amy- Luther, The Movie

We did not watch the movie Luther for class, but IBTS showed it one night during the semester. I love this movie’s message and, though I have watched it before, still wanted to watch it again. Tricia and Jenna’s presentation gave more information on the “hairy-er” side of Luther’s life, i.e. his Anti Semitism, but it also showed me how well the movie is made. Much of the information that was given within the presentation was shown in the film. Even as I was reading Here I Stand I was surprised at how much of the film was taken exactly from the book. I do not want to exaggerate by saying it was nearly word-for-word, but in some scenes it came very close. The scene where Luther is tried in front of the German emperor adds the perfect image along with great writing. I believe Doctor Redick read aloud that section of the book, and the whole time I could only imagine the movie scene. The tension was heavy in the air during the movie and the acting superb. It’s interesting to see how such movies can be such an integral part of learning; one is able to use a visual aid to help keep key components of history in his mind. I think both Garrett and the team of Tricia-Jenna used quotes which were put in the movie. Every time one of these was used I had a flashback of sorts. I could picture Luther’s wife meeting him as a nun in a shaved head. I could picture Luther struggling to find the right word to put into his translation of the Bible. All the information came together into a coherent idea of his life. This is the beauty of finding different mediums in learning.