Review of The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) by Peter A — 02 Jan 2010
To those overly-pious critics of this film on the grounds that it is blasphemous, may I suggest they watch it again and try to understand its content. The clue is in the title! Faced with the most tortious death, Christ had the power to remove himself from the agony of the cross and exist as a normal man.
During his final hours, such a thought must have been prevalent, yet, despite the alternative, He chose to suffer. Martin Scorsese handled this delicate subject with a touch of mastery. Not an easy film to watch, it is nevertheless one of the best made covering its subject.
It is a scandal that many powerful figures in the church (who probably failed to see the film in its entirety) prevented what was close to being a masterpiece from being given its rightful status in the film hall of fame.
This review of The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) was written by Peter A on 02 Jan 2010.
The Last Temptation of Christ has generally received very positive reviews.
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