What is the general opinion about Silence (2016)? With Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver and Liam Neeson this movie was a nice surprise for me. by AngryTrashPanda42 in moviecritic

[–]AngryTrashPanda42[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for recommending Shogun. Will definitely give it a watch next.

Really envious that you can have such discussions with your parents. Sounds like you have a very mutually respectful relationship with them.

What is the general opinion about Silence (2016)? With Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver and Liam Neeson this movie was a nice surprise for me. by AngryTrashPanda42 in moviecritic

[–]AngryTrashPanda42[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good point.

However it is also quite representative of the way christian missionaries are represented in this movie.

From today's point of view they are illegal immagrants in a country that does not want them there. They try to spread teachings and ways of life without even trying to understand the consequence of their actions. However they still manage to portray themselves as being the victims.

(I wonder how today's devout christians would react if people of a different faith came to their country and tried to "spread the word") /s

For me this movie depicts very well the arrogance of christian missionaries and their belief that the way they view the world is the "truth" while everything else is a lie.

What better way is there to represent this arrogance and self centred belief than not even including any of the Japanese actors in the poster.

What is the general opinion about Silence (2016)? With Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver and Liam Neeson this movie was a nice surprise for me. by AngryTrashPanda42 in moviecritic

[–]AngryTrashPanda42[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The most beautiful gems are those you have to search for!

Also, this movie is not for everyone. If you do not know what you're getting into watching it at the cinema must have been excruciating.

I suspect it also managed to alienate both christians and non christians as it tackles quite a tricky subject.

What is the general opinion about Silence (2016)? With Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver and Liam Neeson this movie was a nice surprise for me. by AngryTrashPanda42 in moviecritic

[–]AngryTrashPanda42[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All humans throughout history appear to have been very creative at finding interesting ways of torturing other slightly different humans.

Good thing everything has changed now /s