The Gospel of John
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Movie Reviews of The Gospel of John
Movie Review: The Greatest Movie Ever Made
Summary: 5 Stars
IMO, The Gospel of John is the greatest movie ever made. It is word for word from a modern Bible translation. I have never seen a Bible movie where the deity of Christ came out so strongly as in The Gospel of John. Of course no one can portray Christ accurately, but this was a good job.
The movie could be improved by
1) bringing in elements from other gospels visually. None of the pictures are in the Bible; they are the film-makers attempt to show something like what was seen in AD first century. Where there are parallel passages in other gospels, better attention should have been made to what the other gospels indicate would have been seen.
2) The story of the woman taken in adultery is apocryphal & should have been omitted. (It is from John 8, but not well-supported from the ancient manuscripts).
3) The arrest of Christ: The text indicates that those who arrested Christ were astounded when he uttered the Divine Name, "I AM!" ego eimi in Greek. When Christ identified himself at his arrest, he uttered the divine name (I AM) as several other times in the Gospel of John. The reaction indicated in the text is that the arresters fell back & fell to the ground. The visual presentation of this was lame and inaccurate.
4) There is a misleading preceding statement injected just prior to the movie, a statement added to submit to modern Jewish objections, perhaps required to get the show into theaters. One can just copy the disc & cut out that baloney for one's own use.
As an aside, it may be noted that the Gospel of John several times refers to Christ's opponents as "Jews," which is remarkable since Christ and most of His followers were all Jews. The modern translation chosen does not translate the Greek word literally for Jews as "Jews." This is justifiable, since that Greek word must have a more specialized meaning in view of the context.
So, nothing man makes is perfect. Nonetheless, The Gospel of John is the greatest movie ever made.
Movie Review: Magnificent Movie of Jesus!
Summary: 5 Stars
The movie "The Gospel of John" was a masterpiece. This movie of John is based upon the story of Jesus. The movie takes from the Bible and that John's Gospel displays different passages for which of his disciple for the book of John New Testament. There are scenes where Pharisee and Jesus clash and he goes to meet up with Nicodemus and John. There are characters in the movie such as Mary who was Jesus mother and Mary Magdalene, and the blind men that Jesus also healed during the movie. This story displays many scriptures for example, the wedding where Jesus turns the water into wine, it also goes and shows where he picks who he wants for his disciples. People soon to realize that he is the messiah after all and that they did not know he was the person they were looking for all along. Jesus performed miracles and through the help of his Father God he was able to provide for his people and complete the test of faith. This movie showed how Jesus loved all regardless of where they came from or what they may have done in their lives. This movie portrayed the pain, suffering, and sacrifices that Jesus had to go through in order to be the "Almighty" Messiah of God. Jesus was a healer, performed miracles, saved lives with his teachings, and John the Gospel displayed this throughout the entire movie.
Discussing the consistencies and inconsistencies with the stories recorded by the Gospels of ther Christian New Testament. This movie gave me a new insight not only on reviewing over the Bible but the scriptures and a new appreciation for Jesus alone for the struggles he went through for all human kind. This movie reflects the world of religions that Jesus and the Bible remains to live on through Christianity. Till this day all Christian faiths remain to utilize the Bible for Jesus Teachings may it be through the Old Testament or the New Testament. This movie was a very good movie that displayed the Good News Bible and I think everyone should go and watch it.
Movie Review: Best Epic Film about Jesus
Summary: 5 Stars
This is so far the best film made about Jesus Christ and His teachings. I've learned so much watching this movie. Among the different gospel stories I've watched by each of Jesus' disciples, this film represents the best interpretation of the disciple John's gospel of Jesus. It surely touched my heart and made me understand Jesus' sacrifice for mankind and made me love God with all my heart, my soul and my strength. I owned this movie (with 3 discs) and each time I watch the movie over again, I'd get more revelations (wisdom and discernment in understanding more of God's Word) from God. The story telling of Christopher Plummer in this movie was the best. If you are seeking God sincerely and want to know Him more, this is the best one to watch. The actor who played Jesus was superb, very convincing. I love this movie. You may want to rewind each time Jesus talks to analyze what He is conveying. But don't miss out on the real message of the Gospel--that God came down to earth, through His Son, to save mankind from eternal destruction. Plain and simple message of God's LOVE for His creation. How can anyone not love God in return? How can anyone not see God's unconditional love for us by sacrificing His own life for us? This is what the message of this movie has conveyed to me.
On Holy Week, I would watch this movie, stop at where Jesus was arrested and was being questioned by the Roman honchos. Then play the Passion of the Christ where Jesus was beaten and crucified. Then I go back to the Gospel of John when Jesus was resurrected until the end of the movie. It gives me the feeling that I was there and makes the Holy Week more meaningful to me. It becomes a week of reflections on how God planned a bridge, a way for us to have a restored relationship with Him, through Jesus, my Savior and my Lord. Truly an Amazing Grace! How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me!
Movie Review: Inspirational!
Summary: 5 Stars
It is so nice to finally have a modern film about the life and ministry of Jesus Christ!! What I mean by that is while I love films like "The Nativity Story" and "The Passion of the Christ", they focus on the parts of Jesus' life that almost every human being knows, has already seen, read about, heard about etc. It's like Christmas and Easter. Christians always show up for church for those two days out of the entire year and thats all they know or care about because those are the "glamorous" parts of Christianity. What I love about "the Gospel of John" is that it spends more time on the LIFE of Christ, emphasising His ministry, His teaching...really the true heart of Christianity. For those of you who want more than the Nativity Story or the Easter Story this is the film for you. The actor who plays Jesus is perfect. While I appreciate the interpretation of Jesus in films like "Jesus of Nazareth", I always wanted to see a Jesus that was less "scary". In "The Gospel of John" Jesus is human, accessible, inspirational, beautiful, tender, strong and one can definitely see how he was able to capture our hearts and really tick off a lot of the religious scholars of His day! The rest of the cast is quite good as well with the exception of Mary (the mother of Jesus). I think she must have known the director or something because she was seriously miscast. Fortunately she is barely in the film.
Another reason I enjoyed this film is that it includes Mary Magdalene in almost all the scenes with the disciples. I appreciate that because I believe she usually gets stuck in the whole prostitute role (which I don't believe). Here I think she gets a little more credit but still not as much as she probably deserves.
I hope you enjoy "The Gospel of John" as much as I did!
Movie Review: THIS MOVIE IS THE BOMB. . . spiritual 5 Stars
This movie is sooooo spiritually deep it just touched my heart! You have to take off your carnal way of thinking or you'll miss the spiritual side of it. This movie made me cry three times. Christopher plummer is the absolute best actor to play the role of JESUS OUR LORD. Through the subtle expressions in his face (like when he says "I have chosen the twelve of you yet one of you is the devil and how he looks at Judas), he captures JESUS perfectly. The way JESUS deals with the prideful pharisees and the people. This movie shows how much control Jesus had, no matter how many times they tried to take him, his time was not yet. I also love the fact that it shows Jesus was not a soft push over but yet he was serious about doing his father's will as we all should be. He expressed anger when the people disrespected his fathers house, he showed humbleness when he washed the feet of the desciples, and he showed authority when he put the pharisees in their place.Like when he tells the chief priest "I have much to say about you" and the way he looked at him and the fact that they do not understand that he's talking about the judgement day when he judges them because he is the judge and the pharisees reject him and in turn reject the FATHER. This movie would tip the scales if it were combined with "THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST" because the only thing it lacks is the severity of the suffering he went through for us. No one takes his life...he lays it down = John 10:17-18 & Mat. 26:50-53. Jesus is on point with all that he says and all his responses to the pharisees. You will see that in this movie. PLEASE LOOK AT THIS MOVIE FROM A SPIRITUAL POINT OF VIEW in order to get the dept of it. 98% word for word with the bible. GOD BLESS!! AND MAY THE LORD OPEN YOUR UNDERSTANDING!!!