Review of Silenced (2011) by Marcus N — 20 Feb 2016

" Silenced" is one of the most harrowing and saddening films I've ever witnessed on screen. It's one of those films that leaves you in shell shock of what it's depicting and it brings to screen one of the most graphic scenery I've ever watched. This saddening film that steers towards gripping you in with it's truly devastating premise and concept as a whole. It left me feeling multiple ways such as sadness, disgusted, admiration, happiness (only at certain moments) and in complete awe of what events unfolded and how they were dealt with. It's screenplay has my complete attention with it's roots coming from a based on a true story adaptation of a novel named "Dokani" written by Kong Ji-Young (published in 2009).

Ranging from the lead actor to the plenty of supporting actors and actresses this film stands firmly and their presence is certainly captivating. All as a whole ranging from acting, screenplay, score, cinematography is very well rounded and completes to me personally when of the more finer movie experiences and without any regret or second guessing it's phenomenal. If you could ever find yourself having some sort of relation to anything the characters are going through I'm really thinking you could be in for a very detailed and thorough look at something so crazy that it shocked the world just not where we as people residing in the United Sates. I see the film hasn't garnered a lot of attention and it's amazing how oblivious we are to some of the most talented filmmakers in the world who have the capabilities to bring some of the richest stories to date.

When I went into the film I came in completely unaware of what the movie was about itself and wasn't really sure of what I expected. What I continued to watch ended up being easily among my favorite 10 films all-time; maybe even 5. It offers one of the most surreal moment's I've ever seen in any film and would whole willingly recommend the film to any movie goer and someone who yearns to watch something as truly remarkable and eye opening as this film "Silenced".