Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018)

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Directed by :

Andrew Hyatt

Writing Credits : 

Terence Berden

Andrew Hyatt

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James Faulker and Jim Caviezel

Paul, the Apostle, and Luke, the Physician/Evangelist

We were not there so we in this modern day and age wouldn't be able to give a blow-by-blow account that is perfect...even historians who have experienced things first hand couldn't write down an exact account.  There would always be discrepancies, no matter what.

Same goes with the Four Gospels of Christ.  The three Synoptic Gospels, and the Gospel of John have similarities and differences, but the most disparate is the Gospel of John, the Evangelist.  There is an age old debate that John the Beloved and Lazarus, are one and the same.  Others say that the Beloved and Lazarus are the same, but the Evangelist is a nephew, Martha's son.  The Apostle is the son of Zebedee and Salome, and the Brother of Andrew.  

Anyways, why am mentioning about that when Dr. Luke, the Evangelist, is the one very prominent in this story besides Saul of Tarsus, who eventually became Paul, the Apostle of Christ?

The point is that there are many fictional characters in this story, but thankfully, these characters, unlike in other dramatised Biblical Stories that are far from the truth, are still faithful to Paul's teachings, epistles, or whatever else connected to him, and his journey HOME.  

JIM CAVIEZEL, who is one of the producers of this movie, kind of took the back seat, but as I was watching this movie, a thought bubble appeared in front of my eyes, "Shouldn't the title be:  Luke, the Evangelist and Physician for Christ?"

As a whole, the story still centres on Paul from his time in Mamertine Prison, and back to the time when he was still persecuting the Christians, to his miracle when Jesus called him, temporarily blinding him, at the road to Damascus, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting ME?"  Jesus even gave him some witnesses.  Although they only saw the blinding light, they were able to attest that Paul did not invent things.  

Steven Greydanus rates the film as the 3 out 4 stars on artistic and entertainment value in decentfilms.com for a review that originally in the National Catholic Register.He describes the film as "not the unmade epic about the life of Paul of Tarsus many would like to see, but ... worthwhile in its own right." 

For me, this story is a more believable account than the other version I watched recently.

The story goes backward, forward, backward, et cetera, without being confusing.  It's like a very graceful choreographed dance, with extra flair.

It surely is worth one's time, whether you are a believer or not.

It is greatly acted, directed, and written, and many, if not all, have been impressed.  

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Thanks for your time.  

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