Talk:Dramatic portrayals of Jesus

It is, I think, controversial to label some of these 'Fictional Portrayals'. I guessing that at least Gibson would consider his move a 'factual portrayal'. Same is probably true of 'Jesus of Nazareth'. Maybe they should be removed, maybe a separate section. DJ Clayworth 15:28, 17 Oct 2003 (UTC)

All of them are fictionalized to some extent or another. We can't even be sure what Jesus looked like, so any portrayal of Him is going to be a shot in the dark. There are, to be sure, different degrees of fidelity to the Gospel accounts, but even those accounts might be considered fictional by nonbelievers. -- Smerdis of Tlön 15:44, 17 Oct 2003 (UTC)

These are good points, but it seems to me that there should be some distinction between "The Passion of Christ" which sets out to retell the Gospel stories, and "Last Temptation" which even the author would admit is a story based round the character Jesus. DJ Clayworth 18:21, 18 Oct 2003 (UTC)

This gets into some iffy judgment calls, but I've tried to winnow them as best as I can. (What to do with Jesus Christ Superstar?) -- Smerdis of Tlön 15:16, 19 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Jesus of Montreal did not depict Christ. It depicted a present-day Quebecois named Daniel, an actor who portrays Christ in a passion play and ends up metaphorically acting out a number of scenes from Jesus' life in his own. - Montréalais

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I'll suggest someone re-title the article 'Dramatic Portrayals of Jesus Christ'; I think this would convey the meaning suitably while not making any judgments about accuracy. I'll revise the text on one of the linked pages, leaving the link intact. MisfitToys 03:15, Apr 17, 2004 (UTC)