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- Overall, the movie is a rather bland adaptation of Jesus' ministry, with somewhat bizarre and inexplicably extreme close-ups and disappointing computer-generated depictions of ancient landscapes. One of the best parts of the movie is Hans Zimmer's swelling score, but ultimately this doesn't feel like a complete or particularly memorable picture.
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Feb 28, 2014 · Unlike Gibson's film, which focused on Jesus' arrest, torture, and death, "Son of God" takes us through Jesus' life from its humble beginnings in the barn, to the gathering of his followers, his march to Jerusalem, and all of the miracles he performed along the way.
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Reviewed by: Raphael Vera CONTRIBUTOR “I am John, and I was one of his [Jesus’] followers. After what I had seen, how could I not be?” And so begins the account of Jesus Christ “The Son of God.” From his miraculously foretold coming centuries earlier to his birth in an obscure village, not among the rich and powerful, but among the poor, he was bot...
While the language is clean throughout, and there is no overt sexual imagery, aside from a brief flashback to Adam and Eve, and this only from the shoulders up (nudity implied), the strongest visuals were in the violence category. Roman soldiers are seen beating the populace and killing with swords(mostly bloodless) and only once did you see, in si...
The last third of the movie, focusing on Jesus’ death and resurrection, is the most riveting and moving part of the movie. The rest of the film is less so, and I think this is for several very evident reasons. First, many of scenes are done vignette style, no more than a few minutes in length. The miracle of Jesus raising Lazarus from the deadcould...
Reviewed by: Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell ANSWERS IN GENESIS, a Team Member of ChristianAnswers.Net “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning” (John 1:1–2). These words open John’s Gospel. By opening the feature film “Son of God” also with these words,1 filmmakers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey...
Here I make a play on the Charles Wesley hymn, which connects the character of Jesus to His identity as the Lamb of God, who according to John 1:29 takes away the sin of the world, and to His transforming grace. This movie shows us the meek and mild Jesus, but fails to make the connection to sin, repentance, and salvation. To many people, the word ...
Largely cobbled together from The Bible miniseries that showed in six parts on the History Channel last year, “Son of God,” as a full-length feature film focusing just on the Earthly ministry of Jesus Christ, had the opportunity to make the message of the gospel clearer, but really added nothing that would do so. Thus Son of God’s main weakness is ...
Truly, I cannot find fault with a movie for simply leaving out some of the things that Jesus did, but I find great fault with this film because its omissions distort the central purpose of Christ in coming into the world. The Bible itself records only a selection of teaching and events, as John 21:25 clearly states, “And there are also many other t...
Reviewed by: Justin Peters, Th.M. JUSTIN PETERS MINISTRIES This review will pertain to matters of historical and theological biblical accuracy. I have seen the movie once and did my best to take notes on as much as I possibly could. What follows is not—by a long shot—a comprehensive list of the problems with “Son of God” but does hit some of the mo...
The problems with the movie began with the very first scene. The opening scene is that of Jesus calling Peter as his disciple. The biblical account records Jesus calling both Peter and Andrew his brother at the Sea of Galilee followed shortly thereafter with James and John (Matthew 4:18-22). In the movie, it is only Peter who is called. This is the...
The ordering of events in this movie is the chronological equivalent of a game of Pickup Sticks. The events of nearly every scene were either out of order or spliced together with portions of completely separate events. The account of Matthew, the tax collector, being called (Matt. 9:9-13) is just one such example. In the film, Hippie Jesus calls M...
Feb 28, 2014 · Bland retelling of Jesus' ministry can be very violent. Read Common Sense Media's Son of God review, age rating, and parents guide.
- Christopher Spencer
- Sandie Angulo Chen
- Roma Downey, Diogo Morgado, Sebastian Knapp
Feb 28, 2014 · Review: Son of God. By Hannah Goodwyn. Senior Producer. Tweet. CBN.com - Ten years ago, Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ astounded audiences and Hollywood alike with its heart-wrenching and engaging portrayal of Jesus' crucifixion, death and resurrection.
SON OF GOD is a captivating showcase of God’s grace and love by giving His one and only son, Jesus. The acting is excellent throughout, including the powerful ending. The movie’s message is life changing.
- Christoper Spencer
- Diogo Morgado
Feb 28, 2014 · There’s nothing inherently flashy about Son of God—nothing that draws your attention away from Jesus and to, say, the director or screenwriter. This is a movie that understands the intrinsic power of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection, and it sublimates itself for the sake of that story of stories.
Mar 4, 2014 · The Son of God eschewed glory and power to live a brief, poor, and often solitary human life before dying a brutal, lowly and common death at the hands of manipulative and unscrupulous religious and political leaders. This movie may astonish its audience with that truth once again.
