Luther

[sincereheart]

Did anyone see it? Any thoughts on it?  

[2nd Timothy]

Havent even heard of it...whats it about?

[sincereheart]

Plot:  The story begins in the year 1505 showing a young Martin Luther in a rain storm when a bolt of lightening lands close to him and prompts him to hang up his study of law and apply for acceptance the following day in an Augustinian monastery. The film then narrates Luther's pilgrimage to Rome in 1510 and shows people all over the steps of the church buying indulgences for relatives – a practice that makes the church wealthy and fools the poor. Luther rebels against the church and writes an essay of 95 theses which he nails on the church door. He is then hunted by the church which forces him to defend himself. Luther's life as an outlaw – excommunicated and banned by the Pope as well as the emperor – is depicted in the film, as well as his "exile" in the tower of the Wartburg castle, where he translated the entire New Testament into German within 11 weeks. The story shows how Luther’s deep faith and convictions made this German reformer both a rebel and a leader of his day.

Review:
http://www.crosswalk.com/fun/movies/1222106.html

Official site:
http://lutherthemovie.com/

Trailer:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/luther/

[sincereheart]

No one saw it? Or no one wants to admit it?  

[ollie]

Yes I have seen it. Been awhile. Do not remember if it is historically accurate or fluffed up a bit as Hollywood usually does.

Luther was a major player in the break from the church at Rome. He urged his followers to identify with Christ and not himself. Well we know how that turned out. Not as he said.

A very good book is "Here I Stand, Martin Luther" if interested in the life of Luther and  history about him and his raising the sword, of what he thought was truth, (much was),  against the adulteration, heresy,  and pollution of truth, of the church at Rome.

ollie

[sincereheart]

I wonder if there's more than one out? This one just came out on DVD and was done in 2003, I think.