The Cruelty of Men

Rating: 9/10 (5 March 2017)

In "Silence", Martin Scorsese tackles a difficult and rather controversial subject -- Religion. I'm sure many people will see this as a love letter to Christianity, perhaps. That some people never lose their faith. Some may view it as completely anti- Christian. They came to other countries to force their beliefs onto others. I choose to see it as a display of how cruel we can be to each other just for believing in different things.
I believe in freedom of religion. You may choose to believe whatever you want as far as I'm concerned, as long as it doesn't involve inflicting pain upon others. We see the cruelty of men in all people, regardless of their faith. Some may choose to use their faith to rationalize using violence. My point is, it doesn't matter what we believe, as long as we treat each other well.
As to how the film is shot, directed and edited - this is a masterpiece. It starts off a bit slow, but once it gets going it doesn't stop. Scorsese is firing on all cylinders here. The actors, especially Garfield are all perfect and he could probably have received an Oscar nod, had he not already got one for "Hacksaw Ridge".
Despite its length, this film never got boring and was a real breath of fresh air. I'm really looking forward to Scorsese's next picture.
Grade: 9/10. By an atheist Swede.