several kinds of silence

Eric 2022-04-22 07:01:31

This is a slow-moving movie, and the title is silent. When I first saw the title, I didn't expect it to have anything to do with religion and belief. To me silence is an emotion, a way of responding to others. When the word "silence" is mentioned in the film, there are several scenes like this. When the believers are identified and displayed, the people around them are silent. When the pastor prayed for God's protection again and again, the response was silent. Later, he was helpless. The choice to accept reality with silence. Another point is that belief is not the same as religion. Although I don’t believe in any religion, I cannot deeply understand the relevant plots in the film. Silence, with a negative emotion, a "defensive" gesture. If you encounter this kind of situation in your life, it's really uncomfortable. Whether you are excited or angry, the response is to be silent. At light, you turn and leave. If you move your hands, what is reasonable will also make you passive. What can you do, you don't know what the other party's attitude is, accept it or fight in silence. What if a firm belief answers you with silence? Will it be shaken by this, will it fall into more despair? Does it make you do not know what to do, unsure of what to do?

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Silence quotes

  • Rodrigues: The blood of martyrs is the seed of the church.

  • Rodrigues: I thought that martyrdom would be my salvation. Please, please, God, do not let it be my shame. The Lord is my refuge, and my deliverer. My God is my helper, and in Him will I put my trust. Of the Blood, all price exceeding, shed by our immortal King, destined for the world's redemption.