Revolution Jesus

"Son of Man" portrays Christ as a modern African revolutionary and aims to shatter the Western image of a placid savior with fair hair and blue eyes.

"We wanted to look at the gospels as if they were written by spindoctors and to strip that away and look at the truth," director Mark Dornford-May told Reuters in an interview.

"The truth is that Christ was born in an occupied state and preached equality at a time when that wasn't very acceptable."

Preached equality?

...and challenge Western perceptions of Christ as meek, mild and European.

I just know that if I live long enough, I will see Jesus claimed by everyone,
and known by few. The new "normal" thing to do, like wearing a helmet for all
outdoor activities. That will be scary, and there will be martyrs.

Besides the "blue eyes" talk, these folks try to create a Jesus that is
not placid, meek, and mild. A revolutionary. Perhaps a Che Guevara Jesus for
some, and a Hitler Jesus for others. Our ability to talk about the same Son of
Man outside the Catholic Church will be full of discord and conflict. Maybe I'm
wrong.. I hope so.

"Christ in Majesty" will come at one particular time,
and not before.