The God Who Wasn't There (2005)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Brian Flemming

Writer:

Brian Flemming (writer)

Release Date:

6 June 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography | History

Tagline:

A Film Beyond Belief

Plot:

Did Jesus exist? This film starts with that question, then goes on to examine Christianity as a whole.

Plot Keywords:

Bible | Christianity | Christian | Christ Myth | Atheism

Cast

Richard Dawkins	...	Himself
Sam Harris	...	Himself
Robert M. Price	...	Himself
Richard Carrier	...	Himself
Earl Doherty	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Scott Butcher	...	Himself
Alan Dundes	...	Himself
Jerry Falwell	...	Himself
Brian Flemming	...	Narrator
Barbara Mikkelson	...	Herself
David Mikkelson	...	Himself
James Robison	...	Himself
Ronald G. Sipus	...	Himself
Reverend Bailey Smith	...	Himself
Dean Wycoff	...	Himself

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Certification:

Australia:MA (2007)

Company:

Beyond Belief Media

Trivia:

Flemming has allowed theatrical screenings to be held by any person or group without the payment of royalties

Quotes:

[first lines]
Narrator: The Earth revolves around the Sun. But it wasn't always that way. The Sun used to revolve around the Earth. It was like that for hundreds of years, until it was discovered to be otherwise, and even for a few hundred years after that. But, ultimately, after much kicking and screaming, the Earth did, in fact, begin to revolve around the Sun. Christianity was wrong about the solar system. What if it's wrong about something else, too? This movie's about what happened when I went looking for Jesus.

Movie Connections:

References The Passion of the Christ (2004)

Soundtrack:

Blood Sacrifice Ritual

It's about time someone spoke their mind!

One of the best documentaries I have seen in a long time relating to the true nature of Christianity, and Jesus Christ. History has shown that it can be a very significant mistake to simply accept 'facts' which someone (or society) tells you to be truth, without an honest effort to determine whether or not it is based upon reality. The film explores the birth of Christianity, and OTHER possible HUMAN scenarios of how the current bible came to be--- instead of some supernatural series of events (which the majority of Christians unknowingly accept).

No matter who you are, you should definitely check this movie out. Even if you are not a Christian, it shows how historical documents can easily be distorted into something they are not- and in this case, possibly form an entire religion around.

Great Movie, I wish there were more like it !