Home / apostle / movies / paul / review

The Apostle Paul Movie Review

November 08, 2020

That gratitude overwhelms reservations on any other points. In fact, “paul, apostle of christ” works better as an easy and enjoyable introduction to its two central figures’ lives and works than it does considered strictly as a piece of cinema.

Gospel of Luke online in 2020 Gospel of luke, Young at

Perhaps it goes without saying that plugged in would invariably praise paul, apostle of christ, as a “good” movie—that is, a movie filled with lots of encouraging christian content and positive messages.and it absolutely is that.

The apostle paul movie review. By craig keener, originally posted on his blog. First of all, i am very grateful that such films are being made. Here is a official synopsis as given by the movie website:

Apostle blends atmospheric storytelling with grisly brutality to mixed results, but makes for an effectively nasty (and bizarre) horror movie overall. This was a sudden ending in my opinion and i would have liked to have seen a summary of paul’s remaining years and his writing of the ‘prison epistles’. It recounts the last days of the apostle paul’s life during the persecutions of emperor nero.

But we never get to see any of the good parts of paul's life. Positive —“paul, apostle of christ” is an accurate depiction of the famed evangelist’s final days in the mamertime prison in rome, anno domini (latin for in the year of our lord) 67. “paul, apostle of christ is the story of two men.

Luke travels roma looking for apostle paul, turned in nero's prisoner, to tell his story before his execution. But the filmmakers picked the wrong part of his life to dramatize in paul, apostle. The movie was very slow from beginning to end.

With jim caviezel, james faulkner, olivier martinez, joanne whalley. The film grippingly tells the story of paul whilst highlighting the plight of persecution and how we should respond, how we should love our enemies and show christ’s love and pray for those who persecute us, and lets also pray for the christians who are still persecuted even today. There really is not much to say about this film.

The movie is very faithful to scripture and truly honoring to god in all it presents. Movie reviews tv reviews roundtables podcasts 'paul, apostle of christ': It was a wonderful movie.

I was blessed to see an early screening of the new christian movie, paul, apostle of christ last week. Their words changed the world. Here's a movie that teeters on the edge of being really pretty good and loses its way.

Summary paul, apostle of christ is the best biblical movie since the passion of the christ and is a must see movie. Luke, as a friend and physician, risks his life every time he ventures into the city of rome to visit paul, who is held captive in nero's darkest. I finally watched this and like it enough that i am currently requiring that my undergraduate paul course and my seminary new testament 2 class view the film.

Magnificently portrayed by james faulkner, who brings a reverence and solemnity to the role, paul often utters quotes that the viewer will recognize from the scriptures. Luke, as a friend and physician, risks his life when he ventures into the city of rome to visit paul, who is held captive in nero’s darkest, bleakest prison cell. Biblical accuracy and nonviolence in paul:

The movie ends with paul in shackles arriving in rome. “paul, apostle of christ” posted on march 19, 2018 by rogerinorlando “paul, apostle of christ” is an intimate, conversational film of the last days of the apostle paul, the pharisee (jewish zealot/judge) and persecutor of christians who had the original “come to jesus” moment on the road to damascus. As a valuable resource for catechetical instruction, moreover, the movie makes acceptable and worthwhile.

I'm not sure quite what goes wrong, but you can see that it might have gone right. Apostle is ultimately an absorbing, horrifying movie that's maybe not as smart as it wants to be. Luke, as a friend and physician, risks his life when he ventures into the city of rome to visit paul, who is held captive in nero’s darkest, bleakest prison cell.

Yes, i realize paul was in prison. Maybe paul, its alien hero, should have been sent back to the shop for a rewrite. The movie gave me a deep appreciation for what the early church went through.

Paul, apostle of christ is the story of two men. Here are my first impressions of paul: Paul, apostle for christ is a powerful and remarkable telling of the story of the great apostle.

Apostle of christ movie review. Paul, apostle of christ finds the new testament figure (james faulkner) aged and imprisoned by the romans. But it is a lot stranger, and more disturbing, than you might expect.

Most of the movie is about paul in prison. But let me go a step further: That said, i have been meaning to watch and review the recent documentary on the apostle paul with the provocative title:

The movie accurately shows the persecution of christians by the roman emperor nero, and the despair felt by those most affected by the evil of rome. Their faith challenged an empire. Paul, apostle of christ is the story of two men.

This year is no different, and paul, apostle of christ is one of the premier offerings this season. The latest example is paul the apostle, a tv movie produced four years ago as part of the bible collection (a series of films made between 1994 and 2002 by the italian company lux vide) and.

RachelWeiszinAlejandroAmenabarsAGORA_PhotoCredit