First trailer for Martin Scorsese's long developed religious epic 'Silence' looks gorgeous

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By Darian Scalamoni

            It’s been a little while since we’ve seen a Martin Scorsese directed movie in theaters. Last time was the enthralling film, The Wolf of Wall Street starring Leonardo DiCaprio, but it seems the legendary director has gone a completely different direction with his new movie, Silence and we have the first trailer for you right here.

            The movie follows two Jesuit priests (played by Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver) go on a journey to find their mentor (played by Liam Neeson) in 17^th century Japan. Throughout their trek to find Neeson’s character, they’re mistreated completely due to their religious beliefs. The movie is based on the novel by Shusaku Endo and the script was written by Jay Cocks who previously collaborated with Scorsese for Gangs of New York.

            This looks to be a surefire candidate for the Academy Awards including Best Picture. It’s an amazing trailer and has sweeping cinematography though I don’t love large scale religious epics like this one, I love Martin Scorsese’s work and plan to see this in theaters. Here’s an amazing little tidbit: Since Gangs of New York, only one Scorsese-directed project hasn’t been nominated for Best Picture (Shutter Island). That’s pretty remarkable.

            Check out the trailer for Silence below. The movie opens in theaters on December 23^rd.