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Silence Though Not Traditionally ‘Enjoyable’ Is a Powerful Film

February 24, 2017Kathy Larson2 Martin Scorsese, persecution, Shusaku Endo, Silence

Silence was a beautiful film, but very difficult to watch. Not just because of the many, many scenes of torture, but because it was painfully long, repetitive, and slow, even laborious. Though it is beautifully shot and there are some poignant moments of theology and insight into the human psyche, it’s not an enjoyable movie…

Messages for Our Noisy Age in Scorsese’s “Silence”

January 18, 2017LaymanChristian persecution, Japan, Japanese Christians, Martin Scorsese, Shusaku Endo

(By Ann Corkery, Real Clear Religion). We live in such a harsh and noisy age that silence can sometimes seem unbearable. But there’s a particular type of silence that is most disconcerting of all. It’s a silence we all can experience—non-believers certainly, but believers, as well. It’s God’s silence in response to the violence and persecutions…

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Silence Though Not Traditionally ‘Enjoyable’ Is a Powerful Film

Messages for Our Noisy Age in Scorsese’s “Silence”