The God Who Wasn't There
The God Who Wasn't There
| 21 May 2005 (USA)
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Did Jesus exist? This film starts with that question, then goes on to examine Christianity as a whole.

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Hellen

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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Cebalord

Very best movie i ever watch

ThedevilChoose

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

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Livestonth

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

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Blueghost

Home video production values don't hamper the content of another zinger documentary taking a hard look at fundamentalist Christianity that has roosted in the bible belt of this nation for the longest time.As per a "mock"-umentary that sends up religion reminds us; Jesus (if he ever existed) was not American, did not speak English, did not own nor use a rifle, and had never visited the new world (much less know about it), and probably would not be familiar with what we call human rights.But, again, this mini video documentary looks at the social thinking of religion, and gives us the hard truth about the devout believers of Christianity by interviewing a religious school principal, some various members at a Christian conference in Passadena, and talking with some experts in scholarship regarding history and how the Christian bible twists and takes liberties with history.It's material that's been done in other documentaries on the subject, but I think this film / video predates some those efforts by a few years.The only aspect that holds back a better product is the fact that this film was shot on home video equipment. But that's not a big deal, as the interviews and reflection upon the producer-director's own former fundamentalist Christian background are pretty compelling. Again, for me at least, it's not eye-opening material as such. I've seen believers get zinged in other footage elsewhere, but it is a reminder that there are people who, no matter how accomplished they are in other aspects of their life, have a streak of irrationality founded upon believing in a myth told to them by a "trusted source".A decent watch.Enjoy.

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Michael Goodnight

After watching The God Who Wasn't There, I was left with the hope that there are film makers out there who can make an argument against Jesus being the Messiah without resorting to taking scripture out of context and presenting assumptions as fact.The film maker makes the argument that the Apostle Paul did not even know that Jesus had been a man. He bases this argument on Hebrews 8:4 which says "If He were on earth, he would not be a priest, for there are already priests who offer the gifts prescribed by the law."The film maker does not provide the full scripture and he takes it out of context. The full passage was arguing that Jesus had created a New Convent and if he still lived on earth would not be a priest because the Old Convent was invalid.This is just one of many times scriptures were taken out of context in an attempt to mislead the audience, and sadly many will take it as fact. We are not talking about how scripture can be interpreted differently either. We are talking about outright lies.It disgusts me that anyone who can come up with the money can make a film filled with deception and lies and call it a documentary. Films like this make me sick, because if you have to resort to deception and out right lies to make your point, then you have no argument to make and should shut up. Don't waste the time and money of others to finance your personal vendetta.

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m_cruzado

I was expecting this film to be decent and while the points it makes are clear, technically it leaves a lot to be desired. I thought it was only extreme religious people that didn't know how to use technology. The director throws facts and challenges Christianity, which is fair enough, but after a while he tries to makes us care about him by saying that he once was a hardcore Christian himself. Personally, I think he lacked charisma to carry the film from that angle. Please try harder with the titles the next time. Also, the music deserves a special mention, it doesn't come across as funny at all. It just sounds cheesy. The whole film felt amateurish. That's my two pence.

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Raymond Ross

When Christians are asked how Christianity is spread, many cite "Pentacost" because (if you will take time to read it) Jesus bestowed His power on them to go forth, preach, and heal.A central component to Christ's ministry was faith. The concept is mentioned numerous times from Jesus telling his Disciples during a storm they had little faith, to the woman "in red" who touched his clothes and became healed... "Woman, your faith has healed you."So here we are again, when did the spread of Christianity start. I agree with most: by sending out his Disciples to the public, Jesus was empowering them to spread the good news. It is in that same fashion that a Christian seeks to discover their unbelieving brother, and help them realize the glory of God.

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