Silence by Martin Scorsese, what was the moral of the story for you?

I really didn't get the ending of who broke who and who got outplayed, but it makes a good point that until very recent history all japs were monsters, which is mostly true I think.

Also I didn't like the narrative voiceover style of this film. Rest was great though

Silence was named after the audiences that saw it

That Japan was a very violent place

“Silence,” directed by Martin Scorsese, is a film that deeply explores themes of faith, belief, suffering, and the silence of God in the face of human suffering. Based on the novel of the same name by Shūsaku Endō, the story follows two 17th-century Portuguese Jesuit priests who travel to Japan to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have apostatized. At this time, Christianity was suppressed in Japan, and the presence of these priests and their efforts to spread Christianity leads to severe persecution.

The central theme of “Silence” is the struggle of maintaining faith in a hostile environment where God seems absent. It questions the nature of faith, the cost of discipleship, and the complexities of cultural imperialism and religious conviction. The silence referred to in the title reflects both the literal silence of God, who does not respond to the suffering and prayers of the faithful, and the internal silence that the characters must confront within themselves as they struggle with doubts about their faith, the suffering they witness, and the choices they must make.

Scorsese delves into the psychological and spiritual turmoil of the characters, particularly the protagonist, Father Rodrigues, as he witnesses the brutal torture and martyrdom of Japanese Christians and grapples with the decision of whether to apostatize to save them. The film raises profound questions about the nature of faith, the role of the church, and what it means to truly follow one's beliefs in the face of extreme adversity. It's a meditation on the cost of faith, the price of silence, and the personal journeys of its characters as they navigate their spiritual and moral dilemmas.

That Catholics practice taqiyya like the Muzzies.

don't go to japan