History repeats itself.

Rating: 2/10 (15 February 2017)

I thought I would give this film a try because negative reviews don't always put me off and I like to make up my own mind. The film had a promising start. We saw the fate that beheld practicing Christian's and what was Japan's attempt to hold on to their own religion and culture. At 2 hrs and 40 minutes I had almost forgotten how the movie started as I was subjected the most boring and incomprehensible dialogue I have ever sat through. I also felt, as another reviewer said, that maybe this was Scorseses own turbulent battle with faith that was being played out on screen. It also had similarities with the world's political position today, taking into account the situation in America and Hungary regarding the movement of people from other cultures and faiths drowning out indigenous religions and customs. To me this was the only reason I gave it the score I did as it felt quite current at the moment......a case of history repeating itself but with Islam rather than Christianity? Did Scorsese see this when he made the movie? Make up your own mind.