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7.1/10
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The story of Jesus Christ.The story of Jesus Christ.The story of Jesus Christ.
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Ralph Fiennes
- Jesus
- (voice)
Michael Bryant
- God
- (voice)
- …
Julie Christie
- Rachel
- (voice)
Rebecca Callard
- Tamar
- (voice)
James Frain
- Thomas
- (voice)
Ian Holm
- Pontius Pilate
- (voice)
William Hurt
- Jairus
- (voice)
Anton Lesser
- Herod
- (voice)
Daniel Massey
- Cleopas
- (voice)
Tim McInnerny
- Barabbas
- (voice)
Bob Peck
- Joseph of Arimathea
- (voice)
Antony Sher
- Ben Azra
- (voice)
Ewan Stewart
- Andrew
- (voice)
Ken Stott
- Simon Peter
- (voice)
David Thewlis
- Judas Iscariot
- (voice)
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Jairus: Master, come with us. Sit by our fire.
Cleopas: There are many things we don't understand.
Jesus: [distracted] I will come and talk to you Cleopas. I... I promise... Jairus... very soon and we... we will talk about many things.
[walks toward the Garden of Olives]
Tamar: Where are you going?
Jesus: You can't come with me now.
[kneels before her]
Jesus: But one day you will.
Tamar: [sad] I don't *want* you to go.
Jesus: Shh, shh don't be upset. Don't be afraid. In my Father's house there are so many rooms,
[smiles]
Jesus: *so* many.
[he embraces Tamar]
Jesus: I'm going to find a wonderful place for you. One day, you will always be with me.
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Of the many life of Christ films, this should be rated as one of the best. Some viewers have called it a "claymation" film, it is not. This is a stop motion puppet film. Anyone who has the DVD version can view the "making of" film and see that the figures are flexible puppets made of foam and plastic and not the crude figures done for "claymation". There is a vast difference in stop motion puppets and claymation figures.
What sets this film apart is that through the puppet medium, the figures look like people from the time and place of the original happening, not Hollywood actors in costumes and make up. Since the viewer does not associate a certain actor with the part, it is much easier to accept the puppet as the "real" character. You don't see Jeffrey Hunter, the actor in "King of Kings", playing a part but see more acceptable versions of Christ and the apostles.
The combination of 3D and 2D animation works well in separating the parable stories from the "real" action. It is a jolt at first, but becomes very acceptable as the film goes on.
Don't let the "puppet" idea keep an adult viewer away from this wonderful film. It is a concept that makes the Bible stories wonderfully accessible to all age groups.
What sets this film apart is that through the puppet medium, the figures look like people from the time and place of the original happening, not Hollywood actors in costumes and make up. Since the viewer does not associate a certain actor with the part, it is much easier to accept the puppet as the "real" character. You don't see Jeffrey Hunter, the actor in "King of Kings", playing a part but see more acceptable versions of Christ and the apostles.
The combination of 3D and 2D animation works well in separating the parable stories from the "real" action. It is a jolt at first, but becomes very acceptable as the film goes on.
Don't let the "puppet" idea keep an adult viewer away from this wonderful film. It is a concept that makes the Bible stories wonderfully accessible to all age groups.
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- Gwr Y Gwyrthiau
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- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
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- 1.78 : 1
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