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The Gospel of John

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The apostle recounts the life of Jesus Christ (Henry Ian Cusick), including the final hours leading to the crucifixion.
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The Gospel of John takes a reverent approach to its story without ever bringing it to life, proving that cribbing from the Good Book isn't enough to guarantee a good movie.

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Erik Lundegaard Seattle Times 04/02/2004
2/4
It's a straightforward, unimaginative narrative, and thus not very memorable. Go to Full Review
Ty Burr Boston Globe 04/02/2004
1.5/4
The sad truth is that director Philip Saville and writer John Goldsmith have made a picture book rather than a film, one that leans so heavily on Christopher Plummer's placid voice-over narration as to be cinematically inert. Go to Full Review
Lou Carlozo Chicago Tribune 04/01/2004
2/4
Events unfold as chronological vignettes, and there's little room for screenwriter John Goldsmith to reimagine scenes to mine their full dramatic potential. Go to Full Review
Ben Witherington III Christianity Today 10/25/2006
4/4
The "Word made flesh" has now become the Word made visible. In an age of visuals, it might just attract many who would never take the time to read John's gospel. Go to Full Review
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 12/26/2004
B
...a mild, willfully inoffensive film focusing on Jesus' message of love. Go to Full Review
Anthony Del Valle Las Vegas Mercury 11/07/2004
1.5/5
A slugglishly painful, uninteresting film that might be of value to New Testament students who don't like to read words unless they come with pictures. Go to Full Review
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Dog L @RT00983320 07/20/2024 A great movie to watch with friends and family. It brings the gospel to life! See more Commish's P @RT02153166 08/28/2023 Aside from "The Passion of the Christ" produced by Mel Gibson, this is probably the most faithful adaptation of the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. It's almost a word-for-word translation of the Gospel of John with the exception of Mary Magdalene still dressed as a harlot after her conversion when accompanying Jesus and his disciples throughout Christ's travels, and her presence at the Lord's Supper, which is not in agreement with any of the four gospels of the New Testament. This film highlights the ministry of Christ and focuses on His message of repentance. The acting, locations used, soundtrack, and narration (Christopher Plummer) is superlative. I recommend this movie to Christians and unbelievers alike due to the sheer quality of this production and true story because it does not includes the typical Hollywoodesque rewriting of history in their usual creative license to make films of Christ "more palpable" to the casual viewer. See more Carlos T @RT67858720 04/09/2023 Minha opinião: Foi a primeira vez que assisti a este filme que conta a história de Jesus Cristo de acordo com o Evangelho de João. O filme descreve ponto a ponto de acordo com o evangelho, as falas e ocorrido de acordo com o evangelho. Foi um filme que me tocou profundamente, este filme é conforme o evangelho e para aquele que quer saber como foi a vida de Jesus em 3 horas. A atuação Henry que interpreta Jesus foi muito boa e decorar todo os textos das falas de Jesus, além de expressar e interpretar, foi muito, muito boa. Os outros atores também representaram muito bem. Uma boa produção, bons lugares de filmagem, transportando para a época de Jesus a 2.000 anos atrás. Conta as historias de seus Milagres, sabedoria, ensinamentos, autoridade, traição, rendenção, morte e ressuscitou e subiu aos céus e se assentou a destra de seu Pai. Me senti muito impactado e emocionado e me deu muito entendimento da palavra de Deus. Eu aconselho a todos a verem este filme e entender e compreender melhor a vida e o propósito de Jesus para com a humanidade, com cada um de nos. O seu motivo para que foi enviado e que é filho de Deus. E para que eu e você conheçamos a Deus Pai. Roteiro e enredo são conforme o Evangelho de João na sua integra. Vale apena assistir? Sim a todas as pessoas, que devem conhecer a Verdade. Nota: 9 See more Mountain M @RT58859943 03/31/2023 As of 2023 the best Christian film of all time, and the best depiction of Jesus. With their ‘criticisms' of this film, whose script is literally scripture without additions or omissions, these critics have inadvertently revealed their inner core to the world. The result? They have been panned. The musical score deserves to be recognised by film music lovers and if you only add a more ethnically diverse cast, you have an almost perfect christian film. Deeply touching, affecting and spiritually informing movie. See more stephen q @SteveQ911 07/08/2022 The best and most moving depiction of the NT to date (although The Chosen also fantastic). Ignore the critics. They are motivated to be cynical. It's a captivating and beautiful film See more 04/11/2022 In this movie, it goes through a narration of the story of Jesus’ life and his miracles, which was described by John, one of his disciples from the New Testament book of John. The narration starts with John the Baptist as he was preparing for Jesus and presents Him. We than experience his journey with the disciples, and teaching them everything. We also see the amazing miracles He has done. The main characters throughout the movie were Jesus with his disciples, John, Philip, Judas, Thomas and Andrew. As well with his mother Mary, Martha and Mary (the sisters) along with their brother (Lazarus). Lastly, he went through the process of his crucifixion, and his resurrection. I personally think that the movie was accurate with the majority of His story and the Gospel of John. The script is on point! They gave Jesus the accurate character of merciful, compassionate, wise, loving, justice and much more. They gave good amount of representation of his life with the disciples, his miracles, his teachings, but it is a bit off with His crucifixion along with resurrection. Although most of it is very accurate to me, there are still some scenes and details missing, which I still think that those details they are still important and they are mostly known in the story. Like how in the movie, The Last Supper is eaten before the beginning of Passover, while He is actually supposed to eat a Passover meal soon before he dies. They also missed him praying in the garden. And they did not show him of resurrection while returning to the disciples. They also did not show Judas fleeing away after betraying Jesus, and hanging himself. But overall, this is accurate and related with what was taught in World Religions. This all shows his true relationship with his group of disciples “the twelve”. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis The apostle recounts the life of Jesus Christ (Henry Ian Cusick), including the final hours leading to the crucifixion.
Director
Philip Saville
Producer
Garth H. Drabinsky, Chris Chrisafis
Screenwriter
John Goldsmith
Distributor
ThinkFilm
Production Co
Gospel of John Ltd.
Rating
PG-13 (Violence Involving Crucifixion)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 26, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 6, 2015
Runtime
3h 0m
Sound Mix
Surround