The God Who Wasn't There
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Movie Reviews of The God Who Wasn't There
Movie Review: Opening the door . . .
Summary: 5 Stars
In ten years of teaching world literature at the college level, I have learned that very few Christians from the most casual liberal believer to the most devout fundamentalist know anything at all about the early years of the Christian religion. While this film lacks the scholarly depth for which I had hoped, it does open the door to the beginnings of Christianity and to the sources of its sacred texts. I suspect many viewers will be surprised to learn what even casual Biblical scholars have known for many decades: that the Gospels, which come first in the New Testament, were not written by companions of Jesus; that the oldest of the Gospel stories is Mark; that Mark could not have been written before 70 AD, and was probably written much later, perhaps ca. 110 AD; that the letters of the Apostle Paul (a number which were not actually written by Paul), were most prbably written in the firs century, beginning about 20 years after Biblical dates for the Crucifixion; that Paul never met Jesus; that none of the Biblical epistles say anything of Jesus' life on earth. The film does not settle the question of Jesus' existence, but I doubt that it was intended to. Consider it a solid introduction. If you don't like the facts stated in the film, read the scholarly literature, which backs up all the evidence in the film, though thus far most scholars have stopped short of asserting that Jesus was a myth. It's a good film; I would recommend it to anyone the least bit interested in Christianity.Movie Review: The Movie that will open eyes
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the most important movies ever made, in my opinion. For thousands of years there has been a fundamental and growing doubt about the validity of religions such as Christianity. Christianity has gotten a free ride for the most part, because those who question Christianity have tended to be quiet about it. Quiet as they are, the number of atheists and agnostics in the world has grown dramatically.
Well, no more. This well-produced and scholarly documentary is an excellent fusion of the main tenets of rational thought, as well as a great primer for anyone not sure what to think about the story of Jesus, et al. The information is presented in an intelligent and entertaining way. This a movie to show your family, your co-workers, and your friends. The discussions that follow will enrich everyone, and possibly help save the planet from another millenia of brutal superstition.
Even better still, the features included with the documentary are incredible. Authors such as Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris are interviewed and allowed to expand on the important work they are doing. It is like having a personal conversation with some of the greatest modern rationalists in your own living room.
I highly recommend this Documentary to anyone with an open mind. Anyone who tries to label this Documentary as mere propaganda has not seen it. If you want to see propaganda, try the "passions" of the "christs".
Movie Review: Simply Amazing!
Summary: 5 Stars
What an amazing and wonderful experience this documentary is. Presenting the argument that Jesus never existed, Brian Flemming uses sharp graphics, intelligent interviews, historical fact, a catchy soundtrack and a fun sense of humor.
It's obvious that Mr. Flemming has come to his conclusions after a great deal of thought after slogging through all the dogma forced on him in a private Christian school. He shares much of his reasoning through interviews with acknowledged scholars such as the late Alan Dundes, a professor of folklore at UC Berkeley. Dr. Dundes cheerfully shows us the parallels between the story of Jesus and gods that preceeded him. Not just parallels - the stories are identical except for the name.
The use of old and new movies is entertaining and somewhat unnerving at the same time. The old silent films are amusing. The clips from The Passion of The Christ emphasize how Christians found that movie to be a special moment in their lives. Amazing considering how graphic, bloody and violent the movie is with gratuitous special effects. The God Who Wasn't There points out the oddity of that.
There's simply not enough room here to expound on all the positive aspects of this film - the extended interviews and the slide show package extras, too. Each person should see it and come to the same conclusions that others have.
Movie Review: The documentery that wasn't there
Summary: 5 Stars
I have watched this film.
It is purely popaganda. The person who made this film did not do it objectively. Its a case of this is what I believe so whats in the film is slanted to support that belief.
The person who made this film went to a christian school that used fear tactics to get the students to become christians. The headmaster of that school is interviewed and this comes out during the segment about that school.
The maker of this film dosn't appear to know what the bible says.
He seems to only know what was miss taught about what is says
in the school he went to.
The film makes objections to Christanity but fails to support any of them.it does give a web address at the end where you can find listed the sources for some of the info in the film.
Don't waste your money on this film. If you are a beginning film maker you might want to get this film to learn how not to make a doucmentery.
If you want to watch it find it on the web online.
I don't mind someone making a film about why christanity is wrong if it is done objectively and real support for the aurguments presented is given. This film does neither.
I gave it five stars so it might be put up front so more people can be warned about this film.
Movie Review: We truly do need more secular documentaries like this!
Summary: 5 Stars
Within this documentary are some compelling arguments that should lead to questioning the true history of the so called Christ. This is an especially good DVD for someone who is in a transition period from Christianity, or someone who has just began to study this subject. For those of us who have gone more in depth on researching these and similar topics, there are still a few pieces of information that when brought out are quite enlightening. Even though I did know most of the material, it was nice to be able to visualize it and have someone else explaining. There is so much knowledge you can get out of other peoples writings on these issues but I have to give a 5 star rating simply because this is one of very, very few documentaries on this thought level. So in recap: if you are curious or looking for answers in reality, this is defiantly a good way to start a good foundation of research. If you have read almost everything possible and just like to keep up with any new ideas and or concepts...this is a great visual; comparatively to Christian documentaries, we are very limited to such visuals. I would absolutely love to see these types of videos go out into the mainstream audience to give people a new idea of the reality of this life!