The Gospel of John

Customer Reviews:

• Overall Thumbs Up: The box included a 2 hour cut version and a 3 hour full Gospel version.
  I recommend the 3 hour version as being the more complete rendering.
  
  Over all excellent, good cinematography and excellent costumes.
  I had some issues with the rendetion especially the part where Jesus is depicted as stripping off to his underwear in front of a woman and his overall demonstration of chest throughout the production . I understand the producers did this due to the number of pieces of clothing the soldiers threw lots for but they have numbered incorrectly. Their depicted Jesus should have had one more piece of clothing.
  
  Also the movie introduction states that these events were recorded two generations after the fact which is an easily disputable stance, they are known to have been documented well within 37 years of the death of Jesus and this is sufficiently supported by much evidence.
  There are some translational issues like where Jesus is depicted as lying about going to the Passover in Jerusalem, (my 9 year old noticed this one straight off) the correct translation should be that Jesus was not "yet" to go up to the feast.
  
  Overall it's really good, my 9 year old has sat down and watched this and chosen to re-watch it several times from a selection of DVD's. Likewise my 13 & 15 year olds have choosen to watch it at least twice.
  With a little homework and guidance this is an excellent Bible study resource as well as being very watchable just as a movie.
• A masterpiece!: The acting is excellent, the photography is beautiful, the music is great - even the costumes are a wonder! Most importantly, this is the only movie I've ever seen that is a totally accurate word-for-word version of the Bible. You can TRUST this movie to be correct. I would suggest you watch the three hour version, because not a thing should be left out of the Gospel of John.
• THIS MOVIE IS THE BOMB. . . spiritual bomb!!!!!!!!!!: This movie is sooooo spiritually deep it just touched my heart! You have to take off your carnal way of thinking or you'll miss the spiritual side of it. This movie made me cry three times. Christopher plummer is the absolute best actor to play the role of JESUS OUR LORD. Through the subtle expressions in his face (like when he says "I have chosen the twelve of you yet one of you is the devil and how he looks at Judas), he captures JESUS perfectly. The way JESUS deals with the prideful pharisees and the people. This movie shows how much control Jesus had, no matter how many times they tried to take him, his time was not yet. I also love the fact that it shows Jesus was not a soft push over but yet he was serious about doing his father's will as we all should be. He expressed anger when the people disrespected his fathers house, he showed humbleness when he washed the feet of the desciples, and he showed authority when he put the pharisees in their place.Like when he tells the chief priest "I have much to say about you" and the way he looked at him and the fact that they do not understand that he's talking about the judgement day when he judges them because he is the judge and the pharisees reject him and in turn reject the FATHER. This movie would tip the scales if it were combined with "THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST" because the only thing it lacks is the severity of the suffering he went through for us. No one takes his life...he lays it down = John 10:17-18 & Mat. 26:50-53. Jesus is on point with all that he says and all his responses to the pharisees. You will see that in this movie. PLEASE LOOK AT THIS MOVIE FROM A SPIRITUAL POINT OF VIEW in order to get the dept of it. 98% word for word with the bible. GOD BLESS!! AND MAY THE LORD OPEN YOUR UNDERSTANDING!!!
• AWESOME!!!: First of all, skip the 2-hour version and go straight for the 3-hour theatrical version, included in this set.
  
  This is a faithful recreation of the book of John. Every word and event is true to the Bible, which is what we need in movies that are based on Bible stories... ACCURACY!
  
  The acting was great, as was the scenery and emotion.
  
  The crucifixion scene wasnt as graphic as that of 'The Passion of the Christ' but it got the message across that our Lord and Savior went through agony on our behalf.
  Older kids, over 8 yrs., could watch this and not be too disturbed.
  
  I cant recommend this movie strongly enough.
  
  If you're a 'new' Christian, this movie will help you understand why we believe as we believe.
  
  If you're a more mature Christian, this will make for great devotional time with your family.
• Great disappointment: With all this high reviews of this DVD I had great hopes it would inspire. Instead I was sadly disappointed. I have to believe that Jesus would have spoken with more authority, perhaps like a wise and thoughtful professor, but in this role the Jesus speaks more like a zealous college kid parroting the rhetoric of someone else. He swaggers across the screen more like a propagandist, that needs to learn more about life. When I saw him overturn the money changers in the temple, he acted like an out of control mad man, not like the son of God. This is in total contrast with other depictions of Jesus such as in "Jesus of Nazareth" or "the Greatest Story Ever Told", which I feel are infinitely better depictions of Jesus. Honestly I could not even stand to watch all of this movie, because to me, it made a mockery of Jesus. In my mind Jesus would had to have a much greater depth of character than what we see in this movie. This movie may be partially ok for historical reference, but the acting is terrible.