faith-based films for Lent 2018

Know more about the Christian faith in these Lenten movie offerings that will be in cinemas starting March 21.

Mary Magdalene - March 21
See a sinner converted back to faith in an untold story of the most controversial follower of Jesus. With Rooney Mara as Mary Magdalene and Joaquin Phoenix as Jesus of Nazareth, this follows the story of how Mary Magdalene became an essential member of the disciples of Jesus and witness to the centre of the founding of Christianity.


Paul, Apostle of Christ - March 23
Paul, Apostle of Christ chronicles the life of the Paul, as told by apostle Luke, in the brutal Roman campaign against the spread of Christianity. Starring Jim Caviezel as Luke, French actor Olivier Martinez as Mauritius Gallas and Game of Thrones Alumnus James Faulkner in the titular role, “Paul, Apostle of Christ” will be exclusively screened at SM Cinema theatres nationwide.

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RISEN movie review

The day of the Resurrection has been retold many many times unlike this new faith-flick Risen which features Joseph Fiennes and Tom Felton and directed by Kevin Reynolds. Though it is a film about Christ, this movie felt right for the evangelization according to another perspective, the experience of a non-believer, and how he first-handedly saw the truth in the faith.

For the first time, it has written like this. Kevin Reynolds did a great job in coming up with a story that will keep faith burning in the current time. It encompasses a new dimension in the Christian faith and finds me thinking more about what will I be missing in my own character. The movie is written in English so you won't have to struggle like how we did in Mel Gibson's Passion. And now this is not featuring a lot about saints but the regular person instead -- One who has to do his job flawlessly, much like how us people are right now.

Giving a suspense twist in the pursuit for the disciples, Risen is an exciting movie. And when Clavius (Fiennes) saw Yeshua (Cliff Curtis) himself, we are also moved. That is maybe what we are looking for right these days for us to truly believe. Looking for signs of his existence even when we don't acknowledge his miracles in everyday life. We maybe looking for blessings in material things so with Risen, we must be aware of more important and relevant things to be able to live.

There could only be one booboo that I recognized in the movie. When they reached Galilee, there is not one vessel that they were able to use to fish for food but all of a sudden, there's a boat by the shore. There also had been a small community but the night before, there are nothing. Just something that popped out of nowhere for them to use.

Risen opens on March 2, 2016, still during the Lenten season and will be exclusively shown in SM Cinemas.

RISEN - Official trailer
Another faith-based movie this March. Risen Movie opens in SM Cinemas starting March 2.Distributed by Columbia Pictures Philippines. #RisenMoviePH
Posted by Ohmski on Tuesday, January 26, 2016

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RISEN debuts first trailer

A story about Christ's resurrection, through the eyes of a non-believer, releases trailer for the movie Risen starring Joseph Fiennes and Tom Felton who play Roman soldiers who were tasked to solve the mystery of what happened to Jesus in the weeks following the crucifixion, in order to disprove the rumors of a risen Messiah and prevent an uprising in Jerusalem.

Directed by Kevin Reynolds (“The Count of Monte Cristo”) from a screenplay by Reynolds and Paul Aiello, “Risen” stars Joseph Fiennes (“Hercules”) as Clavius, Tom Felton (the “Harry Potter” films) as Lucius, Peter Firth (“Pearl Harbor”) and Cliff Curtis (“10,000 B.C.”). Watch the trailer below:

Opening March 2 in SM cinemas across the Philippines, “Risen” is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International.

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Lent in the Philippines 2012

the Philippines is known for being the country with the most Catholics in South East Asia. aside from celebrating the world's longest Christmas, devotees of the Catholic church display the gesture of remembering the Passion of the Christ in the 40 days of lent. an obvious example is the array of images portraying the scenes of the Passion and the key characters that lived in the Gospel days.

in an exhibit at Sta. Lucia East Mall in Cainta, Rizal, life-size images are displayed in this fashion:

Scenes from The Way of the Cross

Christ

Mary

these wooden or ivory images are adorned with elegant clothes and accessories made of brass which are included in processions during the Holy Week.

you can find the other photos in my Facebook page but you can check them out for yourself at the exhibit at Sta. Lucia East Mall. the exhibit runs whole lent before Holy Week (April 1-8, 2012). you can write your petitions at the papers beside every image and donations are also accepted.

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