Essay repost
19 November 2007 - 10 כסלו 5768 by Huw
I’ve reposted an essay from the older pages, My Two Jesuses:
Any time one tries to tell the entire Gospel on film, there will be controversy or, at least, someone will not be happy. Events surrounding a recent film may underscore that. I’ve not yet seen that film (which doesn’t tell the whole story anyway) so it’s not included in this post, but I have just finished my viewing of The Greatest Story Ever Told (United Artists, 1965) and Zeffirelli’s Jesus of Nazareth (1977). I’ve noted some marked differences that I thought might be interesting.
This essay was first posted right after Mel Gibson’s movie about Jesus came out. I’ve still not seen that movie.
This one and all longer writings are linked off the Essays page, above.
see it. it’s the first time that Mel’s slow motion camera work actually has an aesthetic purpose.