Jesus' Death and Resurrection as Portrayed on Film

Thanks for that great catch on the Scripture reference, karleigh! It has been corrected.

I think the articles have been accurate except in a few places. In "Jesus of Nazaerth" (one of my favorites) It is Nicodemus quoting Isaiah 53 not Isaiah 55. Although most of the movies take great liberties at times, my other favorite (which wan't mentioned) is the 2003 "The Gospel of John", which is narrated by Christopher Plummer and stars Henry Ian Cusick as Jesus. The movie, being word-for-word from the Book of John, displays a Jesus that, by far, is more believable. They don't show him being whipped (only a Romas soldier in a prison cell lashing a whip at something) and they don't show the actual nails being driven into his hands and feet. We do see him bloody and in agony on the cross and dying after he says "It is finished". Because the movie is taken directly from John, we see Him raised from the dead and being with His disciples as they come from a long night of fishing. We also, witness Him restoring Peter back to the faith.

IMO:

The abolutely WORST portrayal of Jesus I've ever seen was the 1999 "Jesus".

The BEST portrayal was not listed in this article; it was the TV claymation movie (I'm serious) "The Miracle Maker". Like the others listed in this article, it took a few liberties, but tried to stay true. Also, the Jesus portrayed here was really fully human...and fully God. It's incredible.

Of course, I won't get into "Jesus Christ Superstar", which I loved, but WAS a bit radical.