Faith in 3 Hours

Rating: 8/10 (12 March 2017)

Martin Scorsese is one of very few directors who continues to make good movies in more than 50 years of working. This movie is no exception. But to warn you straight out, Silence is not mainstream or even an epic movie in the classical way. In its heart its a small movie about people with faith, their reasons for believing and their struggle to keep doing it. So there are no big scenes with great mind blowing dialog or action.
I personally also had a hard time connecting myself to the people depicted on the screen, because i can not emotionally understand the concept of faith and believing in a greater power. The actors are all good in this movie and the characters are fleshed out very well, but their motivations are unfamiliar to me. So some decisions are hard to understand. But that is one point of the movie.
The cinematography and direction of the movie are stunningly great. I personally didn't like the last half an hour as much as the rest of the movie and i would have liked more of Adam Driver. So after all it's a good movie, but one i do not see myself watching more often.