Product: Luther [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Germany ]
Rating: 5.0
rediscovery of the man-God relationship
This was an outstanding landmark production: Finally, the modern world has an opportunity to see a historically faithful drama of the great Reformer's contributions! Unfortunately, much had to be condensed, including character development, to fulfill the time criteria of a feature film release.Martin Luther's legacy extends far beyond that of the church that bears his name: He rediscovered the Gospel of grace and spread it to all Christendom while proclaiming mankind's freedom of conscience to all the world. Yet, as the film vividly depicts, this rediscovery of the man-God relationship occurred within a sordid world of religious and political power-brokering.(Some things never change!) Perhaps the media could be further convinced of Luther's universal appeal ---- I would suggest that The History Channel might be a proper media outlet for a televised airing of this film. That channel's historical film presentations usually include scholarly discussion groups associated with the film's subject.