Best Christian-themed movies?

Off-topic trivia: If I remember correctly, there's a scene in The Ten Commandments where Charleton Heston (Moses) is looking over blueprints (or the ancient equivalent) while the pyramids are being built in the background - this was obviously when Moses was still a Prince of Egypt and before discovering he was a Jew.
It's a historical inaccuracy - Moses had nothing to do with the building of the pyramids. The pyramids were completed before the Jews were enslaved by Egypt, so the Jews did not have a hand in building the pyramids as Egypt's enslaved workforce.

Sure they were of Jewish heritage, but they worshiped multiple gods at that time, as did most peoples. So they weren't of Jewish belief. Two different things. Even today there can be Jewish Christians.

Addendum: the idea that the ancient Jewish people were enslaved by Egypt may be historical inaccuracy itself as their is no archaeological evidence for it and no record outside of the OT stories.
BUT - if we do factor in the OT stories and the years they supposedly took place - the times still don't add up regarding the pyramids - they were still completed before the Biblical stories of Jews in Egypt. There is no mention, even in the stories, of the Jews working on pyramids (so the scene in the movie was just a fanciful fabrication to utilize the iconic structures).

I'm a Jewish Christian Agnostic Buddhist!

I posted in the wrong thread but looking bck Peter Greenaway has a lot of religious symbolism IMO (maybe just because I had a ctholic upbringing)

the last supper



let the carnage begin. Descending into hell

Speaking of Last Supper hommages... from Mel Brooks' History of the World Part 1 (Jesus is played by the late great John Hurt!)

I still love this classic...


In recent years the quality has really gone up in some Christian based films...

Risen
Son of God
The Resurrection of Gavin Stone

... are honestly all VERY well done and smart films.

Was a big fan of Captains Steel's posts in this thread. Sorry to see them come to an end.

Same with John Woo films. Woo himself was Catholic, I believe.



Best shootout scene of all time.

I didnt realise he was catholic, achoo. Nice screen grab.

Correction: He is actually Lutheran, which is pretty different from Catholicism but still Christian. I think he uses more Catholic imagery than Protestant though so that may be why I thought he was Catholic at first.

He received an honorary doctorate of Social Science from the Hong Kong Baptist University for his contributions for his contributions to the film industry. As a child he wanted to become a pastor, but I'm sure that everybody is happy that he decided to make kick@ss movies instead.

Have you watched Jesus of Nazareth (1977)? He played John the Baptist.

My favorite Is The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965). Max Von Sydow and Charlton Heston in the same movie. Hard to beat.

You were???

And who says they've come to an end. For anyone who wants to take up the debate again, I'll be glad to support my position.

Ben-Hur, The Ten Commandments, and this- Charlton Heston is really the king of the Biblical epic.

yes long ago...

I love the scene with Heston as John the Baptist in Greatest Story - when Herod's soldiers come to arrest him Heston is knocked into the water of the Jordan River by the soldiers and he starts dunking and baptising them as they struggle to subdue him.