Visual Bible: Book of Acts with Bonus Video The Healing Touch of Jesus

Rating:
Summary: Good set to own!!
Review: I enjoyed these films. The acting is, for the most part, excellent. The "Acts" films are a blow-by-blow account from the NIV bible. They took little literary license, as it was very straight forward and, obviously, as accurate as the NIV is.

Now the "Healing Touch", which is part of the actual film titled "Jesus, the Christ", on the other hand is where they took the literary liberties, and done quite well. Again the acting is good and the story is pretty accurate.

Bruce Marchiano portrayed Jesus. Although he is, at times, refreshingly humorous as Christ, most of the time it was over the top.

I also own the Matthew series and the same holds true in those films as well. Again the "Matthew" films are a word for word account of the NIV. Of coarse Jesus is by and far the most used character in the Matthew films, which could cause you to loose some interest.

"Falling Fire" is the bonus film in the "Matthew" series and it too is a well-done film where literary license is taken. Only problem: Bruce Marchiano began to get on my nerves by the end of the three films. Again just a little over the top with the "happy guy".

Unlike "Jesus" played by Jeremy Sisto, where they struck a wonderfully believable balance of Jesus as a normal human being. The Jesus in The Living Bible Series was a difficult person to accept as Christ. He seemed a bit more like a comedian than a Savior.

Rating:
Summary: Beg to differ: This Jesus is wonderful!
Review: The treatment of Jesus in _Matthew_ may conflict with some folks' view of Jesus as ethereal or solemn. He's full of joy and love, which in my view is how Jesus really must have been, or else he would not have been so powerfully attractive. He's also human, especially in the powerful Gethsemane scene where his suffering is palpable. Not at all "over the top!"