Customer Reviews
Captivating retelling of story of Jesus - By: Gontroppo, 22 Jun 2007 
Most Christian films do not inspire me. But I do love the Visual Bible Gospel of John & The Miracle Maker. The device of telling Jesus' story through the eyes of Tamara, the daughter of Jairus whom Jesus raised to life [and who just happens to have been a witness to many of the key events in the life of Jesus] is a clever one, which should appeal to young people & also older folk.
The film gave me great joy as I saw Jesus through the eyes of this little girl.
Anne Dudley [composer of music for The Full Monty & many other great films, which I haven't seen ...] does a terrific job with the music, & I enjoyed the way the Russian dolls were used for the characters in this story.
I also like the scene where Jesus the carpenter tells Mary, Martha & Lazarus he is leaving the carpentry shop to build something new for God.
The featurette included on the DVD about the making of the film is fascinating, too.
Highly recommended.
First-class animated film - By: S. K. Horrocks, 24 Aug 2006 I thoroughly recommend this story of the life of Jesus told through the eyes of a sick young girl, Tamar. It's definitely not just for children - I'm 39 & found it very moving - & the animation is excellent. Voice-overs provided by famous thespians such as Ralph Fiennes (Jesus) & Ian Holm (Pilate) add to its appeal. Having borrowed it from a friend, I was impressed enough to purchase a copy for myself.
The Miracle Maker dvd - By: Mr. D. Evans, 14 Mar 2005 
I loved this film. Had it on vhs .Just bought it on dvd. Read the review about it not being genuine widescreen. Tempted to send it back after reading that. But ended up opening it so can't return to shop. Hoped reviewer was wrong as no one else had mentioned it. But to my disgust reviewer was right . I compared the vhs to the dvd & Warner Brother(or whoever made the discision to do this)realy have just snipped the top & bottom off! Words of `if anyone taketh away from...` spring to mind. But on a positive note , the visual quality & sound that you expect from DVD's saves this edition.
Widescreen JOKE - By: , 05 Dec 2003 
I love this film. I've had the VHS release for a long time, & it always bothered me that after the opening credits the widescreen aspect was cropped to normal fullscreen (4:3). So when this DVD was released I was overjoyed...
Short lived joy, though. When I ran the VHS & DVD side by side, it is clear that the "widescreen" isn't anything but the 4:3 with the top & bottom cropped. Is this a sick joke by Warner (or whoever released this)?
When a movie is released on VHS usuallly the sides are cropped. Could we have them back please, instead of losing the top & bottom as well???
Very good movie--shame about the 1.77:1 aspect.
(The one star is for the DVD shamble, the film deserves ******).
The Miracle Maker - By: Mr. N. A. Payne, 06 Apr 2003 I was completely enchanted when I saw this version of the Jesus story. It's a film I can come back to every now & then, & part of it will always choke me up. Whether it's Jesus Baptism, the crucifixion or especiallly the closing scene following the resurrection. I end up with a dented heart & a lump in my throat.
The characters are very 3 dimensional & are well rounded. All the main points behind the Gospel message are there. The animation, as with the forerunning TV series "Testament" (regarding 6 different Old Testament stories). Different animation techniques are used to emphasize different parts of the story, & this helps maintain interest. I would thoroughly recommend this to alll age groups, & people of alll backgrounds: this is an inoffensive & very emotional way of portraying the Gospel. It will be interesting to compare this with the live action film "Passion" which is also being made by Icon productions (Mel Gibsons production company).
I would recommend this to teachers - throw away the text books for one afternoon, & let the kids watch this instead... just before the Good Friday/Easter break. It should make for some good & interesting discussion that will heavily benefit childrens education I am sure.
I don't hesitate in recommending this at alll. Snap it up, it's a bargain!
