Great Moments in Cinema: Thieves, Murderers, Jungle Animals!

The Robe (1953), because of its strong religious theme surrounding the Crucifixion, sometimes gets overlooked as a magnificent piece of film making.   Compare and contrast the slave Demetrius (Victor Mature) above,  with this meeting after Demetrius has had time to absorb what Christ taught:

 

 

Marcellus, (Richard Burton), learns that he has nothing to fear from the robe of Christ.  The film powerfully conveys an often overlooked feature of being a Christian:  No matter what happens to us in this Vail of Tears, those who follow in the footsteps of Christ have nothing to fear.

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MikeS
MikeS
Saturday, May 20, AD 2023 7:35am

Fantastic movie! For many years my family watched it every Good Friday.

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