The Gospel According to Matthew
The Gospel According to Matthew
The plot follows the birth, preaching, teaching and miracles of Jesus. He preached and lived a radical message of God's Love and was able to heal people of lifelong disabilities and illnesses and was able to command natural phenomena.
Charles London reviewedApril 24, 2025
This 4-hour-plus film recites the entire Gospel of Matthew word-for-word through a combination of narrations and dramatizations. Frankly, one could read Matthew faster while forming their own visuals.
Since all verses are included, we experience the uplifting ones, but also the more tedious ones. No screenwriter discretion is exercised. It's everything, including every parable sometimes one after the other, resulting in overload with no time for reflection.
My biggest and best takeaway will be the Sermon on the Mount. Bruce Marchiano's exuberance here, in portraying Jesus as a joyful man with a sense of playfulness and humor, is refreshing. Most other key scenes however, have been done better by other pictures with bigger budgets.