So I'm at home, flipping through channels, when I get to a movie channel which will remain nameless (I don't get CBS down here), and they're showing a movie that seems to be of Jesus. Being the devout Christian and movie fan that I am I stick to it. A hour later I am in tears, even though I know most of the story by heart. The scene with Satan (played by a brilliant Jeroén Krabbé) simply shocked me. Our Lord, who suffered so much... died in vain? And then the crucifixion scene... I watched as if I were there, as if my earthly father were the one being killed. The cries of Jesus (immaculately played by Jeremy Sisto) as he is nailed to the cross and pulled up are absolutely heart-wrenching. I read somewhere that the scene is too short. Thank God!
I managed to see the whole film weeks later and I loved it. This is the Jesus we want to see, laughing, warm, playful, one of the guys and yet sooooooo much more. And He's the one you imagine: afraid, insecure, utterly human... and then some.
Make more movies like this one (although did anyone else have a problem with the dubbing of the Italian actors' English -- like Martha, Barrabas, Herode Antipas, and Peter?), showing a Jesus that can be one with his people and yet above them.
I managed to see the whole film weeks later and I loved it. This is the Jesus we want to see, laughing, warm, playful, one of the guys and yet sooooooo much more. And He's the one you imagine: afraid, insecure, utterly human... and then some.
Make more movies like this one (although did anyone else have a problem with the dubbing of the Italian actors' English -- like Martha, Barrabas, Herode Antipas, and Peter?), showing a Jesus that can be one with his people and yet above them.
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