The first thirty years of the life of the Christ are not well known and are generally considered spiritual and manual apprenticeship ; so most of the events depicted in the movie are invented .
The episode in Egypt is too storylike and thus not very convincing .When the Holy Family returns to their native land ,things go better ;the depiction of their country ,dominated by the Romans where the kings are puppets in their hands is more successful : a centurion ,played by earnest thespian Sean Bean, searches ,a la Javert , the child who has escaped the massacre of the innocents .
The best sequence is in the Gospel according to St Luke :At the age of 12,Jesus travelelled to Jerusalem for Passover ; Jesus was left behind and His parents found Him 3 days later, teaching the elders of the temple :Jesus knew who He was and He was preparing Himself for His earthly minestry. This reminds us of our Sunday school days.
A mysterious character follows Jesus during all these years ,probably to induce Him into temptation : the Devil probably.
Too bad Jesus the Carpenter is passed over in silence ; the young actor playing the Christ has a beaming face , but the overall results are mixed.
The episode in Egypt is too storylike and thus not very convincing .When the Holy Family returns to their native land ,things go better ;the depiction of their country ,dominated by the Romans where the kings are puppets in their hands is more successful : a centurion ,played by earnest thespian Sean Bean, searches ,a la Javert , the child who has escaped the massacre of the innocents .
The best sequence is in the Gospel according to St Luke :At the age of 12,Jesus travelelled to Jerusalem for Passover ; Jesus was left behind and His parents found Him 3 days later, teaching the elders of the temple :Jesus knew who He was and He was preparing Himself for His earthly minestry. This reminds us of our Sunday school days.
A mysterious character follows Jesus during all these years ,probably to induce Him into temptation : the Devil probably.
Too bad Jesus the Carpenter is passed over in silence ; the young actor playing the Christ has a beaming face , but the overall results are mixed.