Martin Scorsese
![SILENCE: Martin Scorsese's Intimate Epic Is A Monumental Achievement](https://www.filminquiry.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Silence-Garfield.jpg)
Martin Scorsese’s Silence begins with a dark, blank screen, with only the gentle humming of cicadas heard on all sides. It then immediately opens up to an overcast shot overlooking the banks of a river, where numerous people are being strung up and tortured. Such a peaceful moment undercut by extreme violence is very much an indication of what’s to come.
![The Divine Sacrifice Of Humanity In THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC & THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST](https://www.filminquiry.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Last-Temptation-of-Christ.jpg)
Religious figures and various saints have been on film since the birth of the medium. It can be tricky for a director to present the story of a venerated character, as they can mean many things to different people. In both Carl Theodor Dreyer’s The Passion of Joan of Arc and the Martin Scorsese picture The Last Temptation of Christ, the directors brought their own religious visions to screen, although not without controversy.
![Enter The Soldier's Mind: Visions of PTSD in TAXI DRIVER & DISORDER](https://www.filminquiry.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Taxi-Driver.jpg)
Post-traumatic stress disorder – abbreviated as PTSD – has been a subject in film as far back as the 1946 John Huston documentary Let There Be Light. Since the Invasion of Iraq, it’s become a prevalent concept. One of the most original to have been made is Martin Scorsese’s 1976 classic Taxi Driver.
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Legend is a word that is batted around pretty easily these days, but one person who is fully deserving of that title is Robert De Niro. One of the most celebrated actors of his generation, the New York born actor has ascended Hollywood’s ranks and is now considered by many to be on par with the likes of Marlon Brando. With seven Academy Awards nominations (two wins), as well as being nominated for eight Golden Globes (one win) and six BAFTAS, De Niro is held in high regard by the industry and public alike, in spite of some questionable career decisions in recent years.