Silence (2016)
Scorsese returns to religion with his best film of the 2010s, and I'd even put it in my top five favorites of his. It's definitely the hardest film of his to watch considering it's themes, and obviously not as entertaining as his last two efforts, Hugo, which dazzled with it's visuals, and Wolf of Wall Street, which is classic Scorsese on steroids, this one hit me emotionally more than any of his films. That, and The Last Temptation of Christ, one of my all time favorites. I don't know, there's something about how he handles religion that I find so powerful. I'm not religious, but stories like this, about attempting to keep your faith in desperate circumstances really move me, and it clearly does Martin too, this is easily one of his most personal films (he even co-wrote the screenplay, a first for him since Casino.)
Some themes, and the way they're tackled are definitely brought back from Last Tempation, but don't be fooled; this is an entirely different beast. It's a much harsher watch, and has a much more bleak tone throughout. It'd make a great back to back. Quick praises to Andrew Garfield also, he shows great range in this. He was nominated for the wrong movie.
Scorsese returns to religion with his best film of the 2010s, and I'd even put it in my top five favorites of his. It's definitely the hardest film of his to watch considering it's themes, and obviously not as entertaining as his last two efforts, Hugo, which dazzled with it's visuals, and Wolf of Wall Street, which is classic Scorsese on steroids, this one hit me emotionally more than any of his films. That, and The Last Temptation of Christ, one of my all time favorites. I don't know, there's something about how he handles religion that I find so powerful. I'm not religious, but stories like this, about attempting to keep your faith in desperate circumstances really move me, and it clearly does Martin too, this is easily one of his most personal films (he even co-wrote the screenplay, a first for him since Casino.)
Some themes, and the way they're tackled are definitely brought back from Last Tempation, but don't be fooled; this is an entirely different beast. It's a much harsher watch, and has a much more bleak tone throughout. It'd make a great back to back. Quick praises to Andrew Garfield also, he shows great range in this. He was nominated for the wrong movie.