By showing empathy toward Kichijiro for the first time, Rodrigues is finally able to love his betrayer as much as Jesus loved Judas.
If the poor guy had been born in any other place or any other time, he'd just be a regular dude-okay, maybe kind of a kooky dude-who goes to church a lot. It's only when he grows to understand Kichijiro-and his similarity to him-that Rodrigues is able to forgive Kichijiro. He even admits this weakness, saying that "one who is weak at heart cannot die a martyr" (8.58). Shouldn't a priest know better than that? Meanwhile, Kichijiro continues to follow Rodrigues, desperate to alleviate his shame but utterly incapable of doing so. You must say something to show the world that you are the august one. Prove that you are justice, that you are goodness, that you are love. To justify his anger, he convinces himself that Jesus hated Judas, his betrayer, despite the fact that Jesus's whole deal is that he loves everyone. Stop Stop Lord, prays Rodrigues in the height of his spiritual agony, it is now that you should break the silence. Sebastian Rodrigues, Chapter 1 In quiet moments throughout the novel, Rodrigues contemplates the face of Christ that he sees before him as if in a dream. Rodrigues is understandably bitter about this turn of events. The dude has pretty much become the physical manifestation of Judas. Later, he reemerges and leads Father Rodrigues into an ambush, selling out the priest for "a number of tiny silver coins" (4.192). First, he renounces his faith for a second time, not only stomping on an image of Jesus but spitting on it as well. Hey JudasĪs usual, however, Kichijiro trips up when things get hairy.
He gains mega respect from the Japanese Christian community for bringing the priests, and he revels in his minor celebrity status. He may have renounced his faith officially, but that doesn't mean he's renounced it in his heart. Basically, Kichijiro wants to atone for his sins. That's why he's so nervous around the priests yet so committed to helping their cause. The film does not sugarcoat the brutal nature of this chapter of. Although the film is based on a fictional novel by the Japanese author Shusaku Endo, many of the events and people depicted in Silence are real. This makes the priests wonder if Kichijiro had known some Christians who were executed, though in their worst moments they suspect that the old drunk might be planning to betray them…Īs it turns out, Kichijiro was once a Christian, but he renounced his faith to escape execution. Decades in the making, Martin Scorsese’s Silence tells the story of Portuguese Jesuit missionaries in 17th century Japan. Bad combo, right? What's more, Kichijiro "suddenly shut up like a clam" whenever the priests mention Christianity, looking as "unhappy" as a turkey on Thanksgiving (1.25). Well, okay, we can't blame them-Kichijiro is a shifty old drunk with the worst work ethic we've ever seen.
Just a Holy Foolįor their part, the priests distrust Kichijiro immediately. On the other hand, there's something about him that's deeply sympathetic, especially when you really put yourself in his shoes. On the one hand, this dude proves himself to be utterly unreliable and untrustworthy from day one.
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