Dr.Mirakle32
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I think TGSET is a very good film, and has a lot going for it, but it always struck me as being very cold, and almost devoid of emotion. So far, I think the closes thing we have to a definitive Christ film is Cecil B. DeMille's 1927 King of Kings. He knew how to take the Gospels and turn them into an entertaining film, filled with pageantry, sex, and melodrama, while still being reverent, moving and faithful to the source material.
Too many Jesus movies, are either too preachy and churchy (which is understandable, but doesn't make for a great film,) or miss the point (In the 1961 version of King of Kings, the villains have more screen time than Jesus!)
While often overlooked as an auteur in this day and age, DeMille was a master of his craft, and could take the preachiest material and make it lurid and entertaining, while still getting the point across. To this day, I still don't think his 1956 Ten Commandments has been topped as the definitive Exodus film.
Too many Jesus movies, are either too preachy and churchy (which is understandable, but doesn't make for a great film,) or miss the point (In the 1961 version of King of Kings, the villains have more screen time than Jesus!)
While often overlooked as an auteur in this day and age, DeMille was a master of his craft, and could take the preachiest material and make it lurid and entertaining, while still getting the point across. To this day, I still don't think his 1956 Ten Commandments has been topped as the definitive Exodus film.