'Son of God': Clamoring for big-screen Christ

[cbayer]

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-fi-ct-son-of-god-movie-20140228,0,1353150.story#axzz2ucyWcaVk

Across the country, churches and other groups have rented out multiplexes for screenings of 'Son of God.' Others have bought tickets and donated them.


Diogo Morgado portrays Jesus in a scene from "Son of God," which opens Friday. (Casey Crafford / 20th Century Fox)

By Daniel Miller
February 27, 2014, 4:33 p.m.

Each week, thousands of Christians gather for prayer and discussion at Liberty University's cavernous Vines Center in Lynchburg, Va.

One Monday morning in January, they listened to husband-and-wife film producing team Mark Burnett and Roma Downey pitch their new movie, "Son of God."

About 10,000 students and faculty members watched as the pair behind the hit History channel miniseries "The Bible" showed clips from the film and discussed its religious significance.

"Yes, it is a movie, but it is more than a movie," Burnett told The Times. "This is an evangelizing tool."

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[rurallib]

1. 'spose they will look for a real Palestinian type

rather short, since man was much shorter back then than today?
No, I doubt it also.

[COLGATE4]

3. Not to worry. In the clips Jesus

is played by a tall, dirty blonde waspy looking guy. You know - just like the real Jesus.

[Kelvin Mace]

2. Yeah, no way that would be controversial

On the other hand, controversy means BIG bucks.

[ben_thayer]

4. Reminds me of this:

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[packman]

5. Still waiting for these Christian groups

to do something authentic with a short, kinky haired , dark man. But that would spell box-office disaster, gotta keep our Son of God white just like the picture hanging on the wall. At least they didn't make him blue eyed.

Seems like they keep pumping out these movies whenever some huckster needs a few bucks.

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And , in case you were ever keep up at night wondering, "Gee, I wonder what actors portrayed Jesus in movies?"

http://www.christianpost.com/news/playing-jesus-7-actors-who-have-portrayed-christ-on-film-111918/