Fox is putting a lot of faith in son of god, the theatrical version of the history channels march 20 miniseries, the bible. Cobbled together from a history channel miniseries, son of god lacks a cinematic touch. Instead of addressing each and every difference between son of god and the bible, id like to make a few points in defense of son of god and the many bible movies that are to come. Subtitled, the life of jesus in you, the sixsession guide is far more focused on you than on jesus. The bible movie adaptation son of god trailer released. Something is very seriously wrong with the son of god movie. Son of god movie inspired thinking on god, the bible. Now the life of jesus, as depicted by the tv show, will be arriving in theaters. Will son of god be the next grassroots christian blockbuster. Chattaway patheos explore the worlds faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality. This is now a movie about jesus, the son of god, and the devil gets no more screen time, says producer of the son of god. Son of god is the first of several oldfashioned bible movies due out this year. Obamacare rule changes coming combining previously aired and unused footage from the 10part the bible miniseries, son of god will run more than two hours.
Having watched the tv mini series, i did not see anything in the movie i did not remember seeing in the tv mini series. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading son of god. Son of god kindle edition by downey, roma, burnett, mark. The son of god is a powerful true story about jesus christs story from his birth to his resurrection. The bible is a television miniseries based on the bible. Although some scholars have taken issue with the series deviations from the bible each episode was prefaced with the note that it endeavors to stay true to. The book son of god is a tiein with the major motion picture of the same title, slated for wide theatrical release through 20thcentury fox on february 28, 2014. Like the movie, the book possesses an epic scope, providing a panoramic picture of firstcentury judea as it recounts the events and reveals the meaning of jesuss life, death, and resurrection.
Having watched some of history channels the bible, the 10hour mini series from which most of son of god was pieced together, i already knew jesus starring roma downey wasnt going to be great. Son of god represents an expansion and reassembly of material already seen as part of roma downey and mark burnetts spectacularly successful cable series the bible. The film son of god, produced by survivor executive producer burnett and downey who also portrays mary, jesus mother, will consist of parts of the bible series as well as scenes. Watch official son of god movie trailer the christian post. The movie portends a revival of hollywood turning to the scripture for inspiration, as other biblical accounts are being readied for the big screen. What is the difference between the movie son of god and. Parts 6 through 10 were the ones with jesus in them and they were around 43 minutes each. Hollywood couple created the bible miniseries to set the record straight.
In fact, the earliest form of english, old english, is believed to have emerged long after jesuss lifetime fifth century a. Answers in genesis states, while the movie son of god is not able to. The son of god movie will cover the historical accounts from jesus birth to resurrection. Online chatter now has the power to change whats included in the bible. Obamasatan lookalike cut from film version of hit mini series. The production company that made the son of god movie is called lightworkers media. Biblical movie son of god takes different tack than mel gibsons passion it won an endorsement from the antidefamation leagues abraham foxman, one of the jewish leaders who. But because son of god is unwilling to recast its story in any new or different way, it becomes merely a montage of jesus most memorable moments. Following the massive ratings success of the 10episode series, starring diogo morgado as the titular son, hearst, half of the networks parent company the other being disney, teamed up with 20th century fox to adapt it into a 175minute feature film, which will focus. The son of god movie is the edited parts from the bible mini series. If youre interested in a tv movie on the big screen than this is the movie for you. Numerous scenes that were in the tv mini series were cut or shortened for the movie, however, likely to keep the movie at a.
Thank you roma and mark for making the bible series and the son of god. Although its not quite as bloody and violent as the passion of the christ, the movie still features the violence of the crucifixion, like jesus flogging, the crown of thorns, and the nailing to the cross. Bookscomics, drama, trailers one month before darren aronofskys noah hits theatres, 20th century fox will release their own biblical epic based on the wildly successful history channel mini series the bible. My experience of this film is that it was like a miniretreat in which i was touched by the love of jesus christ. Told with the scope and scale of an action epic, the film features powerful performances, exotic locales, dazzling visual. Parents need to know that son of god is repurposed material from the history channels the bible miniseries concentrating on the story of jesus ministry years, death, and resurrection. Is son of god a good movie about jesus or should we look for another. In fact, it looked like some recycling off the cutting floor of their production of the bible the new testament part. Pastor and author rick warren partnered with lifeway christian resources to release a bible study related to the son of god movie from 20th century fox, which hits theaters feb. The movie dealing with the life of jesus christ is taken from the television miniseries %27the bible %27 the hit series %2c mark burnett%27s first scripted project%2c will also get a followup on. Son of god came out from the tv series the bible making it into the big screen movie using the life of christ. Get spiritfilled content delivered right to your inbox. Biblical movie son of god takes different tack than mel.
I mean if it was not for matthews gospel we would no nothing of several deceased people rising from the dead, in the aftermath of jesuss death, and strolling down into jerusalem. Pastor rick warren said it was powerful and poignant. The bible tv series producers, mark burnett far left and roma downey 2nd from far right, are interviewed by pastor mark driscoll during the resurgence 20 conference. Son of god the twohour edit of us miniseries the bible. Who know though, maybe matthew was more observant than the other gospel writers and all contemporary secular sources. While the bible must be held in the highest regard and treated with the utmost respect, we should never treat any. Now, the larger than life story of the new testament gets a larger than life treatment in the standalone feature son of god.
A new movie, son of god, from the same dynamic duo production team of roma downey touched by an angel, the bible mini series and her husband mark burnett survivor, the voice, the apprentice gives us a glimpse into the strikingly radical, relational nature of jesus life and ministry. Created by the husbandandwife pair behind the hit miniseries the bible, son of god is counting on churches and. The son of god movie released in 2014 is essentially the life of christ section of the bible tv mini series that aired on the history channel in 20. Overall, i felt the the bible tv series encouraged america to reflect on god s story, and on jesus. I like the lead actor and the production video but it was a bit too scant on meat of the story of the son of god. Still good educational movie but there are better planned ones out there. In a rather pedestrian way the film tells the gospel story. If you go with an open heart, this film will be a healing, inspiring experience, and will renew you in a way that very few movies.
Lifeway, rick warren, and the son of god bible study. I am glad, even grateful, that this movie does indeed treat christ as the son of god. The son of god movie has those 5 parts shorted to make a 8 minute movie. The life of jesus in you, is a companion piece to the movie produced by husbandandwife team mark. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Jesus returns to the big screen in biblical movie son of god. The bible tv series producers go big screen for jesus, give christian leaders sneak peek of son of god movie. I was pleased that it encouraged thought and discussion throughout the tv event which were not a normal part of most peoples lives. It creates an image of a false god in our minds and, therefore, is perilously close toif not outrightviolating the second commandment exodus 20. The bible last years hugely successful tenhour us mini series is being edited into a twohour movie to be called son of god, focusing on the life of jesus in the new testament. You already know spiritual warfare is part of your ministry. It was produced by roma downey and mark burnett and was broadcast weekly between march 3 and 31, 20 on history channel. The son of god film creates in our minds a different jesus than the jesus of the bible. Largely cobbled together from the bible miniseries that showed in six parts on the history channel last year, son of god, as a fulllength feature film focusing just on the earthly ministry of jesus christ, had the opportunity to make the message of the gospel clearer but.
Son of god trailer 2014 official movie trailer in hd 1080p starring roma downey, diogo morgado, louise delamere directed by christopher spencer the l. Producers from the the bible miniseries recently announced that the series film adaptation, son of god, will be released in theaters nationwide in february 28, 2014, and will feature the detailed account of jesus life including his humble birth and teachings up until his resurrection. The bible miniseries film adaptation son of god to be. No, as you probably already knew, jesus did not speak english like in the son of god movie and the bible miniseries. The bible mini series becomes a movie posted by sean on november 28th, 20 filed under. The producers joined kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb in the third hour of. It has since been adapted for release to theaters as a feature film 8 minutes, the 2014 american epic biblical drama son of god. Featuring a portuguese actor playing jesus because son of god forbid that an actual middle easterner played jesus in a jesus movie, lest the faithful go wild it is literally the jesus part of the bible miniseries that played on cable last year with some extra scenes. The film features powerful performances, exotic locales, dazzling visual effects and a. The film retells the life of jesus and is an adaptation of the tenhour miniseries the bible, which aired in march 20 on the history channel, and immediately following the movie begins another tv series called a. From the creators of the bible miniseries, son of god will explore the life of jesus christ from his birth through the resurrection using selections of the miniseries as well as deleted scenes. Mark burnett and roma downey took their promotional tour for the upcoming movie son of god to nbcs today on wednesday.
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