I’ve not seen it but since reading about it in Protestia and posting these stories here you all have been telling me all about it.
No one has had anything good to say about it.
I see plenty of good in it. The scripture is plenty good all by itself; but I am liking the pieces that give a plausible motivation for some of the apostles.
I am an inveterate discerner, and I’ve seen nothing yet to cause me to denigrate this series.
Not true at all.
The series, in my opinion, is great. It's acted and filmed beautifully. It is moving and powerful and, in all major details, true to the Gospels. Have artistic liberties been taken here and there? Sure, but not in a bad way.
I highly recommend you watch it. It will move you to tears, make you think about Christ and strengthen your Faith, as it already has for millions of people.
One thing's for sure, it utterly blows away all the corny, schlock film renditions of the Gospels out there.
This series led me to look at the works of Bishop Robert Barron, the writings of C.S. Lewis and Father Chad Ripperger's talks on the spititual world. Their cumulative effect was to reignite my belief in Christ.
Watching "The Chosen" started the whole ball rolling.
"Organized" church has pretty much failed me, for many reasons.
But I guess I'm a heretic, since I loved "Godspell" and "Jesus Christ Superstar" (even acted in both on stage in my younger years).
I'm aware enough to understand that this is a show, meant to entertain. Jenkins and others make this very clear in their after-show talks and on social media.
Yes, it's not Gospel truth, some scenes & characters are made up or taken out of time context, but maybe it can bring some to check out the true Word of God.
It's light years better than most of what you find in theaters and on TV these days.