Posted on 04/27/2015 11:49:59 AM PDT by NYer
Ping!
Hollyweird should be banned from making these
I’ve been watching the series “A.D.” And have been enjoying it very much. It seems to really capture the story of the gospels and Acts, and fairly honestly from what I’ve seen so far.
Anybody else have some comment or critique?
Some of these movies are worth seeing and are not even (that) blasphemous. I know.
Two thumbs up!
why? AD was done well. Heard The Moses movie wasn’t awful.
If made in good taste, why not?
I know they are after our money, im not a fool. But if well made and faithful to Christianity, I’m for it.
Noah was an abomination, the Opposite of what the bible taught. It was an environmentalist movie an Crowe made fun of Christians.
Ben Hur without Chariot Race? don’t know if it will be in there or not.
Apostle Paul, a project reportedly produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon and starring Hugh Jackman as the last apostle to meet... //
that’s the one that bugs me out.
I caught part of it and thought it was well done. I saw Roma and her husband on with David Jeremiah yesterday as well.
If any of these flicks have the Biblical authenticity of Noah, AD or Killing Jesus, I’ll stay home.
I’ve been surprised. A.D. seems to be nicely done.
Watched two episodes and stopped. Aside from the representation of the angel at the tomb I find the whole thing kind of anti-climatic. I find the dialog cheesy and their idea of somethings, like rebels throwing Molotov type cocktails, is a bit over the top.
What was inauthentic about AD?
Those weapons, like the pottery fire bombs, had existed for hundreds of years by that time. It's not unreasonable at all. Given how easy they are to make they made a great weapon for an unsophisticated militia. Molotov didn't invent the idea.
On a slightly different topic, I watched a bit of Wolf Hall - covering Thomas More and found it disturbing - made a hero out of Thomas Cromwell and a villain out of More. I’m sure that A Man for All Seasons exaggerated the other direction but still - the court room scene where More was shouted down brought to mind our current campus environment.
“Christ the Lord, based on Anne Rice’s book about Jesus’ childhood, will be released by Focus Features the week before Easter 2016.”
From the School Library Review (at Amazon):
“At age seven, the boy [Jesus} and his family leave Egypt to return to their home. . . He feels like a typical seven-year-old, but he’s also suddenly discovering abilities that no one else possesses. He brings clay birds to life, makes snow fall, and even resurrects a dead playmate. Stunned by these odd happenings, he turns to Joseph and Mary for answers. When they are not forthcoming, he’s forced to hunt out clues through local legends, rumors, and a strange spirit that taunts him in his dreams.”
Yeah, right...
Yeah I know that. Be it that the Jewish Revolution did not occur until 66 A.D. I do not reconcile the Jews fighting against the Roman occupiers at that level prior to that, they were a conquered sheep.
That just sounds crazy
“I do not reconcile the Jews fighting against the Roman occupiers at that level prior to that, they were a conquered sheep.”
Well, actually, there were lots of revolts. (See Josephus’ histories.) After one, a Roman general named Varus (later famous for his defeat in Germany) slaughtered a lot of people at a town named Emmaus.
And there were several revolts in Galilee, some led by one particular family. Presumably a member of that family
later headed the fighters at Masada— Eliezor ben Yair.
Or, as we would put it, Eleazor the son of Jairus.
Whether that fellow is related to the Jairus of the NT or not is unknowable; but an interesting possibility.
If the cast and crew of the movie are consistently Christian, then it might be worth supporting. Otherwise, be very cautious about giving money to your enemies, just because they talk the talk.
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