saw “Son of God”; Jesus Christ ranks as one of the most popular historical figures to have his biography re-created on film, and so when revisiting cinematic depictions, you can pick up traits from the era that the film was produced. “Son of God” is Jesus the ‘Avenger’ – on a mission to travel into the heart of Jerusalem and bring righteousness to the hungry. Filled with sweeping aerial shots, and contemporary shaky-cam, there is little difference in the character portrayal, friendliness, and distraught of Diogo Morgado to any of the contemporary superhero adaptations. No doubt the struggle to out-maneuver so many past works (bio-flicks including “Jesus of Nazareth”; “The Last Temptation of Christ”; “The Miracle Maker” – and many others each have strong and weak points) – and yet “Son of God” with many Protestant overtones, takes a strong Catholic approach to Easter Sunday center on Peter as a priest and holy communion. Spun from the mini-series “The Bible”, which aired off of The History Channel last year – the film opens with a 7 to 8 minute retrospective through classic stories unto the Nativity, and brings us to Christ’s calling of his disciples. While the film does an abridged version of Christ’s travels, speeches, and miracles – it’s essentially a remake of “The Passion of the Christ” (2004, Mel Gibson), yet with more emphasis on the Roman/Jewish politics surrounding Jesus’ execution.
Posted on: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 17:16:12 +0000