"The God Who Wasn't There" Review

"The God Who Wasn't There" is a feature-length documentary film about Biblical history. It has been reviewed by the New York Times, Newsweek, the San Francisco Bay Guardian and the Fox News Channel.

This controversial documentary film has been called "provocative - to put it mildly" by the Los Angeles Times and "irreverent" by Newsweek. It has understandably been criticized by Christian reviewers, who take issue with the film's focus on facts instead of faith.

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New York Times "The God Who Wasn't There" Review: "In his bold quest to seek answers to the difficult questions that few are willing to pose, Flemming is joined by Deconstructing Jesus author Robert M. Price, renowned historian Richard Carrier, and The End of Faith author Sam Harris."

All of these figures are also in the DVD's special features section. The DVD has more than one hour of additional interviews with the documentary's subjects.

San Francisco Bay Guardian "The God Who Wasn't There" Review: "The God Who Wasn't There may not make "the perfect holiday gift" (as it's cheekily advertised on the film's Web site, www.thegodmovie.com) for the millions of evangelicals who are pretty much running the show in America these days, but it's thought-provoking enough to maybe crack open a few closed minds."

According to the filmmaker, the film has indeed provoked some soul-searching among the faithful, many of whom contact the filmmaker via email with their stories.

Newsweek "The God Who Wasn't There" Review: "Brian Flemming's most famous project was 2001's Bat Boy: The Musical, an off-Broadway show based on the tabloid-created bat child. Now he's turned his attention to a figure he claims is equally fictional: Jesus Christ. His new documentary, The God Who Wasn't There, irreverently lays out the case that Jesus Christ never existed."

Newsweek itself was criticized for taking such an irreverent tone with its coverage of the movie.

Christianity Today "The God Who Wasn't There" Review: ""What if Jesus never existed? How much do Christians know about the origins of their faith? And are we willing to talk about it? These are some of the questions explored in The God Who Wasn't There, an irreverent Michael Moore-like documentary."

The film is often compared to the films of Michael Moore as well as Morgan Spurlock of "Super Size Me." The humorous tone and the involvement of the director in the story of the film are similarities to Moore and Spurlock.

Los Angeles Times "The God Who Wasn't There" Review: "Asked why he chose to question Jesus' existence instead of his divinity, Flemming said: 'I think that the idea that an individual could be the son of a god is already so ridiculous it doesn't need to be debunked.'"

The L.A. Times published a full profile of Brian Flemming in 2005.

These reviews and others are summarized at:

The God Who Wasn't There Review
http://www.thegodmovie.com/the-god-who-wasnt-there-review.php