tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367161100956691682.post2204244406004528528..comments2024-01-28T09:52:30.550-08:00Comments on Arash's World: Silence as the Absence of God’s VoiceArash Farzanehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12000344680925876563noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367161100956691682.post-42299507175462770062017-08-08T00:27:25.506-07:002017-08-08T00:27:25.506-07:00Thanks for taking the trouble, it's very helpf...Thanks for taking the trouble, it's very helpful. I very much liked <i>The Last Temptation of Christ</i>, but more on account of Kazantzakis' agenda than Scorsese's methinks. This comes across most clearly when reading the book, which, brilliant as it is, endlessly presents a two-way pull between spirit and flesh. I can only take it in small doses. Spirit v. flesh not being my battle & faith (in the sense of belief that one clings to) even less.Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367161100956691682.post-74556126763240229962017-08-07T10:19:48.380-07:002017-08-07T10:19:48.380-07:00Your question is one of the toughest to answer and...<br />Your question is one of the toughest to answer and again I'd have to resort to personal answers / opinions. <i>Silence</i> can be seen as the unofficial final leg of Scorsese's trilogy of faith: the first one and by the far the best in my opinion is <i>The Last Temptation of Christ</i>, followed by (the rather bland, again my opinion) <i>Kundun</i>, while <i>Silence</i> falls somewhere in-between.<br /><br />I generally like films that deal with faith and although it is generally good I would not say it is the best film out there. In comparison, I much preferred the quirky <i>There will be Blood</i> (although that one I appreciated much more after the second viewing) and remember being impressed by <i>The Master</i>, both by the great P.T. Anderson!<br /><br />As to Liam Neeson I liked him of course in <i>Schindler's List</i> best. Here he has more of a supporting role and he's good, not great in it. I have only seen the first installment of <i>Taken</i> and thought he was great in a so-so movie because it was interesting to see his range, especially at his age.<br /><br />Now I notice that the answer has not been brief, so I will say this much: I do not think it is a must-see but you could give a try. As my review shows, don't be discouraged by its Christian bent and content because Scorsese provides enough leeway for other interpretations as I hope my post demonstrates.<br />Arash Farzanehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000344680925876563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367161100956691682.post-55929523338641569842017-08-06T11:40:31.981-07:002017-08-06T11:40:31.981-07:00I find that your review is very personal. The ques...I find that your review is very personal. The questions you ask of the movie, which you find it silent upon, aren't my questions; not now, at any rate. What I would like to ask you, as a favour & supplemental to your review, is whether the movie is good entertainment, and if so, of what kind? That is, cinematically. I liked Liam Neeson in <i>Schindler's List</i>, but since then he seems to have gone in for hyper-violent roles (<i>Taken</i>, etc) where his character is prepared to kill indiscriminately.<br /><br />And I would also like to feel that a movie revolves round an established sense of moral goodness, whose absence is recognizable and regretted.<br /><br />I suspect that <i>Silence</i>, therefore, is not my kind of movie at all; and don't want to impose any burden upon you of more than the briefest response, e.g. "You might like it" or "no, you definitely wouldn't like it!"Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.com