Although films about religious subject material are often mired in controversy, they’ve also been surprisingly successful when it comes to attracting niche audiences.
Even though films like Martin Scorsese’s 1988 masterpiece The Last Temptation of Christ and Mel Gibson’s controversial 2004 religious epic The Passion of the Christ earned both defenders and critics from the Christian community, the films nonetheless got people talking.
Audiences are so inherently familiar with these stories that have existed for generations that there’s an inherent appeal to seeing them on screen, but surprisingly, Lion director Garth Davis’ biblical epic Mary Magdalene seemed to disappear after its unceremonious debut during the Easter season of 2018.
The film’s minimal impact is disappointing considering how it differentiates itself from other films attempting to tell the story of Jesus of Nazareth’s last days.
Not only is Mary Magdalene a feminist retelling of religious scripture that puts…
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