In the bible, this miracle unfolds in the gospel of john. The upcoming movie should be seen as a love story, according to two of its executive producers, the husbandandwife team of mark burnett and roma downey. Lightworkers media both downey and burnett admitted that son of god does not follow the biblical text word for word, as some critics allege were not pastors and. Watching son of god was not a dreadful experience, but it wasnt a particularly.
The movie will be very well received by christians, i think, and is great for evangelization. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. Such depictions were popular at the time, but in no way mean that these features were popular. Mar 28, 2014 the movie implies that noah and his family dont eat meatwhen noah and ham are attacked by tubalcains people, ham is confused about why theyd be killing animals. Although its not quite as bloody and violent as the passion of the christ, the movie still features the violence of the crucifixion, like jesus flogging, the crown of thorns, and the. Gods sacrifice as shown onscreen in son of god is moving people to scripture, where they are finding true salvation. Mar 19, 2014 mel gibsons 2004 the passion of the christ created controversy among the critics and enjoyed overwhelming audience support. The movie portends a revival of hollywood turning to the scripture for inspiration, as other biblical accounts are being readied for the big screen.
Burnett and downey address biblical inaccuracies in son. Featuring a portuguese actor playing jesus because son of god forbid that an actual middle easterner played jesus in a jesus movie, lest the faithful go wild it is literally the jesus part of the bible miniseries that played on cable last year with some extra scenes. Mar 30, 2020 is god different in old testment than new testament. The best part about it is that it represents real events, and a real son of god who is alive today and calls us to follow him. The jesus i know needs to be shown as gods sonborn of a virgin as gods only begotten sonthat who so ever believes in him shall not. Son of god, a theatrical film, focuses on the life of jesus and will consist of footage from the miniseries the bible as well as new scenes. In the bible, the character who played satan strongly resembled president barack obama, some viewers felt. Son of god takes no real chances, opting for a moderately involving retelling of an ofttold story. A scene where peter takes jesus fishing is one which many critics take issue with due to its biblical inaccuracies. A decade later another featurelength movie about christ has seen wide studio release, namely this years son of god. Son of god is a 2014 american epic biblical drama film directed by christopher spencer, and produced by mark burnett and roma downey. Biblical accuracy in high definition the christian chronicle.
Mar 28, 2018 i would think that that would be a very important and necessary part because if it didnt show that partpeople watching this movie would take jesus as being just another prophet or a good person. Son of god movie vs bible roma downey, jesus movie, controversy. Bible miniseries to narrate the story of jesus christ in son of god. Lightworkers media both downey and burnett admitted that son of god does not follow the biblical text word for word, as some critics allege. The son of god movie released in 2014 is essentially the life of christ section of the bible tv miniseries that aired on the history channel in 20. Narrated by the disciple john the evangelist sebastian knapp, the movie chronicles how jesus diogo morgado performed miracles, preached. The movie the passion of the chris was, for the most part, biblically accurate. No onscreen version of the bible ever has or ever will represent the life of jesus 100 percent. The movie stars portuguese actor diogo morgado and is coproduced by roma downey, best known for her role in the tv. The film retells the life of jesus and is an adaptation of the tenhour miniseries the bible, which. Historically, many rulers have assumed titles such as son of god, son of a god or son of heaven the term son of god is sometimes used in the old and new testaments of the christian bible to refer to those with special relationships with god. This movie can be the spark for a beginning of a lifelong journey. Son of god isnt exactly like the four episodes in the miniseries that chronicle jesus life instead the film skips over jesus childhood and baptism and goes from birth to his finding his disciples. A movie adaption of the bible, called son of god and highlighting the life of jesus christ, has been purchased by 20th century fox, which will release it to theaters nationwide on feb.
Jesus returns to the big screen in biblical movie son of god actress roma downey and her producer husband mark burnett are the creative team behind son of god, which opens nationwide this month. In 42 bc, julius caesar was formally deified as the divine julius divus iulius after his assassination. The burial clothes of jesus are strewn not biblical john 20. Downey addressed another alteration, this time both from the biblical text and from the bible series son of god removes satan from the story. The eggs of the parrot and the ostrich hatch in 42 days.
Spencers reverent but uneven screen version of the. Additionally, theres no vision to this depiction of the gospel. In the old testament, angels, just and pious men, and the kings of israel are all called sons of god. Watching this film reminded me of my dealings with seriously disturbed children. At times this movie is very gripping and aweinspiring. The movie stars portuguese actor diogo morgado and is coproduced by roma downey, best known for her role. A few weeks ago i wrote about hollywoods bashing of christianity in films, this week i find myself writing about christian movie critics bashing other christians. With movies like son of god, noah, gods not dead, and heaven is for real, all achieving box office success, major production companies are unquestionably embracing biblical and faith narratives. Polls have shown that religious audiences care a lot about whether a bible film is biblically accurate. Is the movie the passion of the christ biblically accurate. Feb 19, 2014 son of god, a theatrical film, focuses on the life of jesus and will consist of footage from the miniseries the bible as well as new scenes. Some series commentators question the bibles accuracy. Individual christians and wellknown christian churches, organizations and even schools are raving about seeing jesus on the big. Gods accuracy may be observed in the hatching of eggs.
This is a difficult phrase to use when one is talking about taking a. Son of god movie vs bible roma downey, jesus movie. Today, son of god, a new movie produced by roma downey and her husband mark burnett opened in theaters across the country. His adopted son, octavian better known as augustus, a title given to him 15 years later, in 27 bc thus became known as divi iuli filius son of the divine julius or simply divi filius son of the god. Son of god 2014 this movie does not get a gold star for creativity or passion, but does seem to get the biblical basics of the life of jesus in the right order. Abide bible sleep talk down i will be with you with calming relaxing peaceful music to beat insomnia duration. If youre interested in a tv movie on the big screen than this is the movie for you. Christian audiences say their attendance will depend on adaptations accuracy. Ive yet to research the film for biblical, theological or historical accuracy, or its artistic merits, so i cant provide reliable commentary. But son of god will likely join mel gibsons the passion of the christ as a bonafide hollywood film about jesus life and death. Jan 02, 2020 in the sense that truly matters, the biblical accuracy of godspell is dependent on the cast and crew involved in producing the show.
Individual christians and wellknown christian churches, organizations and even schools are raving about seeing jesus on the big screen. I have seen the movie once and did my best to take notes on as much as i possibly could. Another movie, the passion of the christ took only a biblical chapter and thus could convey some of the power and develop details and characters. Roma downey and mark burnett, the married couple who produced the bible miniseries and the recent film son of god, said they have received hundreds of emails from longtime believers and recent converts saying the film has touched their lives. Mark burnett l, darwin shaw and diogo morgado in son of god photo. With that in mind i went into seeing son of god with an open mind, really even hoping that it would be a home run of a movie that would point people to the biblical and true historical jesus. What follows is notby a long shota comprehensive list of the problems with son of god but does hit some of the more egregious ones. Son of god a stiff, earnest, clunkily edited featurelength account of jesus life culled from historys miniseries the bible. The feminine looking jesus that we see in the son of god movie and pretty much everywhere else is most likely based on the paintings that came out of the renaissance of the 1400s and 1500s, which portrayed jesus with european features, in addition to feminine eyes and long hair.
Gods sacrifice as shown onscreen in son of god is moving people. May 08, 2020 unbounded by the constraints of sin and responsibility, the new age mindset extols freedom as an absolute value, and thus has been held responsible for the biblical disparities in son of god. Having watched the tv miniseries, i did not see anything in the movie i did not remember seeing in the tv miniseries. It is a film that is not biblical and misrepresents the christian faith. Joel osteen is plugging the upcoming movie son of god, so its destined to be a blockbuster. The jesus i know needs to be shown as gods sonborn of a virgin as gods only begotten sonthat who so ever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Mel gibsons 2004 the passion of the christ created controversy among the critics and enjoyed overwhelming audience support. The movie son of god and the second commandment the. The movie from the national geographic killing jesus is based on the book by fox news bill oreilly. Parents need to know that son of god is repurposed material from the history channels the bible miniseries concentrating on the story of jesus ministry years, death, and resurrection.
Nov 17, 2017 of course, wed encourage anyone wanting to read the true eyewitness account of the greatest story ever told to start in genesis to understand the problem jesus came to earth as a baby to solve, but as we celebrate the advent of our lord next month, we also encourage you to read luke for the fullest scriptural account of christs birth. Since the biblical account remained intact, though not without a few. Burnett and downey have chosen instead to reach out to church groups for screenings, relying on a grassroots awareness campaign to get the word out. Son of god is most certainly not the son of god friday, february 28, 2014 today, son of god, a new movie produced by roma downey and her husband mark burnett opened in theaters across the country.
Numerous scenes that were in the tv miniseries were cut or shortened for the movie, however, likely to keep the. Mar 11, 2014 despite its box office success, the son of god movie isnt very good. Christians prefer accuracy in faithbased movies movieguide. Dallas jenkins, who created this series, also created a movie called the chosen, a story of the. The focus of the film is to portray christ just as a normal man and great teacher who performed no supernatural acts nor ever claimed to be the son of god. There has been very little traditional advertising for the film. There are a few scenes in which artistic license was taken, but it was within the scope of the biblical account. The word became flesh and dwelt among us, the apostle john goes on to tell us in the film.
Mar 07, 2014 marketing material for the bible encouraged people to explore scripture, and the son of god website is full of resources to help walk people through the movie from a biblical worldview. The movie implies that noah and his family dont eat meatwhen noah and ham are attacked by tubalcains people, ham is confused about why theyd be killing animals. Critics pointed to the films casual even toohandsome portrayal of jesus, the inclusion of mary magdalene with the apostles and the apparent downplay of mans need for a savior. Burnett and downey address biblical inaccuracies in son of. Son of god is the jesus section of that miniseries, brought to large screens in the hopes of finding an even wider audience. Were not pastors and were not qualified to teach, burnett explained. As a catholic writer i try to not offend fellow catholics and christians. Despite its widespread endorsement by christian leaders, it is not faithful to the scriptures. In the sense that truly matters, the biblical accuracy of godspell is dependent on the cast and crew involved in producing the show. Diogo morgado stars in a scene from the movie son of god. By opening the feature film son of god also with these words,1 filmmakers mark burnett and roma downey declare their intent to portray the life of the eternally existent son of god, jesus christ. Despite this truth, 2014 has been a very prosperous year for faithinspired movies. See if your evidences are extrabiblical or antibiblical, and most of all, see what kind of fruit is being produced from the movie or tv show.