Jesus Movie Analysis

In the film Jesus, Joseph seemed to be one of the most important things in Jesus’ life, but in the Bible, there is almost no description of Joseph’s role as a father. Jesus cared about Joseph very much like his own father just like Joseph loved Jesus as his own. In the film, Jesus became very depressed and didn’t want to go preach to the world without his guidance when Joseph died. Joseph was his role model and Jesus did look up to him. Joseph did teach him how to be a carpenter and taught him how to be a servant to God. In the film, Jesus looks to Joseph for guidance in his life. For example, Jesus wants Joseph’s opinion on Mary, the girl he loves, and if he should ask her hand in marriage or not. Jesus values his opinion on personal issues.
In the movie, he taught Jesus how to be a carpenter, answered all of Jesus’ questions, and taught him how to be a servant of God. Joseph also brought him to the temple in Jerusalem; this showed that Joseph was a servant to God and wanted his son to be one, too. In the Bible, it does say that Joseph was a teacher to Jesus by teaching him how to be a good carpenter and it does say that Jesus learned about his father’s will for him with the guidance of his father on earth. In both the movie and film, Joseph’s role as a teacher to Jesus impacted the way he thought and the ways he acted, turning him into the man he was meant to be. Also in the film, Joseph’s last words before he dies were “I have always loved you as my own.” He said this to Jesus indicating he was just filling in for God himself as the real father, but Joseph still loved him like he was his own son. Joseph was angry at first for Mary being pregnant with Jesus, but he had faith in Mary that this was, in fact, a child of God. I believe the film uses an accurate portrayal of Joseph when he dies because it would have made sense for him to tell his son that he loved him and knew that there was a bigger plan for