The Miracle Maker - The Story of Jesus

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Summary: A joy for the whole family
Review: Both my husband and I thoroughly enjoyed the Miracle Maker, as well as our three children, who range in age from 3 to 8. The movie was able to keep all of us fully entertained, while making Christ, and his followers, so real to our children. I can't think of a movie about the life of Christ I have enjoyed more, and I am delighted that my children watched all of it, enraptured. I would highly recommend this loving, caring, informative study of Christ's life and teachings.

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Summary: Beautiful production of a timeless story
Review: The Miracle Maker takes the story of Jesus' life and portrays it in a thoughtful and real way to the modern viewer, without dumbing down the message. High caliber actors lend tremendous credibility to this quality production. Well worth the time to view and it is a must for children, who want to see a depiction of Jesus' life that brings out the political, spiritual, and emotional scenarios surrounding it.

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Summary: More Than a Pleasant Suprise!
Review: In an age of shallow and lifeless kids entertainment...especially on biblical topics (witness the recent NBC "Noah" debacle...), this movie is fresh and energetic. I sense a real passion here for the subject matter....though that's not often in style these days. Largely faithful to (and certainly respectful of...) the biblical text, it embellishes well to "flesh out" the story and help clarify what's happening. for audiences unfamiliar with the story. Unlike a previous reviewer, I found no lack of joy where it seemed appropriate. The claymation technique serves so well to draw kids into what can be complex subject matter...and, just as importantly, helps keep older siblings and parents entertained as well. The music and soundtrack have plenty of punch, and the voice characterizations are very good. Ralph Fiennes and William Hurt are the two recognizable voices to my ears, but all the voice actors brought respect and heart to their roles. Oddly enough, the use of 2-D cartoon animation for dream sequences, parables and such help to give an even more "life-like" texture to the claymation...very tasty stuff. As far as great entertainment based around biblical themes, this was my most pleasant surprise since "Prince of Egypt". Very accessible. Terrific quality. I highly recommend it!

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Summary: Brilliant miracle maker
Review: Miracle Maker is not the same as Franco Zeffirelli's monumental epic on the same story, but it is a lovely movie. The characters are well defined and the voices (with Ralph Fiennes as Jesus) are excellent. The story is told from the point of view of Jairus' daughter, and there are many flashbacks and sub-narratives. All the essential items are there: Jesus' life and miracles, his claims about himself, and his resurrection. Very highly recommended.

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Summary: Jesus Christ Never Existed.
Review: 'The Miracle Maker - The Story of Jesus' is a famous film that a number of people know about or have seen. Most people fail to realize all of that doesn't matter because Jesus Christ never existed!! Jesus Christ is a mythological figure the church has exploited for hundreds of years and now the film industry has for almost a hundred years. There is absolutely no archeological or historical evidence that he existed. Even if he did exist, it would be highly unlikely he would have received that kind of punishment.
It is a shame that a con artists like these filmmakers are using this mythological figure to make millions of dollars. People have to start swaying away from the church and its manipulations and start looking at the hard facts. Jesus Christ and the crucifixion never happened.

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Summary: Jesus Christ Never Existed.
Review: 'The Miracle Maker - The Story of Jesus' is a famous film some people have seen or at least heard about. Most people fail to realize all of that doesn't matter because Jesus Christ never existed!! Jesus Christ is a mythological figure the church has exploited for hundreds of years and now the film industry has for almost a hundred years. There is absolutely no archeological or historical evidence that Jesus Christ existed. Even if he did exist, it would be highly unlikely he would have received that kind of punishment.
It is a shame that con artists like these filmmakers are using this mythological figure to make millions of dollars. People have to start swaying away from the manipulations of the church and the filmmaking industry and start looking at the hard facts. Jesus Christ and his crucifixion never happened.

Rating:
Summary: More Than a Pleasant Suprise!
Review: In an age of shallow and lifeless kids entertainment...especially on biblical topics (witness the recent NBC "Noah" debacle...), this movie is fresh and energetic. I sense a real passion here for the subject matter....though that's not often in style these days. Largely faithful to (and certainly respectful of...) the biblical text, it embellishes well to "flesh out" the story and help clarify what's happening. for audiences unfamiliar with the story. Unlike a previous reviewer, I found no lack of joy where it seemed appropriate. The claymation technique serves so well to draw kids into what can be complex subject matter...and, just as importantly, helps keep older siblings and parents entertained as well. The music and soundtrack have plenty of punch, and the voice characterizations are very good. Ralph Fiennes and William Hurt are the two recognizable voices to my ears, but all the voice actors brought respect and heart to their roles. Oddly enough, the use of 2-D cartoon animation for dream sequences, parables and such help to give an even more "life-like" texture to the claymation...very tasty stuff. As far as great entertainment based around biblical themes, this was my most pleasant surprise since "Prince of Egypt". Very accessible. Terrific quality. I highly recommend it!

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Summary: Very beautiful and moving depiction on the life of Jesus
Review: I watched the Miracle Maker on DVD and I really enjoyed it very much. It is a beautiful and moving depiction about the life of Jesus. The animation or claymation figures were very well done. This was a biblically accurate version of the life of Christ and I would recommend this film to anyone, child or adult. Comparing to some of the more recent films on the life of Christ (anything made after the 1990's), this is one of the best, most accurate portrayals. I hope that more Bible films can be made in this manner.

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Summary: Astonishing!
Review: I don't write reviews very often, but this dvd is really worth the effort. You have kids and would like them to catch how great Jesus is, what He did and said, you need this movie!
It's interesting for parents too, for you will be needed there to explain a few stuff and, beleive you-me, you will learn too.
Buy it and let us know about it...


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Summary: Memorable retelling
Review: I am a Christian, a former pastor and a would-be New Testament scholar, and yet I must confess that Jesus movies don't excite me a great deal. I loved The Miracle Maker, however.

Ralph Fiennes gives an endearing and original portrayal of Jesus in what strikes me as a fairly original retelling of the gospel story. I enjoyed the creativity of the writing; for example, when Jesus tells Mary, "I can still mend doors... but I'm building something new, now." The animators bring first-century Palestine to life with great vibrancy, and the diversity of accents in the cast (American, English, Scottish) really helps to give the setting a cosmopolitan feel.

The only lowlights for me were the traditional animation/cartoon sequences, which didn't quite work, and were of inferior quality to the clay-animation. Despite that, however, The Miracle Maker is a wonderful film which, at a healthy 90 minutes, I would recommend to children and adults alike.