Of The Last Temptation of Christ

When I decided to watch Martin Scorsese’s The Last Temptation of Christ, it seemed as though I was forcing myself upon the decision. I knew that it was an acclaimed movie and I suspected that there was good reason, so I thought I’d give it a chance. My hesitation was because I also suspected that I would find the film boring, and similar to other films regarding biblical events. However, from the film’s opening message that it was not based on the transcription of the Bible, until the closing credits, I was pleasantly surprised to find that my predisposition towards the movie was indeed in unjust.
The Last Temptation of Christ was intellectually stimulating, and this was its best attribute by far. The plot...