Welcome to the fourteenth edition of the Question of the Week! Please consider sending me your ideas for future questions :)
Do you have a favorite biblical film? If you don't have a favorite film, do you have a least favorite?
My favorite, favorite is The Gospel of John. I love this movie, I do. True, I could love this one more than any other because it is the gospel of John, my favorite gospel. But everything about this one is so well done. I liked that it uses the text of the gospel both in its narration and dialogue.
I also enjoyed The Nativity Story.
And I liked In the Beginning. I found it a pleasant surprise.
This box-set looks a bit terrifying. I have seen snippets of Jeremiah, and if that is any indication the other three couldn't be good.
But without a doubt the worst, worst movie ever is Noah's Ark (1999). And it appears I'm not alone! Of the 111 reviews, 85 are one star! 8 are two star! 3 are 3 star! Leaving just 15 people who would rate it four or five stars!!!
© Becky Laney of Operation Actually Read Bible
I agree with you 100%, The Gospel of John is my all time favorite!
ReplyDeleteHere's my answers
http://cremerfamily.blogspot.com/2009/04/quetion-of-week-14.html
I can honestly say, the only biblical movie I have seen is The Passion of the Christ, which was fantastic (well...horrible) to watch once, but I don't think I could ever sit through it again.
ReplyDeleteI'm a "newbie" Christian, as I was only saved a few years ago. I went to church when I was little, but there was no "religion" in our home. I simply never encountered Biblical films, though I'm definitely going to have to check out The Gospel of John. And I own The Nativity Story, I've just never watched it.
We love the series that is word-for-word from the book of Matthew and also the one on the book of Acts. Hollywood movies never seem to "get it" when it comes to nuances in Bible stories.
ReplyDeleteI like some secular films that have biblicalthemes of grace and redemption. Chocolat is the only one I can think of at the moment.