The Japanese was right to defend their country from foreign religions, but probably not in the manner they went about it.
It was wrong for the priests to make prisoners suffer just to hold onto their own pride and belief.
It is in itself a form of torture to live a life and raise a family against your own beliefs.
I didn't think this movie was incredible, but it's sticking with me.
I think it's Scorsese's best picture - certainly top three. I think he dives into so much stuff here. I think he digs in deep to what it means to try and believe in something in a world that doesn't want that. He shows the contrast between faith and doubt, and the road a priest leads and all that.
I don't know that some of these issues are as clear as your statements are making them seem. For instance, "The Japanese were right to defend their country from foreign religions..." is a statement which could generate much controversy in modern times. For instance, if somebody defended Trump's travel ban by saying that he was right to defend the US against a foreign religion, I think that would be controversial.
I'm also not sure the priests were doing what they were doing out of pride. I think if that was a prime motivator they would have broken sooner.
The movie certainly sticks with you.
It was a good movie, not that I want to see everyday, but still good. Doesn't matter what is your religion. The movie is about the priests' religion in Japan. All the suffering was atrocious and unbearable to the priests. It's a very deep movie, of course not everybody will like it. Due to the dark nature of the film, I tend to consider it as horror rather than a religious film.
shareit's a very thought provoking movie... I'm glad Scoresese decided to tackle this subject... he did it well..
I think the critics and media tried to ignore this movie, because it would challenge a lot of accepted beliefs that they have... both in terms of the importance of belief as a human drive as well as the idea you outline about cultures resisting outside influence in order to maintain internal order and continuity... very interesting topics that are worth thinking about and discussing...
but it requires the nuance of a good filmmaker, or a conversation or an essay... not a tweet or tabloid headline or such...