Last Temptation of Christ
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Christian theology teaches that Jesus Christ was fully human as well as fully divine. The movie concentrated on showing the human image of Jesus Christ. A recognizably human portrait of Jesus, for example, one that envisions him being capable of suffering weakness, loneliness, fear, exhaustion, becoming frustrated with his disciples, or having a good time at a wedding party. All of this can be considered his human traits.
The film portrayed a Jesus who commits sins, who even thinks he commits sins, who talks a great deal about needing “forgiveness” and paying with his life for his own sins; a Jesus who himself speaks blasphemy and idolatry, calling fear his “god” and talking about being motivated more by fear than by love. An Example that lead to this image is when Jesus the carpenter explains that he makes crosses for the Romans and helps crucify his fellow Jews so that God will hate him and leave him alone or even in the scenes depicting Jesus’ persistent doubts and confusion about the nature of his identity and mission, or whether he is the Messiah at all. Another is the scene wherein Jesus was sitting all afternoon in a room outside the bedroom of a prostitute (Mary Magdalene), where he can both see and hear her servicing a long queue of customers. Jesus was moved had a bit of lust in the movie and it shows with his slight obsession with Mary Magdalene throughout the film.
To save mankind, Jesus Christ had to fully understand his identity. He must realize that he is divine (he had doubts)...