did this movie offened most christians??
did this movie offened most christians?? I need to know the answers becuase me and my friend are having a huge fight over it.
shareThe only Christians who were offended at the time were those not familiar with the source material.
As movies go, it was probably closer to scripture than most.
But most Christians do not read the bible, and of those that do, few have any background in literature or classic writings.
Bottom line is that the people who objected to this film were annoyed that a movie did not conform to their assumptions about a book they never read.
I went to Catholic School and the nuns took us to see a matinee showing of this movie
shareI went to Catholic School and they showed us the movie a couple of times. No problem at all, we enjoyed it!
My Grandparents think it's heresy though, hehe. Not sure it was made for the Greatest Generation!
"Whoever he is, this Torch is dangerous...He has a sense of humor!" (Son of Monte Cristo, 1940)
I was pretty young when this movie came out, but I remember some vague mention of some people being butt-hurt; I never did get why.
We were Catholic at the time, and I think my older sibs all saw this multiple times in the theater. I mostly knew it through the soundtrack, which I played incessantly, and from watching it on TV. And I just remembered our priest actually reading lyrics ("Gethsemane", I think) as part of a sermon.
My oldest sister (still devoutly Catholic) and I (devoutly atheist) have each seen stage productions in the years since the movie. I still love the music and the human drama, and it's interesting to see different directors' takes on the material. Whether my sister gets more out of it than I do, I'm not sure.
One minor point: I actually like that the questions the title song asks are left open, leading the audience to come up with their own answers.
Another minor point: In my opinion, showing the resurrection, especially if Jesus knew his death would only be temporary, would only serve to trivialize his sacrifice, from a dramatic perspective.
Check out the arena version (available on DVD through Netflix) with Tim Minchin. Good stuff!
"You seem a decent fellow. I hate to kill you."
"You seem a decent fellow. I hate to die."