Color of the Cross

good movie to watch at church

Takes the story of Jesus then misses the point by making it about racism. Also, Jesus might not have been the lily white figure portrayed by the church but he certainly wasn't from Sub-Saharan Africa which is where these actors' ancestors came from.

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An interesting premise (Jesus portrayed as a black man) is ruined by shoddy production values, terrible acting, and bad theology as the message of Jesus' sacrifice for all mankind is suggested to be racially motivated.

Race isn't the issue. Just the budget and production quality. I think they got their message across, not a multi million dollar blockbuster film either is it for everybody

Okay, I have absolutely zero problem with a black Jesus. However, this has got to be one of the worst Jesus movies I've ever seen. Considering it was put out by a Christian company, it's frustrating for me to say that. First of all, challenging the status quo should not involve some monologue and some varient of "But he's Black!" or "Do you think it's because he's black?" And the way the dialogue is delivered is almost as the bad punchline to a racial joke. Speaking of dialogue, I don't think I really dig how this entire play was written. Okay, first of all, you have Mary Magdaline and Judas interacting (and not in the way that you'd expect or the way that is plausible. First she slaps him one minute and then... What the...??? Mary Magdaline just... erm... struck me as someone going through mood swings. And then there's Jesus. Jesus is apparantly a black Nazarene. Fine. But is it necessary to have Jesus acting like a wuss?? And is it necessary to have me cring (not because of what he went through but because of the acting...) due to the Gethsemane scene. And then he comes back and yells at Peter about getting nothing but excuses. Again, "What The...?" And Peter's response? Hangs his head and looks sad. Erm... If Jesus actually did that (And I really doubt he did.) it would have probably resulted in a shouting match. Peter was a Fisherman, we know he had a few choice words for the person accusing him of being a Nazarene. The cinematography is about the only decent thing I have to say about this film. Considering the budget (which I suspect was low) I think that what they got was pretty good, though some of the props left me telling exactly what they're made of and some of the cuts were just... odd. All in all, I can't really recommend this film to much of anyone. The history is a very tough fit from a racial standpoint. But that being said, some of the stuff left me going, "And you did your research for this film?"

[IMG]http://image.allmusic.com/00/adg/cov200/drt900/t906/t90650jzm00.jpg[/IMG] Directed by Jean-Claude LeMarre Starring Jean-Claude LeMarre, Debbi Morgan, David Gianopoulos, Jacinto Taras Riddick Produced by a Black Christian company, “Color of the Cross” makes the daring suggestion that Jesus could’ve been black, and that his color led to his crucifixion. Echoing the tumultuous final moments in Gibson’s “Passion,” this has the same representation of Jews and Romans, with little violence, focusing more on Jesus’ relationship with his disciples and his role in history as the chosen Messiah. A black Jesus it says, wouldn’t have been different. You wouldn’t expect some ‘tude here, Jesus is a peace-loving man bound to his fate. The movie is characterized by good performances and strong production values but there’s nothing compellingly new here. The idea that Jesus could’ve been black has floated for a long time, but oh such a great discussion piece. If Jesus had been black then there would’ve been less violence in history, less wars, people would’ve been more humble. The question is would Christianity have survived? Or would we all have been Buddhists? Best Scene: Upon seeing a triple moon, Jesus breaks down in the garden.

TOO SLOW! the dramatic pauses were too few. I have seen better acting in a highschool play.

race aside, this movie was terrible. jesus was a man of "color" but this movie relied to heavily on that factor. the acting was horrid, the cinematogrophy was shotty & the actors didn't seem to fully understand their "controversial" concept. besides "The Last Temptation of the Cross," this was the worst Christ movie i've seen. maybe because of the similarities between the two.

The acting's not very good, nor is the movie in general. But kudos for a black Jesus.