King of Kings
We have just finished watching a recording of “King of Kings” which is a 1961 film describing the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. While I winced at the liberties they took with the story as told in the Bible, the heart of the producer was in the right place and I enjoyed this epic “big production”.
Near the end, I was surprised at one particular innovative scene. Instead of covering the final sentencing of Christ by Pilate, the scene was in the jail where Brarbbas was being held. Now Barabbas obviously thought he was about to be taken out to be killed, but instead the guard said he could go free. Explaining that the crowd had chosen him to be set free rather than Jesus, the guard finally said, “Go, look at Him who is dying for you”
And that was great, one poignant scene, summing up the point of the whole story.
