You know, I've seen a lot of Christian related movies before - and I know this movie wasn't exactly made by Christians - but this movie is literally one of the best Christian movies I've ever watched.
If you're still with me, I'm talking about the 2016 movie Risen
The movie takes place in 33 AD, and follows a Roman Tribune who is stationed in the Roman province of Judea - modern day Israel. The Tribune is tasked to find the missing body of a recently executed Jew rumored to have risen from the dead.
Now when I first saw the trailer for this movie, I thought it was going to be a lot like the 1953 movie called The Robe - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046247/ - which follows the story of the Roman Centurion who oversaw Jesus' execution, and his development of faith in Christ as well as his interaction with several early Church Leaders.
** Some Spoilers Ahead
Movie Review:
However as I watched the movie, I realized that this had practically nothing to do with The Robe. The movie starts off with the Roman Tribune and his Legion putting down another Rebellion in the province of Judea - which is historically accurate (which made my day - I think I even said, well they've done their homework). The Tribune returns to the Roman Governor of Judea - Pontius Pilate - who informs the Tribune that they just had a public execution of a Jew. Pilate tells the Tribune to go and kill the Jew - to give him a small mercy.
The movie shows a lot of historically accurate information - such as the fact crucifixions were a regular punishment. It also explained how Crucifixions worked - slowly suffocating those nailed to the cross. The movie is accurate in how it displays middle eastern looking people - which was awesome. The best part about this movie was how they depicted Jesus Christ - as an average man. Now I know that my Savior is above average, but I believe while he walked in the flesh on this Earth that he looked just like any other man. He wouldn't have been a white man - as Europeans were white and Jesus lived in the Middle East. The only whites would have been the Romans, and this movie accurately shows this.
I think another cool part about this movie is that it has the feel of a mystery genre. I think it is an excellent movie for new Christians, or for those who have never heard the Good News of Jesus Christ because it acts like a movie mystery. The Tribune is sent out looking for the inner circle of Jesus - who are believed to have stolen the body of Christ - even though the Tribune believes the story that his guards on the Tomb had told him was a lie. The Tribune **MAJOR SPOILER then sees Jesus (knowing it's him because he saw his dead body on the Cross) and is invited in to sit down by Christ. It's amazing to see this scene. And then the Tribune travels across Judea to reach the Sea of Galilee - along with the Disciples (Apostles) of Christ - to see Jesus before he ascends. The Tribune sits at Jesus' feet near the Sea of Galilee - listening to him teach his disciples. The Tribune even watches Jesus' compassion for a leper and witnesses the miracle of Jesus healing the leper.
The Tribune then sits down and speaks with Jesus - in what I thought was the most powerful part of the movie that really got me thinking about my own faith. The Tribune then witnesses Jesus' accession into heaven. By the end of the movie the Tribune states that he will never be the same again.
Conclusion:
All in all I thought the Director Kevin Reynolds did an awesome job on this movie, and I recommend it to all Christians and non-Christians alike - because it was really a well made movie. I believe that my Brothers and Sisters in Christ should watch this as a congregation and do a study on - because this movie is truly powerful - and gives you the perspective of someone who is completely outside of the Christian or even Jewish Faith - knowing only about his Roman deities (which is another interesting historically accurate thing to think about). I'd give this movie 9/10 stars.
Read more about this movie on the IMDb's website - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3231054/
and watch the trailer on YouTube at - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcTVLfn5i8g
I hope all of you get a chance to watch this awesome movie!
Lux et Fides -- Light and Faith
** Story Update **
By the way; I've just finished writing out short chapter summaries for my story relating to Abatral; so I am now beginning the first draft of the story - hopefully getting the first draft done by July 31, 2016 and starting to edit the story and creating my Second Draft in August 2016. I'll keep you updated as I go along. Thanks for your support :)
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