The greatest movie ever made..!

Good concept, poorly executed.

n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

Along with The Greatest Story Ever Told, this is my favorite Jesus biopic. And, as you read in my title, it is 6 hours and 22 minutes long. I first saw it because a devout family friend had it on VHS and I watched it in a month.(382 minutes is a lot for an 11 year old to take-even for a cinephile!) Years later, a bought a DVD and have used it twice. Both of those times the crucifixion seems to drag but it may have to do with the run time-and I can't fault the movie because you can't tell of Jesus's whole life without the crucifixion! The movie has an all-star cast including but not limited to: James Earl Jones, James Mason(who once played a pedophile!), Anne Bancroft, Sir Laurence Olivier, Christopher Plummer, Donald Pleasance(of the Halloween films...no joke!), Ernest Borgnine, and more! You know, writing about it makes me want to see it right now, but I have so many movies I should be seeing right now! Yes, it's long but you will not regret seeing this! Enjoy!

Obviously, this is a dramatized presentation in attempt to picture us the story of Jesus. It is my opinion, and I have studied the Bible and I am a believer of Christ Jesus, that this movie's script is very well made. In most of the points made, I have come to same conclusion with my studies. Also the man portraying Jesus (R.Powell) does an amazing job. I am convinced that Powell has never done anything that has such value in this cinematic world full of rude, ugly and just plain satanic stories.1977, there's an interview with Powell, that was conducted in the movie set - it explains how Robert had very immature knowledge about Christ when began shooting the movie. Since Powell felt he knew way too little about his character, he read the Bible from cover to cover. After doing so and now being aware of the gospel, he said: "Now, I do believe in Christ and His divinity, even thou I do not necessarily go to church". It is well seen and felt in this movie, that God spoke to Robert and Robert answered Him. I've never seen anyone come even close in portraying Jesus, although a good attempt was made by Henry Ian Cusick in Gospel of John (2003). Still "Jesus of Nazareth" has so much more personal feeling. And no wonder, since Powell felt the presence of holy God; the power of Truth.Just see the movie. It starts a bit slow, but after Jesus starts His ministry, you wish the movie would never stop! Also, it's good to know that Powell warned people in social media. he said something like this: "Do not worship me, I am not Christ Jesus, I am an actor who acted Jesus. I did this for money. People are putting images of me in their place of worship. Stop worshipping me! Rather, respect the true Jesus and worship God".Making a movie or watching a movie does not save a soul - but a movie actor (or anyone), inspired by the biblical Truth, can inspire anyone to seek for it. God bless you, who seek to live in His good will!

Jesus of Nazareth is the best incarnation of the story of Christ that is ever produced. Everything from its cinematography to its characters and dialogues are perfectly made and with great respect to its source material, the Bible (the series of 2014 is hilariously boring) . It is common myth that Porbert Powell was so in to the character that after the end of the series he killed himself , due to the difficulty of the character, this fact is totally false ,if you go now to his IMDb page it shows him alive and well. During the production they were theologies send by Pope Paul the Sixth himself in order to ensure the faithfulness of the series and it definitely paid of, also the setting pitch perfect . In the end either you believe or not this is one of the best mini-series in television history and definitely check it out, dispute its monstrous run time of 6 hours and 20 minutes!

Although much of my thoughts were expressed in the individual episode reviews, I would say as a whole, this miniseries, some 37 years after first airing, has held its own as a perennial classic. A thoughtful and poignant tale that takes the words from the paper of a famous tome and translates them to a visual and auditory feast for the soul. This treatment, with a cast who brings life to the ancient past, adds the extra emotion needed to fully understand the scope of the many people who were living history at the time that the story is set. Here, some 2000 years later, we know the result. Yet back then, there was much angst in realizing that something amazing was about to happen and then did happen, and that it would have repercussions throughout time. And that sense of redefining morals and questioning past practices and holding fast to one's way of life, were all interwoven into a grand story of an era of transition. As noted in my other reviews, definitely a much-see, particular for those who enjoy the many parables and sayings from the New Testament and from the Torah.