Religion is a mysterious concept of faith. It hold so many unanswered questions, yet millions of people go into it seeking comforst and security. This people view religion as something pure and divine, but can all of what the church preach be true? How real are hte doctrines of worship? People may turn to religion for help, and they may come out believing everything that is presented to them, but in reality, they may just end up with false convictions. Through the years, Christianity like other religions, modifies or invents certain teachings in order to please its followers. The movie, Jesus of Montreal, depicts these incaccurate messages and reveals what they beleive is absolute verity.
The church informs Christians of the miraculous origin of Jesus Chr
In the same wat that the truth about the origins of Jesus are distorted, so are the facts of his physical appearance. Misrepresented in all the churches images, Jesus is depicted with a beard. In the film, Constance letts the audience know that in some pictograms there was no beard ont the face of Jesus. According to Constance, historians concluded that "his beard was a symbol of power". The chruch adopted this is order to empower Jesus' image and make everybody believe in the divine character of the Messiah. For Christians, the position of Jesus' body at the time of his death, reflects a cross, which for them is the base emblem, their trade-mark. In the film this is clearly denied, The position of the actor who represents Jesus in the movie is very diff
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