Scorsese i bow down to you, your are my master (spoilers)

Rating: 10/10 (18 February 2017)

This film is based on a novel about two Jesuit priests that go looking for their master in 17th century Japan. The priests are played by Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver. The master is played by Liam Neeson. First of all this film is beautifully shot it looks amazing in the shots of fog and beautifully shot images of the landscape of Japan. The religious themes are strong but you can see the real persecution of Christians that was around in Japan at the time. Scorsese really throws you in the deep end of the Christians struggles to maintain their faith and die or surrender to Buddhism in the Japanese world. The man who plays the interpreter for the priests is amazing. An incredible villain he tells things in such a way that you can understand where is coming from but still despise him. Scorsese who collaborated on the screenplay really knows how to tell a great story. Andrew Garfield is an amazing actor and shows so much depth to his character. You can feel his struggle to stay strong to the Christian faith. The cinematography is so hauntingly beautiful that it almost brought me to tears. Liam Neeson when he shows up finally tells an incredible tale of his persecution and his surrender of the Christian faith. He understands that the Christian faith has flaws, but we as an audience can't quite identify with the Christian faith of then than today because things have changed from back then. This is a truly great film that will be studied in film schools from years to come. I give it 5 out of 5 stars. This is one of the best films I have ever seen.