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Luther is a biopic about the life of Martin Luther.It stars Joseph Fiennes in the title role.Alfred Molina,Jonathan Firth,Claire Cox and Peter Ustinov co-star to play key supporting role. It covers Luther's life from his becoming a monk in 1505 to the Diet of Augsburg in 1530.Martin Luther was an intelligent and principled young man that was studying law in early 16th century Germany when a close brush with death led him to follow a spiritual path and join a Catholic monastery. Under the guidance of Johann von Staupitz, Luther became a valued member of the monastery's hierarchy, and as a sign of his trust, von Staupitz asked Luther to join him for a voyage to Rome as part of church business. Luther was appalled by the corrupt practices of the leading church officials, in particular the sale of "indulgences" in which the wealthy could purchase forgiveness for a wide variety of sins. Luther left the monastery to study theology in Wittenberg; a keen student, he later became a professor and won the support of Frederick the Wise, who also recognized the potential controversy of Luther's iron principles. When a new pope, Leo X, assumes the throne at the Vatican, he orders the construction of St. Peter's Basilica. To pay the costs, an ambitious monk, Johann Tetzel, was sent out to sell indulgences to both the wealthy and the poor, leaving his audiences with little doubt of the eternal consequences that awaited those who did not empty their purses. An infuriated Luther wrote an angry essay on the corruption of the church entitled "95 Theses," and thanks to the recent invention of the printing press, Luther's words were soon circulated throughout Europe, leading to an angry conflict with Catholic officials which threatened to tear the church in two.A few too many amateurish techniques and oversimplified confrontations hold Luther back a notch or two from greatness, and stamp it instead as entertaining film.Also,it makes up for what it lacks in vigorous storytelling with adorable production values.But overall,it is a biopic that is simply uninspiring and far from unforgettable.

Folks who have never read the whole Bible, and those who don't accept it as the only reliable source of information about God, will not find this historically accurate portrayal of Christianity's rejection of man-made religion as appealing. Truth is often most inconvenient. As Christ conveyed, to the saved, servants like Luther will be the "fragrance of Christ"; to the unsaved, he will be as the "smell of death." The only shortcoming in this moving biography is the lack graphic attention to Catholicism's vicious persecution of genuine Christians (belief in 'Sola Scriptura' was, and today still is, deemed as heresy). This powerful movie may properly have been called 'The Rejection of Babylon the Harlot' as detailed in Rev. 17.

Luther is without a doubt one of the best movies I've had the opportunity to see this year. Joseph Fiennes is Martin Luther, the professor-turned-revolutionary that shook 16th century Europe to its core.The film is remarkably in its historical accuracy, a rarity in dealing with films about historically-influential people. It doesn't pull punches, showing the brutal violence and persecution that religious differences caused among the people of Germany. There are some inaccuracies, however, most notably Luther's quoting of the Bible by chapter and verse when such a change in organization wasn't made until several years after his death. Other than this, the research that has gone into the film was very well done, with a good portion of the dialogue being direct quotes from the people portrayed.Of course, all this research would be useless without good casting, which this movie possesses in abundance. Fiennes gives an excellent portrayal of Martin Luther, showing him as the imperfect human being that he was, not the semi-deity that legend has made him out to be. His wife, Katharina von Bora, is played by Claire Cox, who rises above the limited screen-time that she was given. Then there is, of course, the late Sir Peter Ustinov, who undertook the role of Martin Luther's patron and protector, Prince Frederick (the Wise) of Saxony. Ustinov brings life to his character, who is mentioned often in historical records, but never discussed as much as his subject. Although his portrayal is inaccurate from what we know of the man – the real Prince Frederick was a shrewd political manipulator, not quite the grandfatherly figure he's made out to be in the film – it's not a detriment to the film in any way.In conclusion, Luther is an excellent movie that never quite received the attention it deserved. It portrays the world-changing events of the Protestant Reformation accurately and sets a new par for the historical film genre. I give it 9 Stars out of 10 and heartily recommend it to anyone interested in this period of history.

Its historical accuracy (and I know what I'm talking about I am highly interested in church history) coupled with surprisingly good acting makes this film rise above many others I have seen. I could not have expected such quality from a film of it's production values (in fact I didn't). Also It does fairly well with not being overly cruel to the Catholics. It portrays them fairly with out being unrealistic (I was concerned it would just be a huge Catholic bashing fest when I went in). As for direction I found it pleasantly exciting, not Spielberg by any means but the film was made in and extremely interesting manner. Allow me to elaborate, the film is generally cut into very short scenes and switches rapidly (accept for scene's of special significance for witch it takes more time obviously). This style gives the film a well earned since of pace that make it far more exciting than any film I have seen in this genre. It is a must see!!