The Chosen

[Jess77]

it's more like storytelling than like a straight telling of just what is in the text, it doesn't try to make you understand everything about relationships and emotions in Hellenistic Judaism, but I thought it very compelling and good. The clothing and houses and artifacts seem quite authentic.

It's like a sermon, but not about theology or ethics, more like a sermon on who Jesus is and how people responded to him. That's what I saw in the two episodes I have seen so far.

This is pretty much accurate. The creator of the show is not trying to retell the Bible. That has been done so many times before. Instead, he is filling out the stories of the disciples, sometimes using creative imagination to be sure. There are also life-lessons I have seen running throughout the seasons. Season 3 hits hard on the question people often ask "Why do bad things happen to good people" and it deals head-on with the misguided notion that believers are supposed to be protected from trials. They aren't. People in Jesus' day experienced many of the same things we experience today. Season 2 has a couple of episodes that deal with temptation and struggles from the past and forgiveness. Seeing them struggle where we struggle and seeing how they overcome touches the heart of people today. I have read a lot of accounts of people who were far away from God, who having watched the show, are suddenly finding themselves asking questions and seeking. I have heard of many people who are hungrily reading their Bibles to find the stories in scripture. God is using the show to open doors that have been closed to the gospel, and that is a good thing.

[Jess77]

Yes. Jesus often sounds like a premillennial dispensationalist preaching penal substitutionary atonement.

[temporal1]

.. Season 3 hits hard on the question people often ask "Why do bad things happen to good people" and it deals head-on with the misguided notion that believers are supposed to be protected from trials. They aren't. ..

True. Jesus promised The Advocate (in His place) for this reason. He knew life on earth would be hard.
i’m thankful scriptures do not promise an easy life on earth. How much more painful that would be. Jesus promises His way out.

(i haven’t viewed or read about The Chosen, i have no idea if my comment resonates.)

[MaxPC]

It is my understanding that this is a cinema film. Some acquaintances have been asking us repeatedly to go with them to see it. As Plain Catholics, we avoid cinema so have declined.

That said: what is your perspective on this movie and movies about Bible stories in general?

[Josh]

It is my understanding that this is a cinema film. Some acquaintances have been asking us repeatedly to go with them to see it. As Plain Catholics, we avoid cinema so have declined.

That said: what is your perspective on this movie and movies about Bible stories in general?

My understanding is it is a TV show streaming on religious streaming media services plus also streaming on NBC's services.

My opinion of such movies and TV shows is... quite low.

[Soloist]

It is my understanding that this is a cinema film. Some acquaintances have been asking us repeatedly to go with them to see it. As Plain Catholics, we avoid cinema so have declined.

That said: what is your perspective on this movie and movies about Bible stories in general?

From what I understand, they are playing season 4 in the Cinema, never seen it or heard of it since you mentioned your wife watching it.

[MaxPC]

It is my understanding that this is a cinema film. Some acquaintances have been asking us repeatedly to go with them to see it. As Plain Catholics, we avoid cinema so have declined.

That said: what is your perspective on this movie and movies about Bible stories in general?

From what I understand, they are playing season 4 in the Cinema, never seen it or heard of it since you mentioned your wife watching it.

My wife did not watch it; neither have I. I started a thread on this topic but it seems to have been relocated here.

[ken_sylvania]

It is my understanding that this is a cinema film. Some acquaintances have been asking us repeatedly to go with them to see it. As Plain Catholics, we avoid cinema so have declined.

That said: what is your perspective on this movie and movies about Bible stories in general?

From what I understand, they are playing season 4 in the Cinema, never seen it or heard of it since you mentioned your wife watching it.

That may have been the "Titanic" film that Max's wife was watching.
ETA actually Max did claim that his wife enjoyed the first installment of "The Chosen." Funny how stories change over time, isn't it.

[ken_sylvania]

It is my understanding that this is a cinema film. Some acquaintances have been asking us repeatedly to go with them to see it. As Plain Catholics, we avoid cinema so have declined.

That said: what is your perspective on this movie and movies about Bible stories in general?

From what I understand, they are playing season 4 in the Cinema, never seen it or heard of it since you mentioned your wife watching it.

My wife did not watch it; neither have I. I started a thread on this topic but it seems to have been relocated here.

Well now, aint that interesting.

My wife finally saw that movie with her sister at a friends' house during one of those "ladies' day" gatherings. She thought the movie was grade B at best and did not understand the appeal. The next film is really a series of films as I understand it, something called "The Chosen". They watched the first installment last month and my wife quite enjoyed it.

So plain Catholics watch movies?

DVDs. As adults we use our discernment. Parents choose for the children. There will be times the adults may watch something like "Titanic" with a non-Plain Catholic relative or friend and then discuss it afterwards. As long as the film does not have an horrific immorality in it, the PC adult may choose to watch and discuss it to help the other person understand the spiritual choices we face. There have been times though when the PC adults have excused themselves in the middle of a film and left when it was felt that the subject matter was too far gone.

[MaxPC]

It is my understanding that this is a cinema film. Some acquaintances have been asking us repeatedly to go with them to see it. As Plain Catholics, we avoid cinema so have declined.

That said: what is your perspective on this movie and movies about Bible stories in general?

From what I understand, they are playing season 4 in the Cinema, never seen it or heard of it since you mentioned your wife watching it.

That may have been the "Titanic" film that Max's wife was watching.
ETA actually Max did claim that his wife enjoyed the first installment of "The Chosen." Funny how stories change over time, isn't it.

That’s right; thank you for jogging the ancient memory. She just told me “you don’t remember?”
“No dearest, it has slipped my mind.”

We have watched DVDs on occasion but we do not go to the cinemas. The acquaintances want us to go with them to a cinema showing. Is it series 4? Not sure but that would not be something I would do.

I think I need a nap.