This is Not a "Faith-Based" Film, This is a Tragedy. A Great Cinematic Experience.

Rating: 8/10 (14 March 2018)

The technical genre of this film would be "Tragedy". I say this because the movie treats itself very seriously, and there is a ton of sorrowful or terrible events taking place around the main character who can be classified as a "heroic" individual. The purpose of tragedies is to watch them, look at all the bad things happening to the hero, because of the hero, and by the hero, and then afterwards reflect. This movie is definitely going to make you reflect on some things. If it doesn't, eh...oh well, you still watched a quality movie. If you like tragedies, this movie is a must. Scorsese has made a beautiful piece with great atmosphere, beautiful shots, (oh gosh) scenes with MEANING and PROGRESSION. The story is complete, thoroughly explained, and ends on a positive note. I don't feel like I've wasted my time investing emotionally in characters that the story will just throw away when they fulfil their purpose. This film was not lazily made
This film is a bit on the slow side, totaling to 2 hours and 41 minutes. If you are very impatient, this film isn't for you. If you aren't very analytical/observational, this film will most likely not be for you. If you are a cynic, or purely intellectual and not very spiritual, there is a VERY HIGH chance this film is not for you. Their are some real intense topics that this movie will delve into that take time to process. If you didn't really understand the topics before, this movie is not going to reveal anything you can't get somewhere else in a better way.
Those who think this film is a "Faith-Based" Film, IT IS NOT. I REPEAT IT IS NOT A "FAITH-BASED" FILM. People comparing it to movies like Passion of the Christ or War Room are comparing apples to oranges. Just because the movie has Christianity in it, does not make this a Christian film. If anything, this is the worst movie to try and build a natural and/or spiritual understanding of the religion simply because answers are very vague and are completely left up to interpretation. "Faith-based" films will leave nothing up to interpretation and tell you flat out the one thing and only thing it is about, faith. This film was not purposed to do that. This film is purely a historical drama about tragic events that happened and how the protagonist makes choices during those tragedies.
Thank you, Martin Scorsese, for making a good film that I can actually share with other people and not regret doing so.