{"id":2499,"date":"2005-11-20T00:13:00","date_gmt":"2005-11-20T00:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2005\/11\/newsbites-silence-marketing-narnia-pope\/"},"modified":"2005-11-20T00:13:00","modified_gmt":"2005-11-20T00:13:00","slug":"newsbites-silence-marketing-narnia-pope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2005\/11\/newsbites-silence-marketing-narnia-pope.html","title":{"rendered":"Newsbites: Silence! Marketing Narnia! Pope!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Time for some more newsbites.<\/span><\/p>\n

1.<\/a> FilmStew.com<\/a> reports that Martin Scorsese<\/a>\u2018s next film will be an adaptation of Shusaku Endo\u2019s Silence<\/a><\/i>, which \u201cconcerns a pair of 17th century Portuguese missionaries who choose to go to Japan to preach Christianity to Japanese converts even though the religion has been outlawed, and violators face a death penalty.\u201d<\/p>\n

FWIW, I have not read Endo\u2019s book myself, but I have seen at least one other film on this subject. To quote an article I wrote on the local film festival for the October 22, 1996 issue of ChristianWeek<\/i>:<\/p>\n

The Eyes of Asia<\/a><\/i>, from Portuguese director Jo\u00e3o M\u00e1rio Grilo, goes back to 17th century Japan to tell the story of Julian of Nakaura, a Japanese Jesuit priest who was tortured to death for refusing to renounce his faith. Grilo mixes the historical narrative with a modern \u201cstory\u201d in which a European (Geraldine Chaplin) visits Nagasaki and learns the story of Julian\u2019s martyrdom from the priests who keep his memory alive.<\/p>\n

The cross-cutting between these two timeframes feels a little awkward at times, but Julian\u2019s faith is treated respectfully \u2026 except, perhaps, for a curious epilogue which gives the last word to Cristovao Ferreira, the Jesuit provincial who succumbed to torture, renounced his faith, and spent the last 20 years of his life working for the shogun. In this last scene, Grilo seems to question whether the Jesuits should have ever come to Japan in the first place, despite the obvious joy he lets Julian show in his Christian faith.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

2.<\/a> The Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/i> has an item up on how the new Narnia<\/a><\/i> movie will be marketed via McDonald\u2019s and Honey Nut Cheerios \u2014 but in a way that \u201chighlights the book\u2019s literary heritage\u201d \u2014 while Reuters<\/a> reports that Tilda Swinton, who plays the White Witch but has never read the book, was careful not to offend a young fan:<\/p>\n

But when the issue of religion surfaced at Thursday\u2019s promotional event, Swinton played it safe. Asked by one child if her character Jadis, the White Witch, represented Satan, the actress answered: \u201cYou can read it however you want, and it can grow in your mind. So, I can be whatever you want me to be.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

3.<\/a> Pope Benedict XVI recently attended a Vatican screening of the new TV mini-series Pope John Paul II<\/a><\/i>, in which the title character, and Benedict\u2019s predecessor, is played by Cary Elwes and Jon Voight. See the Associated Press<\/a>, Reuters<\/a>, and Reuters<\/a> again.<\/p>\n

4.<\/a> The American Film Institute<\/a> is compiling another list of 100 films, focusing this time on \u201cAmerica\u2019s most inspiring movies\u201d. See the Associated Press<\/a>, The Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/i> and E! Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

5.<\/a> Attorneys general from 32 states are petitioning movie studios to put anti-smoking propaganda on all their DVDs, or at least the ones that feature people smoking. Great \u2014 as if there weren\u2019t enough ads and PSAs and legal tut-tutting at the beginning of most DVDs as it is. See Reuters<\/a> and the Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n

6.<\/a> Plans to distribute James \u201cScotty\u201d Doohan<\/a>\u2018s ashes in space have been postponed for \u2014 what else? \u2014 engineering reasons. Seems rocket engine tests might push the launch back to February. See Reuters<\/a> and E! Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Time for some more newsbites. 1. FilmStew.com reports that Martin Scorsese\u2018s next film will be an adaptation of Shusaku Endo\u2019s Silence, which \u201cconcerns a pair of 17th century Portuguese missionaries who choose to go to Japan to preach Christianity to Japanese converts even though the religion has been outlawed, and violators face a death penalty.\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1116,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nNewsbites: Silence! Marketing Narnia! Pope!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Time for some more newsbites.1. 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