LIGHT OF THE WORLD

Name: LIGHT OF THE WORLD
Item: LIGHT OF THE WORLD
Author: Review

"Jesus, Through the Eyes of a Young Follower"

Family Content: +4 Biblical, usually Christian, worldview, with no questionable elements whatsoever.

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What You Need To Know:

LIGHT OF THE WORLD is an animated retelling of Jesus Christ’s ministry, death and resurrection. It’s told through the eyes of His young disciple, John the Apostle. John’s mother tells John about the coming Messiah. When John hears about Jesus, He goes to see Him and decides Jesus is the Messiah. John starts helping spread Jesus’ message, watching Him work miracles, such as walking on water. John also listens to His stories or parables, like the story of the Good Samaritan. Jesus and the disciples head to Jerusalem for Passover. There, Jesus is greeted by cheering crowds, but he’s later betrayed and crucified. Death, however, can’t overcome the Light of the World.

LIGHT OF THE WORLD is beautifully animated and entertaining. It tells familiar Bible stories in a clear and concise way that children of all ages and adults will love. LIGHT OF THE WORLD has a strong, inspiring Christian, biblical worldview. It stresses faith, family and trusting in God’s plan. There are some suspenseful scenes and scenes of implied violence that might be scary for young children. So, MOVIEGUIDE® advises parental discernment for younger viewers.

Content:

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Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements:

Very strong Christian, biblical worldview telling the story of Jesus Christ’s ministry, the miracles He worked, what He taught, and His crucifixion and resurrection, plus characters are shown praying, as well as discussing the importance of trusting in God’s plan, even when it might not look the way we thought it would, and the movie also portrays strong family relationships, specifically between John and his father, who learns to have faith through the actions of his son;

Foul Language:

No foul language;

Violence:

Jesus is shown with bruises and blood on him after it’s implied the Romans whipped him and He is later crucified (none of this is shown on screen, but His screams are heard);

Sex:

No sex;

Nudity:

No nudity;

Alcohol Use:

People are shown drinking wine at a wedding, and Jesus later turns water into wine during the same wedding;

Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse:

No smoking or drugs; and,

Miscellaneous Immorality:

The Romans are rude and mean, demanding high taxes from John and his family, the Pharisees are also shown plotting against Jesus because they are jealous of the influence Jesus has on people, and Judas betrays Jesus, which leads to His torture and death at the hands of the Romans.

More Detail:

LIGHT OF THE WORLD is a beautifully animated, biblically accurate retelling of Jesus’ work and His death, shown through the eyes of a young John the Apostle.

LIGHT OF THE WORLD begins with John’s mother telling him the story of creation and promising him there’s a Messiah coming. However, his father is skeptical and prefers to focus on his immediate problems, like the taxes he must pay to the Romans.

John believes in the Messiah and, after hearing that a man named Jesus is said to be the Messiah, he sets off to find Him. John sneaks into a wedding and meets Jesus. There, he sees Jesus turn water into wine and believes that He’s the promised Messiah. John brings Jesus home, where he fills John’s family’s nets with fish. After seeing the fish, John’s father agrees to let him follow Jesus and become one of his disciples.

John starts helping to spread Jesus’ message, watching Him work miracles, such as healing Mary Magdalene and walking on water. John also listens to His stories or parables, like the story of the Good Samaritan.

Jesus and the disciples head to Jerusalem for Passover. There, Jesus is greeted by cheering crowds. That night, the events of the Last Supper take place, and Jesus is betrayed by Judas and arrested. He is beaten and marched through Jerusalem, then crucified.

John goes home to his family but doesn’t stop believing in Jesus’ message. A few days later, Jesus appears to John, his family and the other disciples before ascending into heaven. John’s father praises his son for his faith and asks John to help him learn how to follow Jesus.

LIGHT OF THE WORLD tells the story of Jesus’ later life in a concise and informative way for children. It’s beautifully animated and will entertain viewers of all ages.

LIGHT OF THE WORLD has a strong Christian and biblical worldview. It’s based entirely on the Bible. The movie also stresses the importance of faith and trusting in God’s plan. LIGHT OF THE WORLD contains depictions of strong family relationships. There are some brief suspenseful scenes that might be scary for younger children, as well as implied violence. So, MOVIEGUIDE® advises parental discernment for younger viewers.