Review of The Young Messiah (2016) by Troy K — 01 Aug 2016

Having recently watched Risen, this other movie of Christ is actually much more different and I actually should not compare. Because the story is set outside of the New Testaments account of the life of Jesus, it does fall into the area of fiction, even though if inspired by scriptures.

I find no fault in the great performances from the cast, and nothing of the young Jesus which would seem out of character with the historical Jesus. But I did have some trouble trying to figure if the plot points where inline with the scripture accounts.

Especially the plot which was driven mainly by Sean Bean's Roman centurion. The movie is respectful of scripture indeed, although makes for a less exciting movie to watch.