Agreed, it's confusing. But confusing because it's totally dishonest: Scorses strays from the perfectly controlled austere realism of his movie to suddenly relapse and shout "You see, in spite of all, he is still ----". It's dogmatic, it's wishful thinking, it's hypocritical. I wish he had been more subtle with his "twist".
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Unfortunately you are right. Have you seen Lars von Trier's "Nymphomaniac"? The end of the movie had the same feeling of dichotomy for me. On the one hand, there was a violent of the scripture, and it was somehow fake; on the other hand, I was stunned. The same was with "Silence" end - disappointment and shock.
Nope :-/ I love LvT but I have not seen this one(s) yet... However, speaking of Von Trier, the ending of Dogville, for example (when the "dog" appears) made totally sense in the context of the movie. I think Scorsese and Lars Von Trier are somehow linked: Scorsese is terrified about the disappearance or the silence of God... While Von Trier (in my opinion) is terrified of its possible presence and actions.