A Movie Review . . . Risen: The Greatest Manhunt In History
By REY FLORES Not since I viewed Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ had I been so excited to watch a movie about Jesus. Risen, however, isn’t so much about Jesus as it is about one man who, like many of us, came to believe in God’s time under his own special circumstances. God’s time for this man was Jesus’ Resurrection from the dead. I couldn’t imagine a more powerful way for one to start believing in our risen Lord than to be given the task of finding the holiest of fugitives. Set exactly at the time of Jesus’ crucifixion and Resurrection, Risen was released by no accident at the beginning of this season of Lent. Hollywood, perhaps, isn’t…Continue Reading