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Silence (2016 full movie).
Silence (2016) by Martin Scorsese
Retro Review by Cam Watson
The 2010’s had its fair share of films concerned with modern applications of Christian faith. Paul Schrader’s harrowing First Reformed (2017), John Michael McDonagh’s odd-but-effective Calvary (2014), and Malick’s contemplative The Tree of Life (also 2011) all hit screens within the decade, to name a few.
Among these also stands Martin Scorsese’s Silence, which I saw in theaters back in 2017 and have never really stopped thinking about since.
The silence
I have always had a fascination with films that move a director’s subtextual obsessions into the foreground. Scorsese’s movies frequently deal in some regard with the function of faith, but Silence places it front and center. Namely, the film is meditating on the immediate effect of a silent God, the effect of adhering strictly to religious doctrine, and what it means to put one’s faith into practice.
Further, I have an affinity for slow, quiet, and brooding film
