Biblical Movie Versus Biblical Story

The perfor gentlemans gentlemance of translating a book humbug into film is cognise as scoot or Movie adaption. Movie adaptation gives meaning and life to the stories that argon confined in books. It is basi craby spoon-feeding a stunner of photographs and calibres in job to the tedious imaging demanded of the reader in the written accounts. What is observable in Movie Adaptation is that there are an obvious similarities and differences with written accounts.Primarily, the motive is due to the circumstance that written accounts are too long to live on into the usual sequence runs or that although the motif was interesting, it lacked entertaining scenes that would draw a crowd of modern viewers or does non evoked the lovely of emotion that is expected of such(prenominal) a situation or incident. That is wherefore stories interpreted form books oftentimes were not literally translated into films. Story decree however must be done carefully and with a mark of discretion especially involving historical events.Fictional stories can be easily manipulated just now true stories should stick to the truth (Dudley 95). The scriptural moving picture the Passion of the the Nazarene based on the historical excruciation of deliverer, true to its nature as an adaptation, had similarities and differences from the written account. Similarities and differences can be observed on the psycheality and characters of the biblical personas as well as portrayal or delivery of current scenes. II. Discussion A. Similarities 1. scriptural CharactersThe most grownup Biblical characters depicted in the film are saviour, bloody shame and bloody shame Magdalene, Jewish religious leaders, roman print soldiers and Pilate. In the gospels, deliverer is presented as a humble, winning, compassionate and forgiving person whose origin is both divine and human. He was born for the sole social function of dying on the cosset for mans redemption (Thompson 1085). In former(a ) words, the defining moment of his life is his death through the crucifixion. Mel Gibsons characterization The Passion of the deliveryman strictly adheres to the Biblical personality and character of savior. saviors is never seen as vindictive in spite of the abuses and insults heaped upon him by the persecuting Jews and Romans. His love and compassion goes forth freely as he asks immortal to forgive them for according to him they do not know what they were doing. He meekly accepted his cruel fate at the go pasts of his creation.. His love for bloody shame was extraordinarily communicated through his eyes. But what the movie had enforced in the Nazarene character was his unbelievable restraint in the midst of angry mobs.His refusal to speak, to call the angels of heaven to save him, or to his divine powers to smite his accusers was very admirable and worth emulating. another(prenominal) prominent figure of the story is Mary, messiah Mother. The Biblical movie coincided with the written presentation of Mary as a devoted, sacrificing and loving mother, pure and simple at heart. Her compassion and anguish at the wassail of his Son and her willingness to surr annuler to the will of God can make a viewer instruct Mary more in the movie. Alongside Mary was the devoted Mary Magdalene whose penitent heart showed forth in the movie.Another prominent character from which the popular washing of hands idiomatic expression is taken (signifying a persons way of removing guilt or partnership of an action or decision) is Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea. Like the Bible Pilate is visualized as a cowardly, fearful man who cannot stand up to his convictions (Thompson 1019). The perish groups to convey made a deep impact in the movie are the persecuting Jewish religious leaders and the Roman guards. They can be described as the blatant opposition of the story (Satan is the prime antagonist except his wicked ways were more subtle).The Jewish leaders and the Jew s were portrayed as a group of men hungry to see rescuer crucified. These vengeful and hateful attitudes are faithful to the description of the Bible. The Bible clear said that they even prefer to see Barabas free, the notoriously convicted thief, than to let Jesus escape the crucifixion. Portraying Jews in such a manner arose dissent from the other races, especially the Jews, declaring that it has anti-Semitic undertones (Carroll 2004). The Roman soldiers on the other hand were overly seen to as cruel.Although not directly involved with Jewish skirmishes on religious matters, they were similarly eager to take part in the felonious carnage. roughly of them however showed signs of a tender side. 3. Dialogues and Setting The entire movie was devoted to the final hours of Jesus on earth. It began with his prayer in the tend at Gethsemane, his arrest at fall into place upon the betrayal of Judas, to his being brought out front the Jewish Sanhedrin, his appearance before Pilate , his agony on the way to cross and finally his crucifixion. Generally, these scenes are faithful to the Biblical account.Some dialogues spoken fits the biblical statements, such as Jesus words Father forgive them for they do no know what they do , as well as the dialogues of Jesus and his disciples during the operate supper and many others. The whipping of Jesus on the way to the cross, his being nailed in it between the two convicted thieves , the casting of lots of the Roman soldiers are also arrange in the Bible. The way Jesus was being scourged and bloodied invoke mans deepest sympathy or appreciation for his suffering and passion for humanity.The countersign even said that due to flogging he was so misrepresented that he does not resemble like a Man(Thompson 714 ). B. Differences Although the Biblical movie has many similarities with the Biblical story, it also had many obvious differences. approximately people may argue that the addition of such a scene may be excused as Hollywoods chaste liberties for the purpose of expanding the Biblical text or widening the confines of the story in order to draw more appreciation and understanding of the topic on hand. 1. Portrayal of the crucifixion.The movie was condenseed on the final hours of Jesus, from dawn to three oclock in the afternoon when Christs died. The agony and torture on the way to the cross and Christs eventual crucifixion was shown in a vivid, horrifying detail manakin come off after whipping, Christs hand was widen beyond limit when nailed on the cross, constant whipping from beginning to end of the journey, a bloodied Christs keep falling off, and a nailed Christ was turned flat on the ground with such forceful barbarism sending a cloud of dust in the air.It was the first time that such a bloody and cruel portrayal of Christs crucifixion ever hit the big screen. Though the Bible did take note whipping and nailing, it did not evoke the same imagery of torture as seen on the movie. Th e movie seems to be too brutal and full of bloodshed( Carroll 2007). unitary reason perhaps is because the Bible did not exactly offer a detailed account of such event while the main focus of the movie was the crucifixion itself. The problem may be due to the fact that it was easier more to picture what really occurred on screen than on paper.In other words, the emotion of the moment is easily communicated and understood through the big screen. on that point is a possibility that such forms of cruelty are experienced by Jesus in the hands of the Roman soldiers for Roman soldiers are known to be cruel executioners (Perry 98). What the movie was trying to achieve though is that the viewer will appreciate what Jesus did for them, and not to treat Jesus crucifixion as just another historical event of his life. 2. Scenes not found in the Bible.There are countless scenes not found in the Bible. Some of the notable scenes are Jesus crushing the ophidian with his foot in the garden of Ge thsemane. This scene can never be found in the Bible (Thompson 1017). The significance of the serpent could be that since it is a popular token of Satan, it signifies that Satanic influences are near, ever ready to dissuade Jesus from fulfilling his domineering mission of dying in the cross . When Jesus crushed the serpents feet, it means that he was victorious over the devil.The scene may help the viewer to realize how hard it must have been for Christ to surrender to the will of the Father with regards to the way he was going to die. A sensitive reader may then appreciate how strong and stately Christs really was. Satan , in the form of a fair woman, did came to tempt Jesus to forego his mission in livery men for she argued that it was a burden too hard to bear for a single man. Both the conversation and satanic appearance in the Garden were not recorded in the Bible. What is disturbing in that scene (and in many scenes afterwards) however is that Satan was represented by a fair woman.Nowhere in the Bible is Satan portrayed as such though he may appear as Angel of Light It would have been more realistic and religiously fitting if Satan was portrayed as a male. The scenes on the way to the cross were full of incidents that can never be read in the Bible. For instance, Mary and the traditional Veronica wiping the eccentric of Jesus with a fresh linen handed to them by the married woman of Pilate. Although not found in the Bible, this is clearly an accepted tradition in the life of Christ by the Catholic Church.According to traditional Catholic stories the attend of Jesus became imprinted in the linen and was then preserved( . The female Satan also kept appearing on the way to crucifixion, obviously taunting Mary. Another scene worth mentioning is that Jesus met Mary on the way to the cross. This is not mentioned in the Bible, nor was it implied that she was there at all. Biblical account tells of the appearance of Mary at a later time, when she stood a t the foot of the cross of Jesus with the disciple John at her side.The arrest and trial of Jesus happened so fast so that believably Mary did not arrive until Jesus reached Golgotha. In the light of this argument, the much earlier appearance of Mary is a clear deviation of the Biblical account and may not be considered as Hollywood delicate liberties. In the movie the nailing of Jesus on the cross was very brutal wherein the Roman soldiers stretched his hand beyond its limits to harmonise the hole on the cross so that his arms was literally broken. excursion from that, Jesus and his cross was turned together in order to excogitate the protruding nail at the back of the cross.It was a very condemnable and painful sight indeed. What was notable and sickening is that amidst that scene is a bird, probably a vulture that plucked the eye of the crucified men. III. Contribution of Movie Adaptation to Biblical Story In the movie the passion of the Christ, the reader was brought into a live and detailed enactment of the sufferings of Christ during crucifixion. Some scenes were added to draw a heightened emotional response which the director or the creator of the story believed was primitively present in the situation( Dudley 95).But since the movie is based on the Bible which is believed to be the inerrant Word of God, certain scenes not mentioned in the Bible should not be included unless strongly implied, because they may bring confusion or disrespect to the faith from which it was based. Also, Jesus is indeed a historical figure whose events mentioned in the Bible truly occurred so that truth is essential to the movie. III. ratiocination The Biblical movie The Passion of the Christ revolves around the final hours of Christ based on the Biblical story.Naturally, since it was derived from the Bible, it depicts scene mentioned in the Biblical account. However, some scenes were added that can be classified as Hollywoods artistic liberties. In some scenes, parti cularly the nailing of Christ where his hand was stretched beyond its limitation so that it crunched or when the cross from which he was nailed was turned upside big money so that Jesus was beneath the cross, the reader cannot help but appreciate what Jesus did. In other words, that scene evokes the rightful emotion of gratitude for what Christ did for men.However, some scenes may not be rightfully expanded but actually deviates from truth like when Satan appeared as a beautiful temptress. Work Cited 1. Dudley Louise and Austin Faricy. The Humanities. refreshing York MacGraw-Hill, 1973. 2. Carroll, James l. An obscene portrayal of Christs Passion. ground Newspaper Company. February 2004. Retrieved November 9, 2007 from http//www. boston. com/ae/movies/articles/2004/02/24/an_obscene_portrayal_of_christs_passion/? page=2 3. Perry, Marvin. A History of the World. New York Houghton-Mifflin Company, 1988. 4. Thompson, Frank Charles. The Thompson Chain-Reference Bible. Zondervan Bible Publishers, 1983.