Killing Jesus

does it continues? part 2

I don't think this movie was gotten/inspired by what's written in the Bible, because almost every key points are completely skipped from when the wise men left, Joseph leaving Bethlehem, Jesus not believing himself, his baptism, his betrayal, and even the miracle he did, most were not recorded, and the only one recorded is not even detailed how he met zacheus is totally different from what's in the scripture How he was betrayed, and his triumphant entry was totally off point too I believe that these could be done better the most annoying part is his crucifixion and resurrection, complete rubbish

Killing Jesus_360P

save me lord

this is trash.. don't waste your time or data on this, the message is wrong and I guarantee you will hate it after you've seen it. it's nothing about Jesus

Killing Jesus_720p(480P)

source: Killing Jesus

No need for a spoiler alert. This movie was spoiled before I wrote this. I understand that this was not the Bible. I understand that it was to depict only what was historically supportable. I understand that it was not a spiritual telling of the story. What I do not understand is how they managed to cast the lead with an actor who could not act. The actor portraying Jesus was terrible. O'reilly kept telling us on his FNC show that this Muslim actor "nailed" the audition. Given the performance I witnessed I can only believe that the actor was so nervous that he doubled up on the Valium. If not, the actor apparently nailed the audition by simply hitting his mark and mumbling his line (shades of Marlon in Apocalypse Now). I've seen greater emotional range from a cockatoo. When Jesus told his disciples, "Follow ME, and I will make you "Fishers of MEN!" I'm sure he gave it more emotion than the line, "would you like fries with that?". Too many better movies of the Bible - don't waste your time on the one. Try the one where Jesus ends up on Gilligan's Island.

After seeing this had a 4.5 rating after a few reviews, I felt compelled to even things up a bit. The negative reviews focus on the religious aspects of the story, and I don't think that's the point of this presentation. A 4.5 is not accurate - it is better than that by any measure. I for one enjoyed the different perspectives; Jesus, the Romans, the Jewish leaders, and the Jewish Rabbis. National Geographic has an interactive tie in on their website that gives details. If you're interested in the motivations of the different players outside of the religious, then I recommend. I found it somewhat inspiring, but I don't think this the focus of the film.

This is not an anti-Bill O'Reilly review as some others are. I like Bill. I watch his show most nights. I have enjoyed all of his "Killing" books, and "Killing Lincoln" was the best non-fiction book I have ever read. That said, the movie was a huge disappointment. Not sure I can say anything not already said, but to summarize the shortcomings, not with the book, but with just the movie: 1. Whoever cast Haaz Sleiman as Jesus made a horrible choice. While he looked more like a Jew of the period than some people who have played the part, his acting was just plain bad. 2. Having the actors mumble their lines (especially Sleiman) was not a good choice. 3. I have seen high school plays with more realistic-looking beards and wigs than the ones used in this movie. They were comical! 4. Jesus didn't know who he was until John the Baptist told him? Really? 5. Was 20 or 30 really the largest crowd they could buy to follow Jesus? 6. So the movie was designed to be emotionally dark, but did it have to be literally dark and hard to see at times as well? 7. The sound was poor. 8. Despite Bill's assurances otherwise, I found that some of the violence and torture was much more explicit and graphic than necessary. 9. Jesus seemed dazed and confused much of the time. What was the actor trying to portray? Was this just bad directing? 10. Jesus' accent changed from time to time. Sometimes he sounded like an Arab, sometimes like he was from India, sometimes Scotland, and sometimes the accent was just so heavy I have no idea what he was saying or trying to be. In short, a great book turned into a terrible movie due to bad acting, directing, and production. At least you can watch it for free, but be prepared to turn it off before the end. I did.