The Young Messiah is a film based on the life of Jesus, the wise boy from Nazareth. It's a biblical drama. It tells the story of Jesus, a young boy who is the son of Mary and Joseph living in Alexandria. It centers on a period in Jesus' life when he asks insightful questions about his own life. He wishes to learn the truth about his life.
Mary, Joseph, and 7-year-old Jesus travel from Egypt to Nazareth after young Jesus miraculously revives someone. When King Herod hears about this, he orders the child's death. Roman centurion, Severus, begins pursuing the family across the desert, searching for the very special seven year old boy. Mary and Joseph are growingly concerned about his safety. Jesus convinces them to travel for the Passover. Jesus and his natural curiosity learns more about the world and his extraordinary abilities.
Two aspects of the film that I really enjoyed were the scenery and/or background. They appeared to have done extensive research into how to make the location they were in appear historically accurate. It recreated the experience of entering Bethlehem in a time of massacure. It produced an excellent history lesson, which I clearly understood. I loved how we were able to see Bethlehem both before and after the massacre. Both the filming location and the historical component was beautiful.
I think the fact that it didn't feel particularly biblically true was something I didn't like. According to Luke 2, the family attends Passover every year. Compared to the movie, where Jesus has to persuade his family to return to Nazareth, this is totally different. Jesus was 12 years old when he was in the temple, according to Luke 2, contrary to the movie where he is only 7 years old. The fact that Jesus was unaware of his own divinity disturbed me the most. Jesus would not be possible without omniscience. They also decided to make James, who is Jesus' brother according to the Bible, his cousin. That caught my attention greatly. However, I'm not attempting to refute the biblical truth of the film entirely. The time frame in which the events took place had a beautiful interpretation.
This movie was entertaining to see. I've never really tried to imagine how a young Jesus might have behaved. I adored the notion of how a young Jesus might handle circumstances. To make the movie more biblically true, I believe I would make small alterations. Apart from that, this movie is fantastic-but only for those who are able to tell fact from fiction when it comes to the bible. I wouldn't want non-Christians to watch this movie and take all it says as gospel.
Mary, Joseph, and 7-year-old Jesus travel from Egypt to Nazareth after young Jesus miraculously revives someone. When King Herod hears about this, he orders the child's death. Roman centurion, Severus, begins pursuing the family across the desert, searching for the very special seven year old boy. Mary and Joseph are growingly concerned about his safety. Jesus convinces them to travel for the Passover. Jesus and his natural curiosity learns more about the world and his extraordinary abilities.
Two aspects of the film that I really enjoyed were the scenery and/or background. They appeared to have done extensive research into how to make the location they were in appear historically accurate. It recreated the experience of entering Bethlehem in a time of massacure. It produced an excellent history lesson, which I clearly understood. I loved how we were able to see Bethlehem both before and after the massacre. Both the filming location and the historical component was beautiful.
I think the fact that it didn't feel particularly biblically true was something I didn't like. According to Luke 2, the family attends Passover every year. Compared to the movie, where Jesus has to persuade his family to return to Nazareth, this is totally different. Jesus was 12 years old when he was in the temple, according to Luke 2, contrary to the movie where he is only 7 years old. The fact that Jesus was unaware of his own divinity disturbed me the most. Jesus would not be possible without omniscience. They also decided to make James, who is Jesus' brother according to the Bible, his cousin. That caught my attention greatly. However, I'm not attempting to refute the biblical truth of the film entirely. The time frame in which the events took place had a beautiful interpretation.
This movie was entertaining to see. I've never really tried to imagine how a young Jesus might have behaved. I adored the notion of how a young Jesus might handle circumstances. To make the movie more biblically true, I believe I would make small alterations. Apart from that, this movie is fantastic-but only for those who are able to tell fact from fiction when it comes to the bible. I wouldn't want non-Christians to watch this movie and take all it says as gospel.