Thread:AustinDR/@comment-25008763-20190524175526/@comment-2175012-20190524175926

Maybe? I don't see it as overly exploitative. It's blatantly not taking the Gospel accounts into consideration, but the idea behind the film is its exploration on Jesus' human nature while placing his divine nature on the backburner. That is a legitimate reason as to why the original book was written and also why they selected Dafoe to portray Christ since it would also be going against most modern interpretations of Jesus having long hair, being angelic in appearance, etc.

Ultimately, yeah, you can place it under "Exploitation" but it's probably a more lesser case of it.