tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post3799788872217862690..comments2024-03-15T10:01:59.405-07:00Comments on The Jesus Blog: Question: What is the Best Film about the Life of Jesus?Anthony Le Donnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01282792648606976883noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-54116981706837523602013-01-10T01:43:54.845-08:002013-01-10T01:43:54.845-08:00we are all individualswe are all individualsPeter M. Headhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379103292621457026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-28062606550148605322013-01-07T12:21:39.329-08:002013-01-07T12:21:39.329-08:00Re Kazantzakis' ability to understand the firs...Re Kazantzakis' ability to understand the first-century Palestinian worldview, this is from the translator's note in my (ancient) paperback copy of Last Temptation: "...his native Crete remained his true spiritual home, and his devotion to it and to the peasantry into which he was born...gave his writings that sense of the "spirit of place" which is such an important ingredient of great literature. It was in Crete that he first came to know the shepherds, farmers, fishermen, innkeepers and peasant entrepreneurs who people his novels..."Bexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08411765555371809052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-29522960337496491972013-01-05T09:29:50.825-08:002013-01-05T09:29:50.825-08:00I fully agree. I listen to the Peter Gabriel sound...I fully agree. I listen to the Peter Gabriel soundtrack while writing papers. It makes everything feel so much more intense.Joshua Paul Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03970879028978093230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-29658488852647350062013-01-05T03:16:56.242-08:002013-01-05T03:16:56.242-08:00Definitely... Those puppets can really act.Definitely... Those puppets can really act.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05665294469156249217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-1203345000440524312013-01-04T22:21:53.172-08:002013-01-04T22:21:53.172-08:00I'm still partial to The Jesus of Montreal. W...I'm still partial to The Jesus of Montreal. Watching itt was 'one of those experiences' for me; it moved me to something more than I was before.<br /><br />And, by the by, the soundtrack for The Last Temptation of Christ TOTALLY makes up for the dreck that is the rest of the film.Thatjeffcarterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164244091093015896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-26788104158759462162013-01-04T16:44:30.032-08:002013-01-04T16:44:30.032-08:00I like Jesus Christ Super Star. It is set in Israe...I like Jesus Christ Super Star. It is set in Israel and has some great music. John Byronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089065553061533090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-36198218626609893632013-01-04T16:44:08.621-08:002013-01-04T16:44:08.621-08:00The musical Godspell. It's the only film I&...The musical <i> Godspell</i>. It's the only film I've seen that comes close to capturing Jesus's love for God and for people. For example, <a rel="nofollow">God Save the People</a>.Bilbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06231440026059820600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-24606418397956037062013-01-04T16:40:03.712-08:002013-01-04T16:40:03.712-08:00Book > Film (without question)... Jesus didn...Book > Film (without question)... Jesus didn't have a Brooklyn accent in the book.Anthony Le Donnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01282792648606976883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-63112646876612487432013-01-04T16:27:04.630-08:002013-01-04T16:27:04.630-08:00It made a fantastic book. Nikos Kazantzakis was su...It made a fantastic book. Nikos Kazantzakis was surprisingly perceptive of the first-century Palestinian worldview for someone with no formal education on the subject.Joshua Paul Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03970879028978093230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-51545098474400000922013-01-04T15:20:19.991-08:002013-01-04T15:20:19.991-08:00Your death will stand as a landmark in the continu...Your death will stand as a landmark in the continuing struggle to liberate the parent land from the hands of the Roman imperialist aggressors, excluding those concerned with drainage, medicine, roads, housing, education, viniculture and any other Romans contributing to the welfare of Jews of both sexes and hermaphrodites. Signed, on behalf of the P. F. J. , etc. " And I'd just like to add, on a personal note, my own admiration, for what you're doing for us, Brian, on what must be, after all, for you a very difficult timeLarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976868079076669453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-18740860790400858422013-01-04T15:15:52.621-08:002013-01-04T15:15:52.621-08:00For me it was The Miracle Maker hands down. While ...For me it was The Miracle Maker hands down. While some might paint this as a kids' film because it involved claymation and other animation, it is still better than the rest in my opinion.Chris McElmurrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530080214194018561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-58933441105426773932013-01-04T14:46:13.237-08:002013-01-04T14:46:13.237-08:00I have used Jesus of Nazareth for years while teac...I have used Jesus of Nazareth for years while teaching Life of Christ classes, it humanizes Judas in a way that makes some uncomfortable, but if you teach it along side of the gospel accounts and The Case for Christ by Strobel it creates great conversation in my humble opinion. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-64172255594601246882013-01-04T14:17:12.128-08:002013-01-04T14:17:12.128-08:00You're dead on about the revolutionary aspect....You're dead on about the revolutionary aspect... no other film I know has attempted this. It really is a great film if you can look past the poor acting, the terrible direction, and the ridiculous costume design.<br /><br />It would have made a better book.<br /><br />-anthonyAnthony Le Donnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01282792648606976883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-91236067192819736272013-01-04T14:12:41.712-08:002013-01-04T14:12:41.712-08:00agreed.agreed.Anthony Le Donnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01282792648606976883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-30612492896833676652013-01-04T14:08:22.820-08:002013-01-04T14:08:22.820-08:00The Son of Man (Mark Dornford-May, 2006). Visually...The Son of Man (Mark Dornford-May, 2006). Visually stunning, the film's recontextualization of the life of Jesus in modern day South Africa is pitch perfect, incarnating the central figure of the biblical texts in a new social setting in a way that provokes fresh questions, especially with regard to why he was executed and how his followers continued his movement. <br /><br />EricAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-60597953888213512252013-01-04T13:55:21.272-08:002013-01-04T13:55:21.272-08:00I know this will make me unpopular among fellow ac...I know this will make me unpopular among fellow academics, but I absolutely adore the film, "The Last Temptation of Christ." I know that it is far from historically accurate, but it is the only Jesus movie I have ever seen that captures the revolutionary essence of Jesus's life and ministry without submitting to sappy sentimentalism. I love the scene between Jesus and Pilate in which Jesus explains his purpose in terms of Daniel's vision of the clay-footed statue of empires.Joshua Paul Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03970879028978093230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-35060551728390175602013-01-04T13:29:17.531-08:002013-01-04T13:29:17.531-08:00You mean that it was Jesus and not Graham Chapman ...You mean that it was Jesus and not Graham Chapman who acted the lead role? ...totally plausible.<br /><br />-anthonyAnthony Le Donnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01282792648606976883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-67662009709035746642013-01-04T13:21:59.298-08:002013-01-04T13:21:59.298-08:00If the main character is Barabbas, does that count...If the main character is Barabbas, does that count? If so, I'm quite partial to the film Barabbas.Mark Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18180422214545150941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-82526737698172259572013-01-04T13:02:32.141-08:002013-01-04T13:02:32.141-08:00Who said Life of Brian didn't REALLY have Jesu...Who said Life of Brian didn't REALLY have Jesus, the historical Jesus at that, as its main character??<br /><br /> http://www.relegere.org/index.php/relegere/article/view/10Brian of Nazarethhttp://www.brian.edunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-17536319521636948652013-01-04T12:47:42.752-08:002013-01-04T12:47:42.752-08:00dairydairyAnthony Le Donnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01282792648606976883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-5719687964133216512013-01-04T12:47:03.742-08:002013-01-04T12:47:03.742-08:00It's not meant to be taken literally, it refer...It's not meant to be taken literally, it refers to any manufacturer of diary products.Anthony Le Donnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01282792648606976883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-60511453477980193652013-01-04T12:37:55.909-08:002013-01-04T12:37:55.909-08:00Cheesemakers?Cheesemakers?scott caulleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11347949375543907713noreply@blogger.com