appreciate all the different angles Scorsese comes at religion. It's not the same thought over-and-over, it's a million different looks at it.
Rated 27 Jan 2017
73
67th
The film poses great questions, and the technical aspects are masterful, but the actors' inexplicable accent work throughout is inconsistent and confusing and ultimately very distracting.
Rated 28 Jan 2017
50
35th
Meh.
Rated 28 Jan 2017
85
85th
Luckily I truly believe that you don't NEED to be a Christian to come to a place of enjoyment with this movie. The story is compelling. At times, brutal. I thought Driver and Garfield were excellent. The use of sound, from the piercing crescendos to the deafening silences, spectacularly done. And then there are a few elements here and there that are, quite frankly, silly. As a whole, however, the movie is not diminished by a few silly moments. This is well-crafted and definitely worth watching.
Rated 30 Jan 2017
80
87th
I am a bit biased because of my catholic upbringing. This movie is a challenging experience; you can see the passion of Marty for this subject of faith and impossible decisions. The story is well told and the action is repetitive but what is important is the character development, this movie kept me thinking long after finishing it about pride and faith.
Rated 31 Jan 2017
83
82nd
It's not an easy watch and there are a lot of things I'm unsure of w/r/t the politics but this is just Scorcese channeling Dreyer so it's gonna be good regardless.
Rated 01 Feb 2017
55
13th
As one reviewer put it, it is punishingly long and woefully unengaging, even in it's most climactic moments. It was absolutely gorgeous to see and the acting was strong, but this was too much of a passion project. It may be because I lack the devout ways of these priests, but I could not align myself with anyone and continually questioned their motivations. Garupe's internal battle was interesting to watch but overall this was too much. Possibly the only Scorsese flick I never care to see again.
Rated 02 Feb 2017
50
77th
A strong 3rd act when Liam Neeson finally turns up and the reality hits in, but everything leading up to it wasn't really convincing. Too slow, long & hammy. I had expected better from Martin Scorsese. It was like he didn't really understand the cultural aspects of the story well enough. Perhaps he should stick to urban New York stories he loves so much instead of going abroad. I did mark out for the very brief cameo by pro-wrestler Yoshihiro Takayama! I can recognize those grunts a mile away.
Rated 05 Feb 2017
90
59th
1452: long and nice
Rated 11 Feb 2017
9
93rd
O my heart. Thank you Martin.
Rated 12 Feb 2017
60
36th
It gets a bit repetitive. APOSTASIZE!
Rated 17 Feb 2017
73
38th
Its too dry and a long watch. I dont like movies about suffering and this is no exception
Rated 19 Feb 2017
80
69th
Quite heavy, but worth it. Stands a bit too still in the second act when Rodrigues is in Nagasaki but otherwise great, especially the shooting and directing.
Rated 23 Feb 2017
70
45th
as a movie, very well made, and as a documentary on the history of religion I appreciate it. But... when push comes to shove it seems to make a loud point that god exists after all and looks over our shoulder, which gives a bitter taste of propaganda for a concept that has prooved its danger over and over: religious splitting among the human kind, and every disaster that comes with it.
Rated 01 Mar 2017
68
43rd
Has the hallmarks of a Scorsese film, the adventurous cinematography for one, another would be (for the lion share of his other films) the Roman Catholic imagery. Here of course, there is no subtlety required & we are immersed in the divine. Which in this case, is swamp caked Japanese peasants and 2 forlorn priests. Given the pet project nature of the film & lengthy production, the timing of the release is conveniently relevant when looking at the level of religious persecution in today's world.
Rated 02 Mar 2017
86
85th
So many hard questions here. Can everything be forgiven at any time? How do we act when there are earthly and heavenly forces which are way bigger than us? I had my problems with the epilogue but I can't deny that I felt the seriousness of it. Some of the symbolism goes too far but that's really the exception here. And I just loved the slow pacing. Really powerful stuff.
Rated 09 Mar 2017
82
70th
É pecado dizer que me esbaldei vendo os cristãos todos torturados? Rá!
Rated 19 Mar 2017
80
81st
scorsese olmasa ilgimi zerre çekmeyecek bir hikayeden, inanç üzerine izlediğim -ve hatta belki okuduğum- en *güzel*, dokunaklı ve etkileyici birikim çıkıyor ortaya, hepsi yine scorsese sayesinde. olmaması gereken bir yerde yaşamaması gereken şeyler yaşayan bir insan, temelinde mesele zaten insan... post-modernistlere selamı ben söylerim.
Rated 22 Mar 2017
84
91st
Despite some mediocre acting and it's slow pace, Silence manages to delve into deep religious commentary without seeming preachy. Also, points for the cinematography and Issei Ogata, who played the inquisitor, Inoue, wonderfully.
Rated 01 Apr 2017
70
64th
Silence looks great and explores a unique intersection of Japanese and Christian history, but it's also terribly one-sided.
Rated 08 Apr 2017
70
45th
difícil definir
Rated 10 Apr 2017
70
23rd
'Silence' isn't a piece of entertainment, it's instead an experience; and whilst a technically masterful one at that, many audience members may find themselves slowly drifting off to sleep - as my neighbour in the cinema did. It isn't really a case of liking it or disliking it, it's more a case of the adventure, and despite my partial disappointment with it, the adventure was more than worthy enough for the viewing. Scorsese is still an exquisite auteur, flaws or not.
Rated 03 May 2017
95
93rd
Scorsese adopts a slow, introspective pace as his characters face a trial of faith. Flawlessly directed as you'd expect and leaves the viewer searching for answers. Tons of memorable scenes, great performances, and vicious like few others.
Rated 26 May 2017
50
21st
The movie is neither here or there. I guess it's about one guys struggle to fit his faith with the reality around him?
Rated 11 Jun 2017
79
82nd
Capricórnio.
Rated 06 Aug 2017
45
20th
I don't understand why Scorsese needed to punish his audience so badly; by the end one feels like yelling at the screen for it to end. The good camera work and the performances just aren't worth... This.
Rated 30 Aug 2017
75
81st
As you'd expect with a Scorsese film, it's beautifully shot and very pleasurable, visually. The performances are good all around, and I thought the sound design was very good. In terms of the story and themes, I think different people are going to take different things away from it. I know what I think, but I can easily see how people could have the opposite reaction. I thought it was a really good movie overall, but it may try others' patience.
Rated 10 Sep 2017
43
14th
First the growth of religions on humans via missionaries or armies are total unethical and arrogant actions . So thats why this movie is already a bad movie cuz try to show a missionarist as a hero ? He is sayin' "Truth is universal thats why we call as the truth " ?! You dont say ? Genius.. Every religist person could say that for their own beliefs. Thats the lowest points of the movie cuz the priest (Jesus JR) had no logical answer to that (like most of the religions). Its a biasaed shit !
Rated 20 Sep 2017
45
33rd
Scorsese is a far more intelligent filmmaker than Mel Gibson, and there are moments where "Silence" baits one into false expectations (bits of fictionalized Ferreira's dialogue, say). Alas, it turns out to be a fancier but just as unthinking "Passion of the Christ", a parable infused with sanctimonious torture porn. The villainous heathens test the faith of a poor, blameless foreign missionary by brutalizing his converts in front of him, and he demonstrates his piety by refusing to apostasize.
Rated 02 Nov 2017
100
93rd
Wonderful Storytelling and a great history lesson.Andrew Garfield is fastly becoming a must see actor for me.
Rated 02 Jan 2018
77
26th
Too religious for me. If it wasn`t for Liam...
Rated 28 Jan 2018
67
29th
Similarly to Passion of the Christ, theist guilt is put on display via repetitive moments of varying forms of torture. Fun stuff! It's an absolutely stiff film in this regard, only reaching greatness when the conflict actually causes momentum in the story and characters, so the best parts are towards the end. The cinematography is also lacking, as I'm sure Scorsese would've preferred film rather than this digitised aesthetic, though he still could've avoided such cliched colour schemes.
Rated 29 May 2018
79
51st
78.00+.50 = 78.50.
Rated 30 Jun 2018
60
7th
Correcta. No te va a volver loco pero si estás aburrido y querés ver una de suspenso corta, es una buena opción.
Rated 01 Oct 2018
78
58th
78.00.
Rated 12 Aug 2019
85
90th
I seem to be in the minority in finding this the most accessible of Scorsese's explorations of religion, but the clash of faiths and the lionization of rituals like the fumi-e definitely speaks to the very fundamentals of what makes a religion. Lots to think about, easily his most thought-provoking project.
Rated 18 Jan 2020
92
0th
A movie which not only allows you to watch two characters struggle with adherence to their most firmly held beliefs, but also asks the viewer to reflect on their own ideals and what the would do in the face of condemnation.
Rated 02 Feb 2020
50
27th
Belíssima fotografia, mas não me identifiquei ou me importei com os protagonistas.
Rated 08 Mar 2020
45
15th
This movie was just so freaking long. While it looks beautiful, trying to get through it was a battle. There's talking and hiding in the bushes and torture and more talking and hiding and then there's also torture. This didn't need to be 2 hours 40 minutes long.
Rated 04 Apr 2020
95
98th
Magnificent. For me, this is a pendant to Tarkovsky's Stalker. The two films are similar in so many ways, not least in their endings. This must be my favourite Scorsese.
Rated 07 Apr 2020
79
44th
A wasted Scorsese, think how good this could be if he'd chosen a theme other than faith.
Rated 27 May 2020
50
26th
I'm all for slice-of-life slow-burning period pieces, but MY LAWD this was excruciatingly slow and boring. So much actually happens yet it feels like I'm watching one scene on a loop.

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