New movie: "Son of God"

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Nancita2009 said:
I have been seeing some articles lately that Roma Downey and Mark Burnett are very much into the NEW AGE movement. Can anyone verify this???
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I frankly don’t see the need to address such speculations. I would – in charity – assume that such accusations are conjecture and hearsay and not pay attention to them.

Even if it were true, from what I’ve heard, it is not reflected in the movie. That being the case, it is not really relevant whether or not they have any “new age” leanings.
 
I certainly haven’t read all the commentsabout the movie “Son of God” – I saw it a couple of days ago and was very impressed – I thought the man who played Jesus did a very good job and liked all the men who played the apostles also. It was a wonderful film to see just before the beginning of Lent because it gave a tremendous impression of the pain that Jesus went through.
I might add that Roma Downey is a Catholic.
 
My wife & I saw the movie on Sunday. My 2 most significant observations about it are:
  1. I cried at the Resurrection and Ascension
  2. I left the movie with more love for Jesus and more filled with the Holy Spirit than when I went in
 
I definitely agree with SPIFFYGOLF – he expressed his feeling about the movie much better than I did – everyone should go to see it – I think they’ll love it also and cry when Jesus is being tortured.
 
I AGREE TOO!!! I WATCHED IT, FINALLY!!! IT WAS AMAZING, PEOPLE. GO WATCH IT, I’M TELLING YOU!👍
 
I saw it today. I liked it. I am so glad to see movies that are made to glorify our Lord. I admit I had my nitpicky moments.

Some asked why the PG13. The scenes are not as bloody as the Passion but they do show the suffering that He did for us more than most movies do. It showed the brutality of the Romans.

I would say GO SEE IT. SUpport this type of movie
 
I saw the series and rewatched it this past two weeks, I loved it and followed with it with the Bible while watching it, the only thing that didn’t match the bible was Mary Mag… who was shown with the discipes everywhere, and in the Bible she is not there at the Last Supper, or she is not there following them with Jesus everywhere they go, she is mentioned only a few times but not with the diciples, I don’t know why Mark and Romy presented Mary Mag… like this when it is not even presented in this way in the Gospels. But besides that ERROR of jugdment on the director, I enjoyed the series, and look forward to seeing it with my friends. and I thought Mark and romy were Catholic
 
I saw this Movie on the 28th of February 2014. Yes, it had horrific scenes, as we’d expect with the Passion of Christ. My main reason to go wasn’t so much to see anyone else’s version of the story of Jesus Christ, but to spend my money on something that is Christian, with hopes that we’ll see more and more films being made about Christianity, and that they will get the message across that people do want to see films such as this, especially in this day where everything Christian is being torn apart, torn down or eliminated from schools and the like.
I plan on seeing any movie that has a Christian theme to it, even though I am not a movie goer. Putting my money where my mouth is, so to speak.

I was pleased to read in one post, that the poster’s Bishop thought it was a good movie.
 
AnneElliott said:
This movie comes from the same producers as ‘The Bible’ series that was on T V last year. I had some real problems with it. I understand that much will be left out when producing a series like this, but I was really disappointed in the treatment of Mary. I guess my standard is more along the lines of what I saw in. The Passion of the Christ, where Mary was right there with Him sharing in Jesus’s Passion. I don’t think Ms. Downey ‘gets that’ in her portrayal of the BVM. One scene. I remember from The Bible show was after Jesus’s death Mary was loading up her donkey to head back home alone without John and prior to the Resurection. It just seemed wrong to me.
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Yes AnneElliot you are right, however, It is a good movie to see as we need
to promote Christianity in the movie world. As long as Catholics are well versed
in their Faith, I believe it’s still worth supporting.
 
One review of the Son of God movie

General Comments
The life and death and resurrection of Jesus is a gripping, emotionally-charged and compelling story. It’s hard to screw up, it’s always going to be effective since it’s so much content.

“Son of God” comes across as a pallid, low-budget copy of “The Passion of The Christ.” It just seems cheaper. The script has weak points, the characters seem mismatched.

Jesus
I think it’s reasonable to think of Jesus as a small, brownish man. Instead, we have a tall white guy with an English nose, who speaks in a kind of English accent (I imagine the character was working to reduce it a bit).

The actor was always smiling and grinning. Tough complaint to make, but I have a hard time imaging Jesus actually grinning 100% of the time.

He has a hard time doing a convincing job of delivering his lines. Sometimes this comes across as mere recitation. Gets a B.

John
The life story of Jesus is told ostensibly through John, at least at the start and end of the movie. John is far too old here, and the “beloved disciple” who is young doesn’t come across here.

The actor’s good; rates an A-.

Peter
Peter is the standout in the film. Does a wonderful job. A.

Mary
Contemporary hair.

Mary Magdalene
Makes an odd presence since she’s always with the disciples. I deeply wonder whether this would have happened then: one woman always hanging out with a dozen men. I don’t think propriety would be so shirked. She’s also very young; far from the hardened whore one might imagine her to be. Very high-school looking.

Thomas
Thomas is that kind of skeptical high school English teacher who’s maybe a bit mean. Here he is an Anglo, with blue eyes, in ancient Jerusalem. Go figure. Maybe captured by pirates and skivvied away from Mother England and planted in the mideast? As an actor, does a fine job, rates an A. (Whoever ran casting for the movie did a poor job).

Judas
Okay performance, does the deal. Could have done better, but this was the scriptwriter’s fault. B

Matthew
One of the gripping scenes was Jesus talking about tax collectors and winning over Matthew. Actor earns an A for his performance here.

Pontius Pilate
OK. We get the “hard guy” idea pretty fast with this fellow, but he turns it into stagey camp. I think this whole “Roman as Creepy Mean Guy” is a 1960s television stereotype. The PP in the Passion movie comes across more realistic: showing the veteran warrior/judge aspect.

Pontius Pilate’s wife
Is the name Portia? At any rate, clearer the weakest actor in the movie. Works hard to pull a C. Almost distractingly poor.

Head Priest
Excellent job here. One of the few strengths of the movie is presenting some conjectures about how Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem may have been understood in terms of its practical impacts on Jews. Having seen a great deal of Roman-smashing-Jews violence, the head priest wants to ward this off. . . meaning he feels he must stop Jesus and Jesus demonstrations.

Holy Eucharist
To my mind, one great problem with presenting a movie on Jesus is all the weird Protestant stuff that crops up since the time of Luther. Various theories, etc., which are relatively recent in Christian history. In the movie, they say the wine and bread are the blood and body of Christ. This is good; this is how is was understood from the get-go. Here the movie takes an A.
 
Isn’t this the same actor who portrayed Christ in the Bible series?I recall thinking this actor was really cute,so from my perspective,while believ e Christ was in fact beautiful,if no no other reason than he is God,I certainly don’t want to be fighting feelings of lust for Jesus,while watching him portrayed in a movie!:eek:
 
I think it’s reasonable to think of Jesus as a small, brownish man. Instead, we have a tall white guy with an English nose, who speaks in a kind of English accent (I imagine the character was working to reduce it a bit).
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There are MidEasterns with light skin, even now. And I for one have no problem with our LORD depicted as having a “command physique.” He was definitely a commanding person!

ICXC NIKA.
 
We saw it last weekend. Several Gospel stories were clearly wrong, notably the raising of Lazarus-- no grave clothes and Jesus entered the tomb instead of calling Lazarus forth.

Isaiah says Jesus was someone who would not attract attention because of his physical attributes. Jesus is this movie is considered by those posting on Twitter as “hot Jesus”.

The wise men were not at the stable, but were actually at the home of Jesus, Mary and Joseph when they were in Egypt.

I liked the fact that in this movie “Jesus” actually took time to seek the Father before doing anything miraculous. The Gospels say Jesus only said what the Father told Him to say and do what the Father told Him to do.

The born again message also came across clearly unlike other movies where it was downplayed.

There is no reason no to see this film. It does communicate the general story but there are inaccuracies. Artistic license I suppose.

God bless.

-Speedy
 
Captain_America said:
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I think it’s reasonable to think of Jesus as a small, brownish man. Instead, we have a tall white guy with an English nose, who speaks in a kind of English accent (I imagine the character was working to reduce it a bit).
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I’m confused by this comment, i.e., was Jesus supposed to be a small brownish man (the man imaged on the Shroud of Turin was pretty tall), moreover, the actor you are referencing is Portuguese, i.e., he is of Mediterranean stock, and does have that sort olive/golden skin tone, so he could pass for a semite.

P.S. In an interview with Oprah, Diogo Morgado was told by Oprah that he looked like the Jesus she always imagined. 😉
 
organgrinder said:
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The wise men were not at the stable, but were actually at the home of Jesus, Mary and Joseph when they were in Egypt.

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Not according to the Gospel of Matthew. The Magi visited the house where the Holy Family was staying, still in Bethlehem, and then afterwards they went to Egypt. It’s all there for the reading. I do like the rest of your points.

Back on topic, I agree that Jesus was probably an ordinary-looking (according to Isaiah) Middle-Eastern Jew who spent a lot of time out in the sun, so he would not have passed, say, for a pale Norwegian like me 😛

Edit: And thanks to the OP for a thoughtful review. I won’t see it in the theater, because I don’t like to pay $10 for a setting that does not have a pause button so I can get up and go to the bathroom. We may watch it when Netflix gets it, but I doubt that I’ll buy the DVD or Bluray.
 
Thank you for the correction. I did not refer back to the Matthew text before the post. My error.

God bless.

-Speedy
 
Jeanne_S said:
Isn’t this the same actor who portrayed Christ in the Bible series?I recall thinking this actor was really cute,so from my perspective,while believ e Christ was in fact beautiful,if no no other reason than he is God,I certainly don’t want to be fighting feelings of lust for Jesus,while watching him portrayed in a movie!:eek:
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The footage for the most part is from that series with some added footage that never made it into the Bible docudrama.

This isnt a “new” film.
 
Joe_5859 said:
Since you’ve seen both, I’ll ask you (but anyone else can feel free to chime in).

How does this film relate to the Bible minisereis? Is it just an abridged version? Or is it entirely different footage? Or is it some new and some old footage? Are all the actors and actresses the same between the two?

I’m just curious. :o
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Sorry for the delayed response, but it is essentially an abridged version, although the producers may say otherwise. The miniseries started with Creation and this starts with John on Patmos, which was also shown in the miniseries, but at the end. I did not see much if any new footage. Actors are all the same.
 
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