Saw it tonight at a late showing at the local cinema... being a massive Scorsese aficionado (I bumped into Taxi Driver on TV last night) ... I had to urgently because I didn't want to miss out on it been taken off the cinemas because of it not drawing large viewings
It's a good movie. It's a total turn around from TWOWS as a follow up and the title of the movie is almost like a constant reminder throughout the 160 minutes; there's hardly or no background or theme music.
Basically a story about persecution of Christians in 17th century Japan and the forceful conversion to Buddhism of foreign (Portuguese) Catholic priests... interestingly there were odes to two events in the New Testament gospels involving Christ highlighted in this film
I was totally impressed with Scorsese's grasp of Japanese culture and this is a film like The Revenant that celebrates nature: seas, forests, mountains and rocks even mud...
Good lead performance by Garfield who's proving himself as a serious actor from the Spiderman suit...
It was a long movie but I was prepared and open eyed all through and whoever said this is Oscar bait I think is wrong. It's been said this film has been a long dream project of Scorsese and it's pretty evident. It's not a film that looks like it's crying for awards... or takes itself quite seriously. The award bodies even look to have snubbed it
4/5
It's a good movie. It's a total turn around from TWOWS as a follow up and the title of the movie is almost like a constant reminder throughout the 160 minutes; there's hardly or no background or theme music.
Basically a story about persecution of Christians in 17th century Japan and the forceful conversion to Buddhism of foreign (Portuguese) Catholic priests... interestingly there were odes to two events in the New Testament gospels involving Christ highlighted in this film
I was totally impressed with Scorsese's grasp of Japanese culture and this is a film like The Revenant that celebrates nature: seas, forests, mountains and rocks even mud...
Good lead performance by Garfield who's proving himself as a serious actor from the Spiderman suit...
It was a long movie but I was prepared and open eyed all through and whoever said this is Oscar bait I think is wrong. It's been said this film has been a long dream project of Scorsese and it's pretty evident. It's not a film that looks like it's crying for awards... or takes itself quite seriously. The award bodies even look to have snubbed it
4/5
Just watched
It was a good movie but def not for those with A.D.D.
Wish it showed more of Adam Drivers journey
Cant say i was as emotionally involved in this as a Christian would be. My own views on missionaries had me siding with the Japanese authorities many times. (Except for the torture)
But as it says in the end Marty dedicated the film "to Japanese Christians & their Priests" so it is what it is.
I learned something new and it held my interest.
It was a good movie but def not for those with A.D.D.
Wish it showed more of Adam Drivers journey
Cant say i was as emotionally involved in this as a Christian would be. My own views on missionaries had me siding with the Japanese authorities many times. (Except for the torture)
But as it says in the end Marty dedicated the film "to Japanese Christians & their Priests" so it is what it is.
I learned something new and it held my interest.
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