Production team Roma Downey and Mark Burnett made television history last year with the very popular “The Bible” miniseries. Now, they have remade part of this epic story into “Son Of God,” a major motion picture, due out February 28.
Of all of the upcoming Christian-themed crossover movies coming out in 2014, I believe this will most likely be the most true to scripture… I really believe that Downey and Burnett truly want to tell the story, not just cash in.
My big question will be, if you are telling Jesus’ story, will you frame it up in the context of his purpose? In other words, will the movie just show us the narrative of Jesus’ life, or will it give us the bad news and the good news? Will we viewers be confronted with the fact that we are sinners, hopelessly separated from God, and that Jesus came to pay the price to restore my relationship with God?
Even if it doesn’t, I think this movie could be a good tool to use in reaching people for Jesus… I think it would be great to take someone to, and then to talk about afterwards over coffee. What do you think?
BY THE WAY… Did you know that there is a “Left Behind” remake coming out with Nicholas Cage playing Pilot Rayford Steele?? What is happening??