dUSt Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 "Two Jesuit priests, Sebastião Rodrigues and Francis Garrpe, travel to seventeenth century Japan which has, under the Tokugawa shogunate, banned Catholicism and almost all foreign contact. There they witness the persecution of Japanese Christians at the hands of their own government which wishes to purge Japan of all western influence. Eventually the priests separate and Rodrigues travels the countryside, wondering why God remains silent while His children suffer." http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0490215/ Interesting... It will probably be based off the book, I'm assuming: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silence_(novel) Which is based off real priests:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Chiara http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crist%C3%B3v%C3%A3o_Ferreira The latter committing apostasy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clare Brigid Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 (edited) I have a devotion to the Japanese Martyrs. The faith and resilience of the Japanese Catholics was extraordinary. Many Catholics do not know that the Japanese Catholics who were left without priests after the persecution and martyrdoms practiced their faith in secret for several centuries before the return of missionaries two centuries later, continuing to baptize their children. These were the Kakure Kirishitan. My friend read Silence with his book club. He said it was very, very bleak. Nevertheless, I am eager to see the film. Edited August 4, 2014 by Clare Brigid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisa Marie Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 It'll be interesting to see how it handles all of those ideas, and what the primary message is going to be. It might spark a lot of debate about how high of a good it is to preserve one's own life, to preserve the lives of others, and the meaning of Christ's suffering. I mean, I think it's pretty clear that following Christ means being willing to give up your life for the faith. That's what "taking up your cross" ultimately comes down to. But I'm not sure most of us are prepared for what that might entail, those priests certainly weren't, though it's hard for me to not pity them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossCuT Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 I saw Liam Neeson walking down the side streets when I was in NYC. He looked scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo in Deum Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 I hear if you say his name three times, he will find you and he will kill you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 I have high hopes for this one. I am a big fan of both Neeson and Scorsese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amppax Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 That novel looks really good. I'm going to have to find a copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 I hear if you say his name three times, he will find you and he will kill you. Hey FP! Try this! Let us know if it works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Okay. dUSt, you know I respect you and support you in everything you do. But it's Grammar Time in the valley! And this applies to all the rest of you PM-er's, too! Nothing is "based OFF" of anything! If X were based off of Y, X would have no connection to Y. X would be baseless. X would be falling inexorably through the space-time continuum because it would have no foundation. X is - and must - always be based ON Y. The confusion comes from two similar phrases: "They created a farce based on Jane Austen's novel," or "They did a take-off on a Jane Austen novel." but the did not do a farce based off a Jane Austen novel. Let's have no more of this "based off" nonsense. Thank you. We now return you to your regularly schedule program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kia ora Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Our Theotokos in a church in Osaka, Japan: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clare Brigid Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Kia Ora, that is simply breathtaking. Just so beautiful, full of life and yet serene. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossCuT Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Andrew Garfield in the context of this film is just odd to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bus Station Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 (edited) The book has been on my to-read list for a while now ... better git to it before Spiderman in a cassock invades my imagination Edited August 5, 2014 by The Bus Station Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dUSt Posted August 5, 2014 Author Share Posted August 5, 2014 Okay. dUSt, you know I respect you and support you in everything you do. But it's Grammar Time in the valley! And this applies to all the rest of you PM-er's, too! Nothing is "based OFF" of anything! If X were based off of Y, X would have no connection to Y. X would be baseless. X would be falling inexorably through the space-time continuum because it would have no foundation. X is - and must - always be based ON Y. This post is based off of racism and age discrimination. You may want to rethink what you base your assumptions off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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