Rant And Scream

By Jimmie Mcdowell

 Since Thomas Edison’s invention of the modern cinema, countless filmmakers have endeavored to produce a moving picture that accurately chronicles the life and times of Jesus of Nazareth. Aside from Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, which chronicled only a part of the life and crucifixion of Jesus, Franco Zeffirelli’s Jesus of Nazareth is the greatest of all. Originally aired as a television mini-series (it’s over six hours in length), the film closely adheres to the word-for-word accounts found in the Gospels.

The story begins with Joseph (Yorgo Voyagis) and Mary’s (Olivia Hussey) reception of God’s angels. Each is told of the child that Mary will bear and what his name will be. The scene where Mary receives her message is an especially powerful piece of cinematic artistry with no dialogue - only a warm light surrounding Mary as she bows in prayer. The film holds true to every utterance in the Gospels, recounting the census, Herod’s decree, and the travels of Joseph and Mary.

As Jesus (Robert Powell) develops into adulthood, we witness the beginning of his ministry. He calls on his disciples, teaches through use of parables, and displays many miracles. Zeffirelli makes powerful use of the camera by having his star, Powell, never be caught blinking in any scene. At first, it’s barely noticeable, and it takes some time to figure out what is so different. But this absence of the uniformly common trait of blinking creates a divine aura around the character of Jesus. It draws in the audience by creating an emotional sense of peace that lends credibility to the onscreen portrayal of Jesus.

From beginning to end, Jesus of Nazareth offers a plethora of memorable scenes and exchanges which are more attributable to the Gospels and the actual life of Jesus rather than brilliant direction and acting ability. But the subject matter is aptly handled by a great production team and an endless array of first-rate actors and actresses, among them are - Mary Magdalene (Anne Bancroft), the Centurion (Ernest Borgnine), Simon Peter (James Farentino), Balthazar (James Earl Jones), Joseph of Arimathea (James Mason), Nicodemus (Laurence Olivier), Caiaphas (Anthony Quinn), and many others… Overall, the individual performances come together to form a rich tapestry of wisdom and intrigue that will leave its audience with much upon which to reflect and ponder. If you believe Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah (which this author does), then Jesus of Nazareth serves as a form of meditation and renewal of one’s spiritual connection to God. But if you don’t view Jesus in this way, no other film will leave you in such awe of the profound influence promulgated by a humble, sandal-clan man from a province on the outskirts of mighty Rome - an influence that has completely dominated the world for almost two thousand years to the present day.

For spiritual, philosophical, and cinematic reasons, Jesus of Nazareth is a definite must-see film for the ages…

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By Jamie Hanson

 FC Barcelona has always been the talk-in-town and all the football lovers are updated with the latest news about FC Barcelona. FC Barcelona, also known as Barca, is the most well-known football club in Europe. It is the best Spanish football club in Europe. Real Madrid is its greatest rival. There are several place where one can get latest FC Barcelona News like newspapers, magazines and journals, TV and of course the Internet. The latest news about FC Barcelona can be known from any of these sources of information. However, there are limitations to each source, except the Internet.

- FC Barcelona News that is published in Newspapers: Though you can read the most recent and updated news about the Barcas performance in matches or different events, you can not get the past news records unless you don’t store the newspaper cuttings of the papers where the news is published. You can read all the information at your own leisure time, for instance, in the mornings before you leave for the days work or at evening after you come back from work. However, by the time you read the news that is published in newspapers it is already day old news. Thus you don’t get live FC Barcelona News.

- FC Barcelona News in Televisions: There are several sports channels that telecast live FC Barcelona News. You can also see the latest news personally, sitting right in front of your television sets. But the greatest drawback is that these sports channels are not dedicated to a single sport, they need to telecast latest news for every sport that is assigned to them. Thus you need to wind-up all your work before the news telecast at the time that is especially allocated for FC Barcelona News, in order to get the latest information about the Barcas.

- FC Barcelona News published in magazines and journals: There are several sports magazines that publish the latest news and information about the FC Barcelona team. But these magazines are introduced every month or in every fifteen days, thus you don’t get to read the latest news about the Barcas. Moreover, you will have to spend some dollars to get the magazine in order to read the news. There may be several pictures that reveal the most about FC Barcelona team and their performance, but you will have to wait for another month or fortnight to get the latest edition of the sports magazine in which FC Barcelona News is printed.

- FC Barcelona News on the Internet: As we all know that Internet is the greatest source which gives the latest information about everything you want. Whether its upcoming events, movies, weather, what is happening in the entire world etc., you can read everything you may be interested in. And the best part is that you can view the latest pictures about the latest information that you read on the Internet. Similarly, you can also read FC Barcelona News, events and see the latest photos of Barca players and this gives you an exact idea about their amazing performance in the match. Moreover, you can read everything about FC Barcelona, their present performance as well as their past matches on the Internet. Not just this, but you can read the most updated information about the Barcas whenever you want. You just need to connect to the Internet and read the latest news by conducting a small search. There are several online news channels that are especially dedicated to display past and the latest information about the Barcas and its team. So your wait is over, you can simply connect to any of the dedicated websites to view the recent FC Barcelona Pics and read all the latest FC Barcelona News.

Read the latest and updated FC Barcelona News and watch the latest FC Barcelona Pics at allaboutfcbarcelona.com

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