Product: Luther [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Germany ]
Rating: 5.0
Very inspiring and accurate
I saw this film soon after I read Ronald Bainton's powerful novel, "Here I Stand." First of all Jospeh Fiennes did an excellent job playing Luther and embodying the passion of Martin Luther. Whether you like Luther or not there is no doubt that he is probably the most influential character after Christ. A revolution was started after he posted his 95 theses denouncing Papal abuses to the Wittenberg Church. Western Civilization underwent a dramactic change because of the Reformation, which had a lot to do with the concept of the "priesthood of all believers."In regards to this film the acting was very powerful, supporting cast as well. Also I was rather surprised about the accuracy with which was clearly important for the director of the film. There is no doubt that it definitely had a pro-Luther slant. I really enjoyed how Luther's struggles and his own sense of his inadequacy before a holy and perfect God is captured in this film. Of course much of that changes when he discovers justification by faith. I would just conclude by saying this film is very informative and inspiring.