Which Movie Based on the Life of Christ is Your Favourite?

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Antonio B:

I love Franco Zefirelli’s “Jesus of Nazareth,” but after watching “The Passion of the Christ” I don’t think I will ever be able to be satisfied with any movie on Jesus. Gibson’s movie was too powerful and it was nearly impossible to ignore its spiritual and emotional impact on the viewer.

Antonio

I couldn’t agree more. I am curious as to why this gentleman was banned.

 

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Feanaro:

Correct me if I’m wrong…and only having seen parts of Ben Hur. However, isn’t Ben Hur not about the life of Christ at all (nor anything else Biblical) but about the life of…well…Ben Hur. With our Lord only making a few cameo’s in which we do not even see him. Whereas I felt that although The Passion was not about Christ’s whole life, it was about one of the most significant parts of his life.

I agree. While we might be splitting hairs here, Ben Hur is based on the life of Ben Hur, not Christ. It could be said that The Passion is based on the crucifixtion of Jesus and not his life, but it does cover the last twelve hours of his life. Ben Hur seems like a greater stretch than *The Passion *as far as being based on Jesus’ life.