Todd and Ken discuss Martin Scorsese's (in)famous imagination of the life of Jesus. Is it really blasphemous? Is it any good? Do you have to watch a movie to be able to boycott it? And how do you pronounce "Nikos Kazantzakis"?

SHOW NOTES: 

0:00 - The infamous production history--or why Ken saw Die Hard on his honeymoon.
6:00 - Responses today.
10:56 - Whose fault was it?: The script.
15:04 - Who is this Jesus, exactly?
19:29 - Film vs. Novel: Problems with abstraction.
33:00 - Well, how should Christians respond?
43:46 - What was Scorsese's intent?
47:00 - Other Jesus movies.

DON'T FORGET: You can contact us by emailing thethinplace@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!

Todd and Ken discuss Martin Scorsese's (in)famous imagination of the life of Jesus. Is it really blasphemous? Is it any good? Do you have to watch a movie to be able to boycott it? And how do you pronounce "Nikos Kazantzakis"? SHOW NOTES: 0:00 - The infamous production history--or why Ken saw Die Hard on his honeymoon. 6:00 - Responses today. 10:56 - Whose fault was it?: The script. 15:04 - Who is this Jesus, exactly? 19:29 - Film vs. Novel: Problems with abstraction. 33:00 - Well, how should Christians respond? 43:46 - What was Scorsese's intent? 47:00 - Other Jesus movies. DON'T FORGET: You can contact us by emailing thethinplace@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!

Episode #30: On Finally Watching The Last Temptation of Christ

Join Ken and Todd every two weeks as they explore films that are about or advance our understanding of issues of faith and spirituality. Some films may do so overtly, through a direct examination of these themes as subjects; others may be more subtle or even opaque in the way they prompt us to think on such things. Still other films may serve primarily as a catalyst for dialogue or discussion. Insights can be gleaned from a part of a larger whole, a scene, a shot, a moment. As the title suggests, such moments can be elusive, fragile, or obscured. <br />
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George MacDonald wrote about the thinness of the veil that separates the natural from the transcendent. How does art pierce that veil? When does film contain traces of the divine? Tune in to find out.

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Join Ken and Todd every two weeks as they explore films that are about or advance our understanding of issues of faith and spirituality. Some films may do so overtly, through a direct examination of these themes as subjects; others may be more subtle or even opaque in the way they prompt us to think on such things. Still other films may serve primarily as a catalyst for dialogue or discussion. Insights can be gleaned from a part of a larger whole, a scene, a shot, a moment. As the title suggests, such moments can be elusive, fragile, or obscured. George MacDonald wrote about the thinness of the veil that separates the natural from the transcendent. How does art pierce that veil? When does film contain traces of the divine? Tune in to find out.

Join Ken and Todd every two weeks as they explore films that are about or advance our understanding of issues of faith and spirituality. Some films may do so overtly, through a direct examination of these themes as subjects; others may be more subtle or even opaque in the way they prompt us to think on such things. Still other films may serve primarily as a catalyst for dialogue or discussion. Insights can be gleaned from a part of a larger whole, a scene, a shot, a moment. As the title suggests, such moments can be elusive, fragile, or obscured. <br>
<br>
George MacDonald wrote about the thinness of the veil that separates the natural from the transcendent. How does art pierce that veil? When does film contain traces of the divine? Tune in to find out.

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