I went and saw the King of Kings movie earlier today. It drove me to tears (in a good way). My major dissatisfaction with it is that Jesus being God incarnate wasn’t depicted. Other than that, very good!
The truth is in the story that never changes and the greatest story ever told is of The Mind of the Holy Spirit Family conceived in the flesh of Jesus becoming from the Immaculate Conception immortalizing the flesh becoming Incorruptible through Jesus Virgin Born becoming The Christ from the Power of The Holy Spirit Family in all becoming again in all One Holy Spirit Family One God in being.
Took my daughters to go see King of Kings (using your link) this past weekend. It was good.
I wondered if it would show St. Peter slicing off the Roman Soldier’s ear. It does, but you never actually see the detached ear. Jesus bends down and picks up an imaginary ear and cups it until he places his cupped hand to the side of the man’s head.
I also wondered if they would include the words “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” And it did. (My Wife hates when we say it during the Palm Sunday Liturgy of the Word : )
It also made sure to point out that Peter denies Christ by a charcoal fire.
Did it show Judas hanging himself? It shows Judas ashamed of what he had done, but I do not recall it gong much further than this.
It does show Jesus on the Cross, but never graphically shows Jesus being beaten, crowned with thorns, or any of the more violent aspects of Jesus’ crucifixion, but you do hear it (like an old Hitchcock film ; )
Just giving Parents an idea of what to expect. I think it is great for kids to learn what Easter is really about it. Small Children will remember the parts with the cat and the rest will go over their heads. I don’t think you have to worry about scarring your children with this movie. It is worth going to see.
For adults, I would recommend watching/re-watching The Passion of The Christ.
Saying, “Crucify Him!” at Mass: Last week I heard a priest say (if I understood correctly) that the Gospels show how fickle people are: they cried, “Hosanna!” to Jesus on Palm Sunday and called for His crucifixion on Good Friday. But in the Palm Sunday Gospel, it said that Jesus’s disciples were shouting, “Hosanna!” and I really doubt that they later called for His crucifixion. It wasn’t necessarily the same people in the crowds on Palm Sunday and Good Friday. I also wondered whether the Gospel had a recent adjustment in translation, now specifying that it was the disciples who shouted, “Hosanna!” How could I have missed this point for so long? So when we got home from church, I looked in my personal Bible, which is at least 40 years old, and the Gospel of Luke does say that it was the disciples shouting, “Hosanna!” Maybe they were afraid to go to Pilate’s courtyard on Good Friday.
For sure. Isn’t it sad though how the Passion movie is based on Clemens Bretano’s retouching of Catherine Emmerich’s writings, which were her descriptions of Jesus’s Passion that she received through visions?!
Passion is great, but imagine how much greater it would’ve been based on what Catherine actually described. Thankfully, we have Maria Valtorta’s description of Jesus’s Passion and Resurrection, which she also received through visions.