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The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Last Temptation took a good story and made it into a great one
I'll start by saying I would have given this movie ten stars but some of the acting and dialogue seemed to be a bit out of place for the biblical times. Harvey Keitel, who plays a pretty decent-sized part, acted the same as he would in any other role. On the other hand, Willem Dafoe did a great job as playing a Jesus that actually had emotion, fears, and of course temptations. A Jesus that was actually human.
I'm not a Christian but I still think that the bible is full of great stories, especially the ones surrounding Jesus. Though in all of the passages I've read or been told, I never really felt I could relate to him. I understand that we aren't exactly supposed to be able to relate to the messiah because he is "perfect" and we are not. But the way he is portrayed in this movie does two things to enhance his story. One: it lets the viewer sympathize/empathize with Jesus. Two: since he never directly speaks with God, it shows his tremendous amount faith he has in Him by enduring his journey with no real assurance that he's on the right path.
Compared to the man in the gospels, I'd much rather believe in the man in this movie.