15,697
edits
Changes
no edit summary
====Conclusion====
<i>Silence is a movie that </i> deals with some of the most profound human themes, such as forgiveness, faith, and religion. It is Scorsese based it on real life events and it . <i>Silence</i> is much more historically accurate than many historical movies and period dramas. <i>Silence does show </i> realistically shows how the Persecution of Japanese Shogunate persecuted Christians in Japan in the 17th century, in an accurate way. It The movies accurately shows the terrible ways that how the Shogunate and the local lords set out to destroy the small Chrisitan community. The Unfortunately, the horrifying details of the torture of local how Christians are were tortured is also very accurate. The Japanese perspective as to why members of the Western religion were persecuted is also given in the movie. The story of the missionaries has a basis in fact. There were many missionaries in 17th century Japan and many were martyred and expelled. There were some also European missionaries who under torture renounced their faith and became what is known as ‘Fallen Priests’Priests. ’ The story of Fathers Rodrigues and Ferreira are both based on real people, namely two priests who apotheosized and rejected their faith.
====Further Reading====