He said he was inspired to do this after a recent meeting with the Pope.
It will be based on the book The Life of Jesus by Shūsaku Endō (same author as Silence).
I am worried.
It will be based on the book The Life of Jesus by Shūsaku Endō (same author as Silence).
And it’ll be set mostly in the present day, though Scorsese doesn’t want to be locked into a certain period, because he wants the film to feel timeless. He envisions the movie to run around 80 minutes, focusing on Jesus’ core teachings in a way that explores the principles but doesn’t proselytize.
“I’m trying to find a new way to make it more accessible and take away the negative onus of what has been associated with organized religion,” Scorsese says.
Every time the word “religion” has come up since we started talking, I say, you’ve tried to find a way around it.
I am worried.