Review of Silence (2017) by Eduardo C — 24 Jun 2017

Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, the greatest science-fiction film ever made introduced God in the film language in a mystical way that has not been imitated again before or since. But how does a director introduce God to the audience through pain, inner torment and torture.

Sure, Ingmar Bergman attempted it several times but even he never dared to attempt it within the confines of and Epic story. And when God finally does appear late in this film, it is truly a film miracle, because revelations and insights come with it that can transform your life.

This is the tale of Jesuit missionaries coming to Japan in 1633, when Christianity is forbidden under penalty of torture and death. The two missionaries are also quasi-detectives because they cannot fathom the evidence that their very teacher has renounced Christianity and is living as a Japanese would.

In their minds it must be a rumor.