Son of God

Sarah and I have been saving a Marcus Theaters gift card given to us at Christmas, and finally it felt like it was time to put it to use!

Of course, being a Pastor and Pastor's Wife combo, the only two logical options were Noah and Son of God (we actually do watch all kinds of movies, but laugh at our "nerdy" inclinations).  Not necessarily up for a Gladiator 300 with Russel Crowe, we opted for Son of God.

All in all, I applaud the effort and the final result.  It's a refreshed expression of a timeless savior--a renewed witness to God's gift to us and what Jesus may well have been like.  These are the efforts I believe will continue to welcome the lost and seeking and communicate God's love and truth to our current generations.  Amen to that!

I also enjoyed the film for the chance it gives us to see how we in our current day, with the stresses, challenges, and issues we're facing, are approaching and envisioning our God.  The character and being of God doesn't change, but how we see and relate to God changes how we see God (just like our parents often seem like the most short-sighted, unfair creatures on the planet until we start attempting to build our own homes or raise our own families).

From the movie, we can see that as creation we are seeking true connections, true hope, and love.  Less than we are craving one of absolute power and dominion and mystery, we're desiring to know and see a God who really gets us, who really faced the same things we do, and who struggled in the midst of his leadership.  This is the Jesus, the Son of God, portrayed on the big screen.  It's neither a false or correct portrayal because it's impossible to portray the full being of God.  But nonetheless, it's the Jesus many will come to know through the film.

My only disappointments with the movie were that the events are completely out of order and randomly compiled in the movie.  It was to the extreme that at one point Sarah leaned over to whisper "I didn't know that's when that happened.  I thought it was earlier," and my response being, "Yeah, it's not..."  Also, if anyone watched the Bible mini-series on TV, they'll recognize a significant portion of the series carefully placed throughout the story line.

Ultimately, I'm thankful the movie exists and they we had a chance to see it.  And I pray it'll be another mountain-moving mustard seed of a movie for many!


More to come!

Jason <><