Posted on 01/08/2013 2:43:19 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
As revealed last autumn, Warners are planning to add to the recent spate of proposed Biblical epics with its own yarn based around Roman prefect Pontius Pilate. Deadline now reveals that Brad Pitt is circling the lead role. Reports that it's because he wants to wash his hands of World War Z remain unverified.
The familiar version of Pilate is more or less the one played - rather well - by Hristo Shopov in Mel Gibson's The Passion Of The Christ, and by David Bowie in Scorsese's The Last Temptation Of Christ - although perhaps you prefer Telly Savalas in The Greatest Story Ever Told or Michael Palin's portrayal in Life Of Brian. He's the politician who orders Jesus' crucifixion, securing himself a role as one of history's greatest villains.
There is plenty more to his story than that, however, and the idea of showing the character's younger years as a ferocious military badass under the rule of Emperor Tiberius might perhaps explain the attraction to the historically, epically-inclined Brad Pitt of Wolfgang Petersen's Troy...
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“....in Mel Gibson’s The Passion Of The Christ....”
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I don’t think that the scene of Christ and PP in Mel Gibson’s movie can ever be equaled or exceeded.
I can see that
Nothing will save Brad Pitt from how badly he screwed up World War Z.
Never saw it.....hell, never heard of it. What’s it about? Really that bad? Pitt’s usually very good.
There is a very subtle but powerful aspect to that scene. When Pilate is questioning Christ, Christ effortlessly shifts his responses to Pilate from Aramaic to Latin. The look on Pilate's face morphs instantly from a supreme position of power and confidence to one of awe and fear as he realizes he is not dealing with a mere heretic or insurrectionist, but something completely different and unknown.
Agreed. That was a fantastic film (if deeply disturbing), and the portrayal of Pilate was an acting clinic unto itself. Pilate was indifferent, almost sympathetic to Christ and His predicament. He was furious that they almost killed Him during the scourging.
IOW, Pilate was shown to be a more complex man than some blood-soaked Jesus-hating villain-for-all-time.
It is coming out this summer. Basically fans of the book will not recognize any of the story, at least from what has been released. He may be perfectly fine acting in it, but a big deal was made that he was pushing to get the picture done. He will share the blame in many a fans eye for blaspheming the book.
he is a terrible actor anymore. He was a cutie as a kid now he just looks unwashed and unclean.
I think the Eastern Orthodox church considers Pilate to be a Saint. They claim he became a believer
I think the Eastern Orthodox church considers Pilate to be a Saint. They claim he became a believer
A first century legend has it that, for the rest of his life, Pilate often for no reason asked for a bowl of water to wash his hands in.
There is an Ethiopian Orthodox sect that considers both Pilate and his wife saints, but it is based on a work (The Acts of Pilate IIRC?) that are not accepted by most mainstream Orthodox branches.
Bash Christianity? Pontius Pilate had Jesus strung from a crucifix, didn’t he?
Pontius Pilate in Mel Gibson’s movie is pretty much as he is in the Bible. He condemned Jesus not because he wanted to, or because he hated Him, but because the whole business stuck him between a rock and a hard place, and it was the politically expedient thing to do.
In other words, he was more like Boehner than Obama.
But the point is that those in a position of power must provide justice and righteousness, not expediency. It isn’t enough to wash your hands if you go along with evil in order to save your career.
Ah....ok. Explains a lot. Kinda like “The Lord of the Rings” (although a huge majority of fans of Tolkein’s tomes loved the movies; gave Jackson a pass due to limited screen time, even spread across 3 movies) or “The Hunger Games” or countless other books-turned-into-movies. It’s VERY hard to please fans of the original books; almost impossible.
“The Hunt for Red October” was an exception....outstanding movie, very true to the book. There are others, but I have never heard of the book “World War Z” so I won’t be “upset” that the movie strays....but I can certainly understand why diehard fans would be.
Not really. He washed his hands & said “I am innocent of the blood of this just man. (paraphrasing) It is on you (the crowd”.
He has recently delivered a number of outstanding performances, as in “Benjamin Button” and “Moneyball.”
This looks to be World War Z in name only. Fast zombies, instead of slow. Working like ants as a collective, not as mindless creatures. Just rubbish. At least the ones you mentioned followed the main thrust of the book. This would be like taking the Bible and turning Pontius Pilate into a sympathetic character...wait:-)
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