![]() ![]() Roman soldiers also employ brutal tactics to quell uprisings among the Jewish populace. Streaks of red are seen on the wall of a prison. Other characters are beaten, bruised and stabbed with swords. Blood oozes from his mouth, and courses down his face from cuts caused by the crown of thorns. His body is covered with bloody lacerations after a lashing. While many scenes of the miracles could easily be shown in a Sunday School class, the depiction of Jesus’ arrest, scourging and crucifixion become increasingly graphic and gruesome. (The actors’ teeth may be a little too white, but there is grit on their faces and under their fingernails.) (Frankly I’ve had enough tortured protagonists for a while.) And although Morgado may not offer the most compelling depiction of Jesus, this film rehearses the events of his life and ministry with stunning visuals of the landscape and a sense of the time. That lack of passion, particularly when he overturns the moneychangers’ tables in the temple, may be a problem for some viewers who want a more emotionally wrought character. Morgado’s portrayal of Christ is much gentler than many we’ve seen on screen. Both Schiller and Hicks give convincing portrayals of men motivated by politics, whether in the Jewish temple or Roman palace. ![]() The cast is made up largely of lesser-known actors including Diogo Morgado as Jesus, Adrian Schiller as the Jewish high priest Caiaphas and Greg Hicks as Pilate. The film, a project of reality TV producer Mark Burnett and his wife, actress Roma Downey, sticks closely to the book it is based on. It then segues into the New Testament with the birth of Jesus in a lowly stable, skips a few decades and then resumes with the calling of the apostles Peter (Darwin Shaw), John (Sebastian Knapp), Matthew (Said Bey) and others.įor anyone familiar with the Bible, there won’t be any surprises. ![]() The film begins with a quick review of Old Testament stories like the parting of the Red Sea, Noah (who is the title subject of another movie releasing in 2014, with Russell Crowe in the lead) and David and Goliath. ![]()
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