THE KING OF KINGS
Angel Studios, 2025
★★★★✰
The animated film The King of Kings is now available to stream on Angel.com and the Angel App, and is available to all Angel Guild members. The film is loosely based on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol and tells the story of Jesus Christ, which the author read aloud to his children every year at Christmas. It was a handwritten manuscript, and he strictly forbade publication of The Life of Our Lord during his lifetime. The Dickens family continued their Christmas tradition of reading it aloud and, honoring the father’s wishes, postponed publication until all of Dickens’s children had passed away.
Directed, written, and produced by Seong-Ho Jang, The King of Kings features an all-star voice cast—including Kenneth Branagh as Charles Dickens, Uma Thurman as Catherine Dickens, Pierce Brosnan as Pontius Pilate, Mark Hamill as King Herod, Roman Griffin Davis as Walter Dickens, Forest Whitaker as Peter, Ben Kingsley as High Priest Caiaphas, and Oscar Isaac as Jesus Christ. The King of Kings captivated audiences worldwide, earning over $70 million at the box office since its release on April 11th.
The film begins with Scrooge confronting his own grave at the end of A Christmas Carol. The audience then sees Charles Dickens performing a dramatic reading of his story on stage before a large crowd. During the reading, Dickens's young son Walter, who is fascinated by King Arthur, interrupts the event with his imagination. After returning home, Dickens's wife encourages him to share his personal version of the story of Jesus Christ with Walter, hoping the story will teach their son important lessons.
The rest of the movie features highlights from Jesus's life, from his birth in a stable to his death and resurrection. While it's a condensed, family-friendly version of Jesus's life, there are a few dark scenes that could be disturbing for younger children, including a windstorm/tornado scene, the healing of a single leper, and the death of many hogs jumping off a cliff. Then there's the crucifixion of Jesus, which might be a little too violent and dark for younger viewers.
To my surprise, I enjoyed the film, despite typically not being a fan of modern animation. The animation looked good, and there were several cinematic, eye-popping moments that surpassed what is typically expected from a cartoon. The directing was wonderful, and I could clearly tell Seong-Ho Jang was passionate about what he was putting on screen.
Overall, I thought The King of Kings was an entertaining retelling of Jesus Christ's life and recommend it to others.
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It looks great,can't wait to watch it...hopefully :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a great movie.
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