One sentence synopsis: the story of Jesus as a child, basically.
One sentence trailer thoughts: what is this movie bringing that is different from the other zillion movies about Jesus?
Expanded thoughts: I used to watch this sort of movie every Easter week, for six or even seven days in a row, back in a time when local channels broadcasted religious movies throughout that holy week. And it really looks like one of those old movies and not a new Hollywood production. There are only two reasons why I gave this trailer a glance: Sean Bean, and Anne Rice.
Will Sean Bean's character die in the movie? I really wonder that. He's a really good actor that always draws you in to his roles. Should be interesting to see what he does here as a Roman... Centurion? I guess he is tracking Jesus under the orders of Herod, who... *sigh* I know he was a king, but he was also a Jew. I have a hard time fathoming a Jew giving a Roman citizen orders. Don't have enough historical knowledge to argue one way or another for the movie's accuracy in that respect, so I'll just leave it at "it nags me".
As for Anne Rice, I remember years ago when she published a book about Jesus, back when I was still very much in awe of her first three Vampire Chronicles and liked some of the other ones. I thought it was very interesting how a writer with her resume tackled such a topic as Jesus Christ. Never got to read that novel, but always assumed she imprinted her own personal style into it, gave the story something new that made it deserving of the read. But I watch this trailer, and I wonder if the fault lies with the movie or the source material, because there's nothing notable about it, besides the fact that it doesn't stray from the childhood years of Jesus.
Expectations: Low. Sort of. Better wait for the next trailer.
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