Wall
Displaying all 2 wall posts
McNulty
19Aug10
We all know that this movie is 100% Propaganda to instill the White Image of Christ into the subconcious of many people in the theatre at the time of 1927. Come on we all know that Cecil B Demille was a Freemason. But for a propaganda film, BEAUTIFUL CINEMATOGRAPHY and SPECIAL EFFECTS for it's time! The SCORE from the Criterion Version is outstanding. What else can I say it was pretty EPIC!
Paul T. Klein
2Apr10
I've heard others refer to this film as schmaltzy, which is a great word to sum it up. This is big-budget, high gloss Hollywood filmmaking, but for what its worth, an important and intriguing piece of cinematic history. The opening and closing in their 1927 two-strip Technicolor are glorious, and the way Jesus is shot, usually with a halo and an ethereal glow, are well worth your time.