It’s a brand new year, and with 2014 comes a brand new movie about Jesus of Nazareth. Coming to theaters on February 28th, Son of God continues director and writer Christopher Spencer’s exploration of biblical history, which began with the highly acclaimed History Channel mini-series The Bible.
Unlike Mel Gibosn’s famous film The Passion of the Christ, which focused on the torture Jesus experienced at the end of his life and culminated in the crucifixion, Spencer’s film seems to focus instead on his life and, in particular, the many miracles he is believed to have performed.
Beginning with Jesus (Diogo Morgado) using his powers to catch an abnormal amount of fish, despite his friend telling him it is impossible, the trailer continues to show miracle after miracle, only breaking from Jesus’s story to show those who doubt him and view him as a false prophet. In this way, the film clearly takes the side of Jesus, portraying him as the divine character many believe he is and thereby placing everyone else into the side of the wrong.
After summoning the fish on the boat, Jesus goes on to raise a man to his feet who presumably could not otherwise stand, he walks on water and he uses his staff to perform some sort miracle with water, which likened him to Moses splitting the sea. When not performing god-like miracles, he is seen smiling, leading people, receiving cheers and praise from his followers and openly admitting to being the son of god.
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