Films
As we move towards the end of Lent, the penultimate action is to ‘watch a film about Jesus’ life’. Having moved past the crucifixion, we are now at the time of waiting for the resurrection. It is a sort of limbo time – between the certainty of death, and the promise of new life – the time for mourning.
The BBC have their new series that they are broadcasting on the death of Christ ‘The Passion’. The last instalment of this series is tomorrow – but this is not the programme that I am going to reflect on today.
The BBC has also been investigating the Turin Shroud, and had a very interesting programme tonight that was saying that there is still no known way that the image was created. They were also saying that there are also several historical reasons why it could be older than the carbon dated age of 1325.
All of this shows that there is still a mainstream desire to make films and programmes that follow the life and death of Jesus. For all the supposed secularisation of the world, the spiritual and religious aspects of the world are still key aspects of our popular culture. Long may this be the case………
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