IF you've seen the Zeffirelli film, that is.īut what if you haven't - what if you couldn't maybe because you live in the jungle some place away from TV sets and westernised living? Then some chaps come into your village, set up a sheet between trees, wait for dark and then display these "magic pictures". Released just two years after Zeffirelli's magnificent masterpiece, "Jesus of Nazareth", this film comes across as is a lifeless clone. That we need to consider the intended audience is also indisputable. That the film is clear and truthful to the Gospel account of Luke is indisputable. That the producers achieved what they set out to do is indisputable: it's the most watched movie of all time. I'm therefore rating it at just "5" - half-way between love and hate, as I shall explain in this review. From a biblical story-telling perspective however, it is brilliant. Reviewed by john-ruffle 5 / 10 Half-Way Between Love and Hateįrom a motion picture perspective, the "Jesus" film is primitive and flawed for audiences who are familiar with cinematic convention.
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