I saw the movie. I wasn’t terribly offended by it. I just thought it was banal. I thought Dafoe’s portayal of Christ was bad. Not because he portrayed Christ as confused, but because Dafoe did a bad acting job.
Personally, I don’t mind fictional movies that might not be biblically correct, but I do mind mindless, poorly done movies that gin up controversy to mask poor writing and acting.
It was an attempt to counterpoise his religiously themed NYC films like Mean Streets and Taxi Driver...a film with religious figures displaying the attitudes of New Yorkers.
I watched it too and I really don’t remember much about it. Guess it really didn’t make much of an impression on me.
I agree about Defoe. He’s not a very good actor in most movies I’ve seen him in.
I much more prefer The Life of Brian to this one. LOL
But then I am a Monty Python fan.