Joe Eszterhas

But it was very unusual for a Martin Scorsese film to be a religious film, too.

Absolutely.

Like a depiction of Jesus.

People were much more averse back then.

I feel like sometimes religion goes in peaks and waves.

And I think there was a wave of atheism back then, and Hollywood was very non-Christian, to put it mildly.

The Christian themes in films were never promoted.

Well, there's always a problem when human beings add their own interpretation to an ancient story.

Absolutely.

And do it to fit their own narrative.

I had no idea.

2,000 years is such a hard time for us to conceptualize, to put into our head as to how much time has passed.

Yes.

To try to get an accurate understanding of what was going on back then is insanely difficult.

Well, it's also he had some of the most profound and insanely resonating teachings, like even today.

The words that he spoke 2,000 years ago.

there's still today people, I mean, they resonate with people.

And if you live your life by the teachings of Jesus Christ, you will be a better person.

It is a great framework to live your life.

Yes.