The Academy Awards will be held next month and one of the movies vying for multiple trophies is the film "Silence." What makes the movie unique, however, is the rapturous praise and critical adoration it has received from the religious community in the United States.
Starring Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver and Liam Neeson, the Martin Scorsese-directed film is about two Jesuit priests who, during the 17th century, travel from Portugal to Japan to spread Catholicism while they are trying to find their missing mentor. When they reach Japan, they were greeted by a culture that is resistant to the teachings of Christ.
What makes "Silence" a great religious movie for Christians all over the world is it gives a peak to the struggles missionaries and priests went through to spread God's word. In fact, the film itself has been described by many film critics as being an "experience."
Even its main star, Andrew Garfield has been quoted to have been greatly influenced by his experience filming due to his research on the work of Jesuits. Garfield, coincidentally, also stars in another film that has religious connections. In the movie "Hacksaw Ridge," he plays Desmond Doss, a pacifist Seventh-day Adventist known for being a conscientious objector who saved a lot of his fellow soldiers during World War II. But in his role in "Silence," Garfield shines.
"Silence" is currently out in select theaters in the United States. Watch the trailer for "Silence" in the video below.
