Good movies about Christ?

[Norgy]

Who can distrust such hair. 

[Grinning_Colossus]

All kidding aside, Jesus Christ Superstar is the best Jesus movie ever made. Plus Ted Neeley is reasonably hot.

[The Brain]

All kidding aside, Jesus Christ Superstar is the best Jesus movie ever made.

It's certainly the best of the ones I've seen.

[Josephus]

All kidding aside, Jesus Christ Superstar is the best Jesus movie ever made.

It's certainly the best of the ones I've seen.

Though I like the music I do find the film is somewhat dated (an odd thing to say about a Jesus film, I know). All the bell bottoms and hippie stuff really sets that movie in 1973.

[Josephus]

Funny piece from IMDB re: Jesus Christ Superstar

Tragedy almost struck for real while the Crucifixion was being filmed. The Roman soldier we see nailing Christ to the cross is an Israeli actor who spoke very limited English; consequently, he thought Ted Neeley was actually supposed to have nails hammered through his hands! Just in time, director Norman Jewison saw what was happening and screamed, "NO! NOT IN THE HAND!"

[Martinus]

So I watched Mel Gibson's "Passion of Christ" yesterday (will definitely watch the Ewan McGregor movie but I think it is only out in May). Thought it was better than I expected. Certainly some parts were a bit too gory, but otherwise I can see how conservative Christians like it - it was well done cinematically while being very "by the book". My personal favourite aspect of the movie was the linguistic.

[celedhring]

Have you seen Apocalypto? The human sacrifice scene is absolutely striking. And I dug their attempt to replicate the languages of the Mayan people and their vassal tribes, too. The paints the Maya as psychotic blood-addled bunch of savages, which is probably an exaggeration and was widely condemned, but it's so fucking brilliantly done cinematically that I give it a pass. Now that you are going through an anti-PC phase you'd probably enjoy it

As I said before, I wish Gibson wasn't such an idiot and destroyed his career when he was starting to shine as a director. I don't think Hollywood will ever make a movie like Apocalypto again.

[CountDeMoney]

Yeah, and even without all the great historical backdrop, at its heart is a fantastic chase flick.

[Brazen]

The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe.

[Caliga]

All kidding aside, Jesus Christ Superstar is the best Jesus movie ever made. Plus Ted Neeley is reasonably hot.

One thing I can say for him... Jesus is cool.

[Eddie Teach]

One thing I can say for him... Jesus is cool.

Jesus is just alright.

[Caliga]

 

A better follow-up post might have been "I don't know how to love him".

[Malthus]

All kidding aside, Jesus Christ Superstar is the best Jesus movie ever made. Plus Ted Neeley is reasonably hot.

One thing I can say for him... Jesus is cool.

I dunno, I think he has some issues.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZR58d77a4A

[CountDeMoney]

The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe.

Touché, puddytat

[celedhring]

Nah, it's not a good movie.