The King of Kings

Wonderful!A breathtaking and amazing Christian film that carries a good message. Family,fun and faith!

I liked the work of animation and the editing during some of the first scenes. The script may have some problems, but kids will enjoy it.

2025-04-10 7/10, the animation and story from all the Jesus parts are great, but all the kid story stuff was terrible and annoying

I approach this film in a three ways.
1) I view it as a fan of film:
In this regard, the animation in this film is very good. It is animation that is on par with much that is produced by Illumination studios (Despicable Me). The voice cast is incredible. It rivals many Disney films. And as one would expect, the voice acting is very good. The film score by Kim Tae-seong is also very strong. It is quite clear that the Angel Studios is getting richer and richer.
This isn't like the films put out by Pure Flix and other similar studios. These films actually have good quality. Framing the film around Charles Dickens (will get to this later) telling the story to his kids is a nice creative move. It does give one thought, "If you had an hour and a half to tell your children the story of Jesus, would you be ready? What would you say?" Good thought and premise.

2) I view it as a Pastor, theologically:
It doesn't take long for this movie to have problems. Much of the chronology and details around Jesus' birth were off. King Herod, though voiced by Mark Hamill (didn't realize at the time), is too healthy and vibrant. Granted, most of this, I could let go since they are product of common myths surrounding the nativity.
Jesus in the temple at the age of 12 is off. Jesus wasn't preaching to the temple, Luke's gospel says he was asking questions. This is different. Couldn't help but notice his response to Mary was not what is recorded in scripture. This wouldn't be the last time they changed scripture.
At the baptism of Jesus, the reason for John needing him to be baptized, is changed as well. The movie is very much seeking to emphatically reject Jesus being God. This comes out very much so after the healing of the paralytic.
The Pharisees & High Priest are portrayed like they the Dark Lords of the Sith. Honestly, Caiaphas at times looks like Count Dooku from Star Wars: Clone Wars. In the pivotal decision to have Jesus' crucified, why not include Caiaphas words, "It is better for one man to die for the nation, than the nation for one man." This would not make Caiaphas into such a cartoonish villain, and would in fact echo why Jesus went to the cross.
It also loses why they wanted Jesus crucified. This gets echoed half-way through the film where Jesus said that he gave his life as a benefit for a multitude of people. In the scriptures, Jesus says, "Ransom" not benefit. This is a very different statement. The resurrection was short-cut, and it seemed like they were trying not to say he rose from the dead. Instead emphasized more that he was alive. And they show him walking off into the sunrise, like an old western. This would go in line with the many so-called Christians who deny that Jesus rose from the dead, but instead believe his just alive in their hearts.

3) I view it in comparison to Charles Dickens' work, "The Life of Our Lord"
I actually listened to this on Audible while drove home from the movie theater. It isn't too long of a listen. I wanted to see how it compared with the film. Do my criticisms fall at the feet of the film-makers or Charles Dickens? Answer: 95% at the feet of the film-makers. 5% at the feet of Charles Dickens. There were a few of my criticisms that came straight from Charles Dickens one writing.
And much like the film starting premise, it was indeed written for his children. Keeping in mind that Charles Dickens' the amongst the greatest authors in the history of the world, is no theologian. Which is why I expect there to be mis-steps hear and there. But it is also encouragement for every parent to ponder, "What would I tell me children?"
The book is better than the film and very different in spirit and tone. The film has a strong emphasis upon Jesus as king, so much so it is even in the title of the film. This stands in contrast to the actual title of Charles Dickens' writing. He seemed much more fond of referring to Jesus as "Our Savior". He had a very strong emphasis upon Jesus' works of compassion and kindness to the down-trodden. This would be quite consistent with Dickens most famous works "A Christmas Carol" and "Tale of Two Cities".
This emphasis while somewhat present in "King of Kings" film, it isn't nearly as strong as it is in Dickens' writing for his children. From what I can tell, Dickens' was a confessing Anglican, and therefore held to the belief that Jesus is God. But admittedly, this isn't overly clear in his writing.
Dickens spends a good amount of time on the resurrection of Jesus, in contrast to the film which spends only a few minutes. In Dickens' account, there is no way anyone would come away uncertain if he believed in a bodily resurrection of Jesus. I can't say the same about the film "King of Kings". He even writes some detail about the life of the Apostles and the events in the book of Acts.

In Conclusion, do I recommend this film:
As a fan of cinema: Not really, good quality but when dealing with such a well-known writings such as the Bible and Charles Dickens writings, it should strive for better accuracy.

As a pastor: Definitely not. Because it can be somewhat engaging, and it professes a Jesus different from scripture and a different Gospel, it is actually a dangerous film. I can not recommend this film.

Who the fuck would make a movie about these 2000 years old fake news?

Murica - get some education ffs!

The king of kings is the king of all prophets including Jesus

Angel Studios lands another broad distribution through AMC theaters with this star-studded cast of voices.
Be aware. This is not a Hollywood secular film, it is a religious film that would normally make its way to your church youth group's library shelf.

To learn about Christ, I go to the church. I reserve cinemas for more fantastic stuff.