In a mission that seems realistic and exciting to two Catholic missionaries. Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver went to Japan for their real journey, which is a real test of their faith and religious power. They both travel to Japan to search for their missing teacher, Liam Neeson. This is the most dangerous task in history, a real test of Andrew and Adam because of the ban on the existence of Catholicism at that time and the existence of such people who call it.
A brilliant reflection about complex themes that always showed up on Scorsese's films but are approached here in new and beautiful ways. [Full review in Portuguese]
Like the resolution of Ted Chiang's Tower of Babylon, there is no answer in inward faith: there's only the outward expression of grace. Silence is a masterpiece.
"Silence" feels like a career summation for a filmmaker who has spent his life exploring his faith through his work. Here is a movie about the importance of religion that will move you, regardless of whichever God you worship - or don't.
Scorsese doesn't glorify martyrdom, and he doesn't even hate the killers. He makes death as blunt and dull and useless as a snapped pencil. The point is that there is no point.
