The Last Temptation of Christ, 1988

There is no reason to miss this film. Not everyone will like it, but at the very least it will let you see another perspective of the story of Christ. And even if you can't accept the story, you won't be able to deny the greatness of Scorsese's direction. From the epic crowd scenes, to the intimate one-on-one conversations, to the stunning final shot (which was actually caused by an overexposed section of film, but is beautiful nonetheless), you will be awed by Scorsese's work here. Also stunning is the work of the two leads. Willem Dafoe inhabits the role of Christ perfectly, bringing controlled emotion to each and every scene. Harvey Keitel as Judas has been the subject of debate because of his New York accent. That was on purpose (Scorsese used accents to denote the descent of characters. American accent = Israelite; British accent = Roman), but it doesn't even matter. Keitel is brilliant no matter what his accent is (in this film, at least).

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