The Savior (El Salvador)

Easter is dawning, and right now I'm going on an Easter film marathon, and I happened to stumble over this film. I am glad to of, because I have experienced a well put together film because of it.

The visuals in this film are brilliant, I must say. Most of the scenery is animated, and it's beautiful to look at, which I think is a success in film when you make fake scenery look so beautiful. The camera- work, sound design, make up and costume design are also really well done, and I congratulate this film because of it. The film's a feast for the eyes.

Now, what made this film a cut above your average film was the narrative structure. The director knew what he was doing when he made this film, and he got an editor to piece the clips all together, making the film flow as if it were one clip. The narration in this film also accompanies the structure perfectly, giving us information of what happened in parts along the way in our journey. The film knows how long a scene should be, and how to make the scene lengths fit the tone of the film, and that is a very rare gift, because a lot of films just have clips all over the place that are too short or too long, and it would then be a big jumble. This film, however, knows better.

The acting in this film is very good as well. Jesus was portrayed by a very talented actor, understanding the calmness and understanding of the character he was playing. Herod Agrippa was also played by a very talented actor as well, who knew the lustful personality of the character he was playing, and he did a fine job portraying him. Herod's character was acted perfectly, and I think he was the best actor in the whole film. Judas was also portrayed by a good actor, the actor actually coming across as if he were Judas. The acting, overall, was very good.

The film is very good, but there were only two things I thought were wrong. One, I think the slow-motion parts were used twice as much as they needed, so they could of got rid of some of them. Two, in one scene, the music was a bit too over-the-top, and it was a bit cringe worthy, because I felt silence would of been more dramatic than some superhero sort of music. But otherwise, the film was really good, and I'm glad I got to see it. You should too.

This movie encouraged me to read the prophecies of Isaiah. I thought that the Mormon movies about Jesus on youtube were decent but this one is best.

I will start by saying that as a Christian in today's society I am very suspicious of any film about Christ. Nowadays too many people have their own ideals about who he is and how they can fit his life and story into their own narratives. Consequently when I saw the thumbnail for this movie I immediately pictured it as some type of soap opera about the life of Jesus. However eventually I decided to give it a try. I will say from the very beginning when you meet the character Luke you realize this is not your typical retelling of the life of Jesus. So at this point that is neither good nor bad it's just an observation. As the story begins with the early life of Jesus I am still quite skeptical and not quite convinced that the movie will hold up to a lot of the other retellings that I have seen. All of that changes when the actor playing Jesus begins to speak Jesus's words from the Bible in the book of Luke. All my doubts were gone. Not only was I mesmerized but I literally felt as if the words of the Bible were being read to me or I was watching them as they were being uttered. I am very proud of what my Arabic brothers and sisters did with this movie. Whoever wrote and structured the dialogue in this movie not only understood the time and the place and the context in which they were spoken but they understood the nature of the gospel itself. I believe that is the highest praise you can give to anyone retelling the life of Christ. No this is not a big budget Hollywood production and the actors are not beautiful Hollywood movie stars. But if you want to be in the master's presence as the story of his life is retold then watch this movie. God bless.

This is a great movie to watch during the holy week, preceding Easter. it captures very well what is written in the Bible and is very nicely produced. Would recommend it.