I also liked that we weren’t listening to all British accents.
Having read other reviews, I hoped this film would be much more about Paul’s entire life and wanderings, rather than just the last phase of his life. As a Christian of many years, this is such an inspiring film. Roma, 67 AD. The theatre was silent at the end, watching the credits to the end. Roger Young's hagiography Paul the Apostle tells the tale of the Biblical figure who began life attempting to oppress Christians. Fearing the loss of his daughter, Mauritius finally relents and has Luke brought to his house to save her. Luke travels Roma looking for apostle Paul, turned in Nero's prisoner, to tell his story before his execution.
Follows Mary of Nazareth in her last earthly days as she helps the fractious early Church regain their original encounter with The Lord. For an enhanced browsing experience, get the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet. An intense investigation leads ...
With Jim Caviezel, James Faulkner, Olivier Martinez, Joanne Whalley. All this a a Bible story that seeks to input several potent sayings of Paul from the Holy Bible. Imprisoned in Nero's Rome, Christians are being burned as "Roman candles" and used as barbarous entertainment for Roman citizens in the arenas confronted by wild starving animals! we enjoyed this film and was amazed at its biblical accuracy . The final scene depicts Paul arriving in Heaven as a crowd of people greet him joyfully, including all those he once persecuted and killed. Excellent film, good story and plot. When Luke leads the community of Christians in saying the Lord's Prayer, they recite the version in Matthew's Gospel (Matthew 6:9-13), rather than the less familiar one in Luke's Gospel (Luke 11:2-4). You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. His friend, the physician Luke (Jim Caveizel), visits Paul to write his story, which would eventually become part of the Bible's Luke-Acts.The Roman Mauritius (Olivier Martinez), who oversees the prison, worries about the declining health of his own daughter. Great way of looking at the apostle Paul from a different perspective. This event along with Saul's meeting Ananias, a disciple of Christ, humbled Saul so deeply that he repented of his actions. This is the question we should ask of Affirm Films (the studio behind Fireproof and Facing the Giants) and their new movie, Paul, Apostle of Christ, directed by Andrew Hyatt. Life changing! I refer to the cast as 'actors' because aside from numerous character actors, Duvall being one of the greatest, the film is inhabited by non-actors.
The fear and persecution experienced by the early Christians portrayed in this film is quite emotional and realistically portrayed and could be a bit upsetting for Christians, especially the scene where Christians are being herded out into the arena amid a brass fanfare, the sound of roaring lions and a jeering, cheering bloodthirsty mob. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Yet, he is convinced that he is where the Lord wants him to be. With Hugh Jackman. No one wanted to get up and leave. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books.
But if you can get past these discrepancies, then it won't distract you from enjoying this movie, or from the message this film conveys, or from the effectiveness of the plot. It is an uplifting film that is full of hope. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 14, 2018 Luke sends Mauritius to Aquila and Priscilla for supplies needed to heal the child. The movie gave me a deep appreciation for what the early church went through. Director was Christ on The Passion. James Faulkner's experience as a Shakespearian actor is a bonus and is evident in his portrayal of Paul, and Olivier Martinez as the head jailer in charge of the Roman prison where Paul is kept is also suitably cold, uncaring and ruthless. I learnt much about the relationship between Luke and Paul, and it’s made me want to read “Acts”, a Bible chapter that has so far passed me by. He dedicated his life to preaching about the Son of God … Movie on Paul the Sufferer. $5,172,585 Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness.Sorry, we failed to record your vote.
PAUL, APOSTLE OF CHRIST finds the New Testament figure (James Faulkner) aged and imprisoned by the Romans. I think they did a great job in If a movie can be reverent, this is it. Although Mauritius discovers that Luke snuck into the prison aided by high-ranking Romans, he allows him to visit Paul unscathed.
The horror of Nero's persecution of the Christians is effectively conveyed without it being graphic, gory or bloodthirsty and the fear and terror Christians were living under during this time is equally convincing as well. Remember those in chains as though you were in chains with them. Having heard of Paul's reputation as a preacher and miracle worker, he speaks with Paul and relays his concerns about his sickly daughter. This film gives a real insight into what life must have been like for the first Christians in Rome. Both men agree that Paul's time on Earth is nearing an end and so Luke convinces him to help write an account of how Paul, formerly known as Saul of Tarsus, came to be one of Christianity's greatest leaders. An investigative journalist and self-proclaimed atheist sets out to disprove the existence of God after his wife becomes a Christian. Yes, there are a few flaws in it (like modern idioms and expressions which did not come into use until the early or late 20th.