The Miracle Maker - The Story of Jesus
by Derek W. Hayes, Stanislav Sokolov
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Actor: James Frain, Julie Christie, Michael Bryant, Ralph Fiennes, Rebecca CallardDirector: Derek W. Hayes, Stanislav Sokolov
Producer: Christopher Grace
Producer: Elizabeth Babakhina
Producer: Geoffrey Marshall-Taylor
Producer: Huw Walters
Producer: John Geraint
Writer: Murray Watts
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Anamorphic, Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-09-12
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Lions Gate
DVD Reviews of The Miracle Maker - The Story of Jesus
DVD Review: The Word of God in animation!
Summary: 5 Stars
I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed this film. I saw a portion of it at a friends house and I knew I had to buy the film, for myself and also for my posterity. This film is great for adults as well as children. When I was first told that it had been done in animation, I thought to myself "Here we go, another cheesy rendition". I am a believer in Christ but I generally don't like films about his life because they don't seem accurate to me. I previously gave the nod to The Passion of the Christ, but now I must say that this film was the most accurate both techincally and spiritually. It is hard to separate the two in this review, so I will try to inter-mingle.
I was very impressed by the attention to detail and the desire for true authenticity. As a student of the Bible, I was able to see it really come alive. You can tell that this film was thoroughly researched before they actually did any physical work. Watching the "making of" documentary confirmed that thought. I must say that despite the complexity, using the clay/animation methods allowed them to be more true the scriptures historically, than could be achieved by using "real" people.
The topography and the characters are very "real" as long as you don't mind a little chopiness. Again, the attention to detail was great. The way the baptismal (immersion) performed by John was accurate historically (John led the people to water but they had to immerse themselves). The costume of the High Priest was the most flawless that I have seen. The character of the loveable and zealous Simon Peter brings out his brashness perfectly.
Even the physical character of Jesus (Yeshua) himself was the quite accurate. Watching the included documentary allowed me to see that the filmmakers sought to be authentic without causing an uproar. Understanding that Jesus was born among ancient Hebrews, they realized that he looked much more "Middle Eastern" than most paintings and pictures that we see of him and so they tried to portray it as best they could. The one dispute that I have with all of them is that, regardless of the ethnic features, Jesus was not charismatic and charming, nor was he very handsome. I once saw a re-creation of biblical events on the Discovery channel that I think portrayed it best - it was an unassuming "ancient Hebrew looking" man. Isaiah 53:2 delcared that he would have "no form, nor comeliness....he would have no beauty that we should desire him". That was God's plan because he didn't want people drawn to those things at all, but to the purity of the words that he was to speak and the demonstration of power - not talents and/or charm!
I must say though - they did not "scimp" when it comes to Jesus words. This was also done very accurately - the power and truth of his words spoken by a clay character - still was able to make tears come to my eyes! There was no attempt to "dumb down" the message!! It was made clear that God offers forgiveness for sin only through His Son.
Again the portrayal of the environment, physically and emotionally was great. Jesus (Yeshua) was a Hebrew and lived with them. The portrayal of the political and spiritual turmoil going on at that time in history was accurate. They conveyed the tension with the Romans wonderfully. The relationships of the different towns and cities (one character declared "life is hard in the city and the country") all help the Bible to come alive to really understand what was going on during that time period. Even to see Judas and his friends arguing over the Messiah that he should be a great warrior, not understanding the he would have to die in order to save the people from sin!
I could go on but I will close by saying this is the best movie about the Bible I have seen. I hoped they could have done more - but that would have taken too long and been too expensive.
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