Review of Silence (2016) by Gracenoel13 — 21 Jan 2017
After reading the book, I went to see Silence and was thoroughly pleased with Scorsese's work. When there wasn't dialogue in the film there were sounds of nature or pure silence. His use of literal silence at particular points in the film enhanced my appreciation and understanding of that theme in this story because it is something you can't fully achieve by reading.
A lack of noise is unsettling to me because it's not typical. People are rarely silent and even when they are nature is speaking. Is God speaking through his creation? Do the sounds heard only make God's silence more prominent? Why is God silent? How can we hear Him? These are all questions I found myself asking watching this movie and reading the book.
It will definitely leave you with plenty to ponder.
This review of Silence (2016) was written by Gracenoel13 on 21 Jan 2017.
Silence has generally received positive reviews.
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