Posted on 03/03/2014 7:00:29 AM PST by SeekAndFind
I never want to see Jesus again.
Not in a movie, at least. Not after sitting through two hours and 18 minutes of Son of God, the latest tragedy about the life of Jesus and the acting career of Roma Downey, the onetime Touched By An Angel star who, in addition to playing Mary, produced the film with her husband, Mark Burnett.
Having watched some of History Channel’s The Bible, the 10-hour mini series from which most of Son of God was pieced together, I already knew Jesus Starring Roma Downey wasn’t going to be great. (Nothing starring Roma Downey has ever been great.) But still, I went to the theater praying for the best, hoping Jesus might not be terrible. But alas, God’s only son was terrible; the story, the dialogue, the acting, the non-miraculous special effects—all pretty terrible. Sometimes it was SyFy Channel-terrible. Son of God is so awful that it borders on godless—not sinful or heretical, just lacking true Spirit.
Which is why I’m officially done watching Jesus movies. Because I’m pretty sure I’ve seen every single Jesus movie made since 1960. No, I’m not a biblical film connoisseur by choice; I was just raised in a cave by Baptists who, upon purchasing a VCR in 1985, only watched movies that were produced by Disney, loosely based on Bible stories, or called Ben-Hur.
Consequently, I’ve watched a lot of Jesus movies in my day. And frankly, none of them are exactly great.
The first movie I can remember watching was The Greatest Story Ever Told, the 1965 biblical epic starring Charlton Heston as the shapeshifter, John the Baptist. At times, Heston appears more werewolf than human, which ended up being the best part of the film.
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i think Tom Cruise is a heathen not a Chosen
I would love to see a Jesus movie where Jesus isn’t portrayed as a weak chested, pacifist wimp.
Jesus, who was a carpenter, who made a whip of cords and cleared the Temple, who called the Pharisees on the carpet time and again, who had strength of character and didn’t back down in face of opposition.
But no, we can’t have a Jesus who ever gets angry or has harsh words for anyone.
The real Jesus would have been a man’s man, not the wuss that is portrayed in most movies.
That said, I will be seeing Son of God sot aht should I run into any non-believers who have seen it, I can carry on an intelligent discussion with them and not depend on their recollection or description of what happened, which will likely not be entirely accurate.
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Proof reading is my friend.
Proof reading is my friend.
Thank you for that link. I watched this many years ago and had not thought of it for all those years. I have spent this snowy day watching the entire thing. A day well spent. Again. Thank you and God bless you.
Having just spent 4 plus hours watching Zephirelli’s series in it’s entirely, I must say that it is the most detailed and complete depiction that I have seen in any Biblical movie. The only part of the film that does not cover the event thoroughly is the Crucifixion and resurrection. Jesus’ life story is as complete as it is possible to cover it. And the actor playing Jesus is very believable. Not too overly “pretty”. Very good film. I have not yet seen “Son of God.”
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