Seeing Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" Made me want to re-watch this CBS mini-series. What a compassionate loving movie! Jeremy Sisto was excellent in the title role. This film was helped greatly by good music and costumes and excellent F/X. The worst thing about "Jesus" is it's weak script and dumbed-down dialogue. That's OK, it more than makes up for it. Sisto's Jesus is so humane, so full of warmth and purpose. Debra Messing does a fine job as Mary Magdalene and Jaqueline Bisset is surprisingly effective as Mary.
they take a lot of chances, Jesus is shown as the perfect priest, telling Mary of Bethany that "my life is not my own" and loving everyone as His mother, sister, brother. What a beautiful message! The final hour of the film is the best part. The brutal crucification and the playing of "Pie Jesu" over Jesus' burial moved me to tears. The resurrected Jesus is shown joyful and smiling. This is Jesus, the Son of Man who could find joy in clear skies and still waters. Finally in a beautifully done "upper room" we see Jesus assure his apostles and mother that he is "with you always" . highly recommended.
they take a lot of chances, Jesus is shown as the perfect priest, telling Mary of Bethany that "my life is not my own" and loving everyone as His mother, sister, brother. What a beautiful message! The final hour of the film is the best part. The brutal crucification and the playing of "Pie Jesu" over Jesus' burial moved me to tears. The resurrected Jesus is shown joyful and smiling. This is Jesus, the Son of Man who could find joy in clear skies and still waters. Finally in a beautifully done "upper room" we see Jesus assure his apostles and mother that he is "with you always" . highly recommended.