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A scene from Scorsese’s “Silence”
Most Christians should skip Scorsese’s “Silence”
If you were expecting an uplifting film for Christians from Martin Scorsese’s “Silence” you will be sorely disappointed. Because this film is neither made for Christians nor uplifting. To clarify my point, let me define my terms.
As a Christian, I expect a film made for Christians to:
- Be supportive of the Christian faith
- Proclaim the gospel; or at minimum Biblical principles
- Show the benefits of faithfulness and the punishments or pains for rebelliousness
- Show the ultimate triumph of the gospel, Christ, and of the Christian living faithfully
- Not recommend anti-Biblical actions
- Not put anti-Biblical words in the mouth of God the Father or Christ
Silence fails on all counts save for some small support of the first item by showing a number of poor Japanese peasants, who are believers and are martyred for their faith – preferring death over denying their Lord and God Jesus by “apostatizing” – a formal denial of their faith done in this case by trampling on a plaque with an raised relief image of Jesus. Continue Reading
