I really think Martin Scorsese is a great film director. Raging Bull, Gangs of New York and Goodfellas are amazing films, so I decided to try this movie out.
I was very dissapointed.
Don't get me wrong, I don't have a problem with the subject matter, as it's clearly fictional. I was hoping for a real exploration of the concept "what if Christ gave into temptation?" But sadly, what I got was a film that was less about taking that intriguing idea seriously, and more of an obvious controvesy magnet that really had no purpose to exist rather than inflame people. The scene where Jesus is surrounded by two women a nd a bunch of children is so silly it borders on the realm of spoof. The idea never seems to go anywhere in depth, plus the whole events leading up to the crucificition are done with little passion which would have been essential in making us care about the rest of the film and the characters. It seems as if the only thought that crossed the filmmakers mind is "hey, I have an idea and it will get us a lot of controversy and therefore intrigue people to see it", and forgot about weaving an interesting story.
Just wondering what others thought of this?
I was very dissapointed.
Don't get me wrong, I don't have a problem with the subject matter, as it's clearly fictional. I was hoping for a real exploration of the concept "what if Christ gave into temptation?" But sadly, what I got was a film that was less about taking that intriguing idea seriously, and more of an obvious controvesy magnet that really had no purpose to exist rather than inflame people. The scene where Jesus is surrounded by two women a nd a bunch of children is so silly it borders on the realm of spoof. The idea never seems to go anywhere in depth, plus the whole events leading up to the crucificition are done with little passion which would have been essential in making us care about the rest of the film and the characters. It seems as if the only thought that crossed the filmmakers mind is "hey, I have an idea and it will get us a lot of controversy and therefore intrigue people to see it", and forgot about weaving an interesting story.
Just wondering what others thought of this?
