Panel discussion at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival about the relationship between Hollywood and religion in the wake of The Passion and Narnia movies. I like the bit at the end where they talk about the types of film they think Jesus might direct. One of the panelists, Jonathan Bock, reckons,
[Jesus] would direct things that would be very populist. He pissed off the religious elite and was speaking directly to the people. I think it would have all the elements that all great films do. I think it would be funny. I think it would be poignant. I think it would be commercially successful. You know, the reason that the Bible is still around today is in part due to the fact that they are universal stories that have stood the test of time. And I think that’s the kind of stories that he would tell even now.
See Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly . WEB EXCLUSIVE . What Would Jesus Direct? . May 12, 2006 | PBS.