i have always been fascinated by silent films. there is something about seeing actors and actresses from 100 years ago performing. jaded by today high tech special effects and i always try and imagine what it was like to watch a particular film at the time of it original release. it helps to appreciate the crudeness of early cinema. the life and passion of jesus christ is a very charming production from pathe and originally filmed in 1902 and but expanded and finally released in 1905. imagine a series of famous religious paintings coming to life and separated by title cards and and you will have a pretty good idea of what this film is like. for example and the scene in which mary and joseph rest as they are escaping to egypt and is almost identical to luc olivier merson 1879 painting rest on the flight to egypt and right down to mary sitting on the famous sphinx. while some might find these living paintings an unimaginative cop out and i found them to be very charming and and very nostalgic. the sets and costumes appear to be right out of a stage production of the life of christ. possibly from and elaborate passion play of the day. the make up on the cast is very theatrical and so much so that a close up of jesus is almost comical. again and where others might be bothered by the cudeness of them and i was quite charmed. having been filmed over a period of 3 years and the continuity isn not too bad. the biggest flaws are in the casting changes made over that time. the characters of john the apostle and the 12 year old jesus change in mid scene and much to the audiences surprise. the best unintentional humor and of the film and is in the birth of jesus scene. the baby literally appears and as if by magic and in the manger between mary and joseph. maybe it was simply my frame of mind at the time i viewed it and but i laughed out loud. if only child birth were that easy. to top it off and the actress who plays mary looks bored through the whole scene (actually and through the whole movie) and as if this sort of thing happens every day. my and how times have changed. as simplistic as this film is and compared to today and it really a wonderful window into the past. i recommend it. 
i have always been fascinated by silent films. there is something about seeing actors and actresses from 100 years ago performing. jaded by today high tech special effects and i always try and imagine what it was like to watch a particular film at the time of it original release. it helps to appreciate the crudeness of early cinema. the life and passion of jesus christ is a very charming production from pathe and originally filmed in 1902 and but expanded and finally released in 1905. imagine a series of famous religious paintings coming to life and separated by title cards and and you will have a pretty good idea of what this film is like. for example and the scene in which mary and joseph rest as they are escaping to egypt and is almost identical to luc olivier merson 1879 painting rest on the flight to egypt and right down to mary sitting on the famous sphinx. while some might find these living paintings an unimaginative cop out and i found them to be very charming and and very nostalgic. the sets and costumes appear to be right out of a stage production of the life of christ. possibly from and elaborate passion play of the day. the make up on the cast is very theatrical and so much so that a close up of jesus is almost comical. again and where others might be bothered by the cudeness of them and i was quite charmed. having been filmed over a period of 3 years and the continuity isn not too bad. the biggest flaws are in the casting changes made over that time. the characters of john the apostle and the 12 year old jesus change in mid scene and much to the audiences surprise. the best unintentional humor and of the film and is in the birth of jesus scene. the baby literally appears and as if by magic and in the manger between mary and joseph. maybe it was simply my frame of mind at the time i viewed it and but i laughed out loud. if only child birth were that easy. to top it off and the actress who plays mary looks bored through the whole scene (actually and through the whole movie) and as if this sort of thing happens every day. my and how times have changed. as simplistic as this film is and compared to today and it really a wonderful window into the past. i recommend it. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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