Also have something to add on that front.
I'm not a Scorsese fan at ALL (he's great at telling stories and cinematography, but I find him highly overrated; Coppola, for example, will always be head and shoulders above him in my eyes {as he does almost EVERYTHING brilliantly}, but they are considered neck and neck, most of the time), but I went to watch Silence in early 2017, as I am quite the devout Catholic and adored the book (read it on the way back from Japan on the flight, too).
That film is a cinematic masterpiece from top to bottom, with little to no flaws; any hype was killed immediately because it was a film full of, "religious imagery," (which is guaranteed) and, "religious, political undertones." (which it absolutely does NOT).
It still maintains a solid rating on imdb, but what should've been nominated for:
- Best Actor (wouldn't have won)
- Best Supporting Actor (wouldn't have won)
- Best Adapted Screenplay (possible winner)
- Best Cinematography (DEFINITELY should've won)
- Best Costumes (debatable, but they did feudal Japan PERFECTLY)
- Best editing (debatable as well)
Instead, it only got nominated for Cinematography, which it lost to that POS La La Land.
The big Hollywood Blockbuster with big names and a lot of fanservice, will always do better and reviewed better than the actual pieces of art, because money talks... and it pisses me off.
I'm sure you remember Yakuza 1's substories, which were literally that as well (when I played 3 {and 2, but 3 is where it REALLY began}, I was floored when the substories actually had branching paths and sometimes spanned over 10 chapters!). There's an evolution to gaming, for sure.