Color of the Cross

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09/30/2012 good movie to watch at church See more 06/14/2012 Takes the story of Jesus then misses the point by making it about racism. Also, Jesus might not have been the lily white figure portrayed by the church but he certainly wasn't from Sub-Saharan Africa which is where these actors' ancestors came from. See more 12/05/2009 samanyolu tv tadinda... :( See more 03/25/2008 An interesting premise (Jesus portrayed as a black man) is ruined by shoddy production values, terrible acting, and bad theology as the message of Jesus' sacrifice for all mankind is suggested to be racially motivated. See more 03/07/2008 Race isn't the issue. Just the budget and production quality. I think they got their message across, not a multi million dollar blockbuster film either is it for everybody See more 01/18/2008 Okay, I have absolutely zero problem with a black Jesus. However, this has got to be one of the worst Jesus movies I've ever seen. Considering it was put out by a Christian company, it's frustrating for me to say that. First of all, challenging the status quo should not involve some monologue and some varient of "But he's Black!" or "Do you think it's because he's black?" And the way the dialogue is delivered is almost as the bad punchline to a racial joke. Speaking of dialogue, I don't think I really dig how this entire play was written. Okay, first of all, you have Mary Magdaline and Judas interacting (and not in the way that you'd expect or the way that is plausible. First she slaps him one minute and then... What the...??? Mary Magdaline just... erm... struck me as someone going through mood swings. And then there's Jesus. Jesus is apparantly a black Nazarene. Fine. But is it necessary to have Jesus acting like a wuss?? And is it necessary to have me cring (not because of what he went through but because of the acting...) due to the Gethsemane scene. And then he comes back and yells at Peter about getting nothing but excuses. Again, "What The...?" And Peter's response? Hangs his head and looks sad. Erm... If Jesus actually did that (And I really doubt he did.) it would have probably resulted in a shouting match. Peter was a Fisherman, we know he had a few choice words for the person accusing him of being a Nazarene. The cinematography is about the only decent thing I have to say about this film. Considering the budget (which I suspect was low) I think that what they got was pretty good, though some of the props left me telling exactly what they're made of and some of the cuts were just... odd. All in all, I can't really recommend this film to much of anyone. The history is a very tough fit from a racial standpoint. But that being said, some of the stuff left me going, "And you did your research for this film?" See more Read all reviews

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