The Young Messiah

A lot of people are rating this low because it's not biblically accurate. I am a Christian, but I usually HATE Christian movies; they are usually so cheesy and poorly made. But this movie pleasantly surprised me. Here's the thing: In the bible, we are given VERY little detail about Jesus' childhood. This movie is an exploration on a short time in Jesus' childhood and what it might have looked like. It's an interesting take on what it MIGHT have been like, but probably wasn't and that's fine. Just go into this movie knowing that the creators took a lot of artistic liberties. And I think those artistic liberties worked very well. It was moving and exciting and at times, very funny. The acting was great and the script was better than any Christian movie I've ever seen. It's an impactful movie that is loosely based on historical figures, but mostly an imagined tale rooted in the Savior of the World's innocent youth.

Despite some literary license taken with the Bible, the movie still offers great food for thought for considering what Jesus's developmental days might have been like...for Jesus and for all concerned in his presence.

The acting is superb (far better than "Risen") with a beautiful Biblical backdrop. The director focuses often on facial close-ups and the actors respond with looks that offer more than words might describe.

Sara Lazaro is perfect as Mary. Sean Bean outstanding as Severus. Adam Greaves-Neal carefully crafts a compelling young Jesus.

Bible readers know Jesus' first recorded miracle didn't happen till much later and the Wise Men didn't appear right at Jesus' birth, but putting that aside (and the slip-on sandals...I don't think those were that popular then) the movie explores some complexities that might not always be considered when thinking of a young Jesus and overall succeeds in doing it in an uplifting, yet not hokey manner.

Very well done, well paced, with beautiful cinematography and acting. Traces the life of Jesus as a child for a year. Does not follow scripture of course as it is based on an Anne Rice novel, but has the spirit of the Bible and is so well done.

Be informed! The Young Messiah's high production quality probably makes its content more disturbing, because many people will see it and form a concept of Jesus from it. Like The Da Vinci Code, the film—based on a novel by Anne Rice (Interview With the Vampire)—is loosely based on Gnostic texts widely deemed heretical. (In those texts, the boy Jesus strikes a playmate dead and then resurrects him, makes clay birds alive, etc.) The story's main premise is that young Jesus has no clue he's the Son of God. As in the Harry Potter saga, the young hero gradually discovers his supernatural powers and struggles to control them and to discover his destiny. Yet it's being billed as a "Christian-themed" Easter film and even being supported by some big ministry groups. Mary and Joseph try to protect Jesus from the backlash from his accidental miracles. In a totally fictional suspense subplot, Herod discovers Jesus' name, age, home, and family and sends a Roman soldier to track and kill him. Don't be bamboozled—read the Bible for yourself.

In the Young Messiah movie, some of the star actors are Sean Bean, David Bradley and Sara Lazzaro. The Young Messiah is a drama and takes place in Egypt. This film is also featured on Netflix, Youtube, Amazon Prime and many others as well. Considering that the film took place in egypt, everything looked realistic and was captivating to the eye. During the movie, all the actors performed very well and it was clear that they understood their role.

Overall, the Young Messiah is about Jesus' childhood, starting at 7 years old, and he's exploring the different curiosities he has about himself. However, many people in the city know about the young the messiah and the miracles he can perform. But still have yet to know who he is. He's valued and also wanted by people for the gifts he has, yet as a young boy. He's still unsure on why his parents are so protective of him. There's also a pharaoh that sends his men to look for Jesus.

During the film Satan is present but no one else can see him, other than Jesus. He also appears as a human. In the bible it does not mention that Jesus sees a demon in human form. In Matthew 2:13, it states that joseph was told to flee with Mary and jesus to egypt. This is because pharaoh herod wil search and destroy him. This is very accurate to the Young Messiah. Jesus proclaimed Satan not to touch him, and Satan was astonished by the authority that Jesus had. Matthew 4:6 also plays a factor in the temptations that Satan was trying to give to Jesus. As a result in the book of Luke, the film does not relate to each other. Overall, the film does provide a good perspective for the way Jesus was as a child. Yet there are still a lot of details that are missing within the movie.