The Odd Life of Jesus…eh, Timothy Green [MOVIE REVIEW]
The Odd Life of Timothy Green. Photo courtesy Disney. After a movie is released, certain viewers will try and pin wacky artistic interpretation on some of the film’s symbols. For example, I’ve read works explaining that Ferris Beuller’s Day Off takes place entirely in Cameron’s head, and Ferris doesn’t actually exist. I’ve heard that Harry Potter is not the Chosen One destined to defeat Voldemort; it’s actually Neville Longbottom, his inept classmate. Some even claim that Obi-Won Kenobi from Star Wars is a clone. Despite thinking that these theories are insane and a little obsessive, I would like to present to you my case for why Timothy Green is Jesus Christ in his film, The Odd Life of Timothy Green. NOTE: I am not particularly religious and am not criticizing the filmmakers for doing this. I believe that filmmakers have the right to make whatever movies they wish and it is their choice to work in religious symbols. The nature of the symbols did not affect my opinion of this movie. The film is told in flashback format, as Jim and Cindy Green (Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Garner) retell their story to an adoption agency employee. The first scene in their story shows us that Jim and…
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