a wonderful, wonderful movie! I am a Christian who has always sought the wider view, and this certainly has it. Yes, you need to see it several times to take in all the implications of plot and statements. I had the incredible experience of turning it into a play for a university assignment, and had full houses both nights it was played. we had some terrible struggles putting it together, as we were all beginners - in fact, it somewhat paralleled some of the actual film! It touched hearts, and even those in the audience who hated Christianity liked it. I like to think the film tells about Jesus in a modern vernacular that many people who cannot stand church or who have been hurt by church can relate to. Just for the record, Australian catholics have quite a different attitude to what is acceptable. Not only has the film been seen regularly in Australia (mostly in Art Movie Houses), but it has been on television several times, and for loan at video hire places. Also, our local priests were fully behind me doing the play version, giving valuable insights to how i did it, and one told me how deeply it had affected him. The students saw JofM as "cutting edge" and I had absolutely no negative comments from any of my fellows in doing it. Just goes to show what a bit of truth in todays world can do. I could not believe it when i came across the JdeM link on one of our local Australian news commentaries . I sort of thought it was all dead and buried now. How wonderful to see it is still having such impact.
Review of Jesus of Montreal
