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This will be the defining visual artistic portrayal of the sacred text for years to come. We will reach places and people we will never meet.
Crosby: Roma, how did the experience of portraying Mary the mother of Jesus affect you?
Downey: I have loved Mary my whole life. My mother died when I was a little girl, and in a sense, I think Mary became my spiritual mother at that time. I was so privileged to play this role. If anything prepared me it is that I am a mother myself, so I saw the role through a mother's life and a mother's heart. To watch your child be so brutally murdered is so challenging. I have always loved her, but I never really fully considered what that might be for her—remaining at the cross.
We filmed the Passion sequence in Morocco and my own family was there during that time. When I first heard they were coming, I thought that may be bad timing because I needed to be focused. But, in retrospect having them there and their love was so helpful to me.
Crosby: Do you see this changing your future professional course in any way?
Downey: For many years I have tried to step into work that would be pleasing to God. I was so fortunate to deliver a message of God's love on Touched by An Angel for almost ten years. It is now such a privilege to be a part of this extraordinary Bible series. I am a person of faith, but being part of this project has deepened my faith.
Robert Crosby is the author of several books. His newest is The Teaming Church: Ministry in the Age of Collaboration (Abingdon Press).
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audrey ruth
After watching the first two episodes (last week and tonight), I was impressed with the way they showed Creation, and the part about Jericho. Other than that, not so much. Some events are presented in mishmash form which causes them to lose the powerful message we see in the Scriptures. Surely they could have done better than this. The original Ten Commandments, filmed way back in the '50s, which also did not show everything just right, still managed to depict those Biblical events more accurately. There is NO WAY anyone could possibly improve on the 'real deal'. I keep hoping somebody will show it just as it really happened.
audrey ruth
You're welcome, Luis. I too will watch in spite of that, and then go back to the Bible and compare. I plan to watch at least the first part which airs this evening.
Luis De Avila
Audrey Ruth, Thanks for the info; I've not read anything else about this. It's almost unavoidable for that to happen in that Media simply because they're not in the business of Education or Information; they're in the business of Entertainment. Therefore is inevitable for Show business to do without including artistic interpretations. It should be expected and accepted, that’s their MODUS VIVENDI and MODUS OPERANDI. They’ve to make a profit or at least brake even in order to continue in business and the only way to do it is by including some Entertainment. I'll watch in spite of that, and then go back to the Bible and compare. I'm sure I'll enjoy watching!