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Son of God
Threat advisory: Guarded - General risk of entertaining activities
Movie propaganda
Son of God uses breakthroughs in archaeology, astronomy, forensic science and history to help viewers make up their own minds about the man who changed the world. Computer technology recreates the world of Jesus (Liron Levo), including Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Capernaum. The programme sheds new light on Jesus' nativity, mission, and death.
Presented by Jeremy Bowen, directed by Jean Claude Bragand.
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Theatrical report
Pop history.
There are some interesting facts in Son of God but their interpretation is open to far more conclusions than Jeremy Bowen allows. He starts off with the statement that Jesus was a real person then goes on to show how new discoveries in archaeology allow for better understanding of the gospels. Any scientist will tell you that you have to start with a fact and then prove it before you can start making statements. Jeremy's approach is that of an over-educated person with too much time on their hands: lots of generalisations and a whole lot of faith in his own abilities. (Journalists do not historians make.) There's no room in the universe for questioning his statements or formulating alternative theories. Sit down, shut up, look at me.
Son of God also puts too much emphasis on its whizz-bang special effects: 3-d digital images of the life and times of Jesus. The same scenes are used over and over again because the budget didn't allow for too much originality. You'll be way sick of them if you watch this video all in one go as it is meant to be aired on TV with a week in between each of the three episodes.
If you like history, you'll like Son of God but it has none of the emotion of, say, Ben Hur. Choose your viewing according to your personality.
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Surveillance time
150 minutes (2:30 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
5 November 2001
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