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However, during the climax, we actually loose the narrator altogether - a very unusual device, and I'm still not sure if it works that way or not. For a start, narration makes the translators' tasks much easier- it is, after all, the most translated film in history. Now, what about all the narration? It makes it sound like one of those old 16 mm 'Fact and Faith' films that my maths teacher showed in school way back. Its power is not due to the imagery, but due to the Word of God that it illustrates. The film is not sophisticated, but it's not meant to be. NOW which film is the most powerful? The tables are turned, and all of a sudden, the 'Jesus' film comes out tops. IF you've seen the Zeffirelli film, that is.īut what if you haven't - what if you couldn't maybe because you live in the jungle some place away from TV sets and westernised living? Then some chaps come into your village, set up a sheet between trees, wait for dark and then display these 'magic pictures'. Released just two years after Zeffirelli's magnificent masterpiece, 'Jesus of Nazareth', this film comes across as is a lifeless clone. That we need to consider the intended audience is also indisputable. That the film is clear and truthful to the Gospel account of Luke is indisputable. That the producers achieved what they set out to do is indisputable: it's the most watched movie of all time. I'm therefore rating it at just '5' - half-way between love and hate, as I shall explain in this review.

From a biblical story-telling perspective however, it is brilliant. Reviewed by john-ruffle 5 / 10 Half-Way Between Love and Hateįrom a motion picture perspective, the 'Jesus' film is primitive and flawed for audiences who are familiar with cinematic convention.

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