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Animation Brings Dickens-Inspired ‘The King of Kings’ to Life on the Big Screen – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Animation Brings Dickens-Inspired ‘The King of Kings’ to Life on the Big Screen

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The new movie comes to theaters Friday, April 11, 2025. (photo: Courtesy photo / Angel Studios)

By Kathy Schiffer, National Catholic Register, April 11, 2025

Kathy Schiffer is a Catholic writer whose work has appeared in the National Catholic Register, Catholic World Report, Crisis Magazine, Family Theater Productions, Evangelization and Culture, Aleteia, Zenit, the Michigan Catholic, Legatus Magazine, and other Catholic publications. ….

The life, death and resurrection of Christ is recounted with the storytelling prowess of Charles Dickens, who explains the Passion as a bedtime story for his young children.

Kathy SchifferMoviegoers who see Angel Studios’ The King of Kings are in for a treat. The animated film tells a story within a story: The life, death and resurrection of Christ is recounted with the storytelling prowess of Charles Dickens, who explains the Passion as a bedtime story for his young children.

This Lenten season, the movie industry has more Christian offerings than in any year in recent memory.

· There’s The Thorn, a live play that portrays Christ’s life and his important message through ballet, modern dance, acrobatics, aerial choreography and explosive lighting. The play is currently touring the country; and for those who can’t get to the live performance, The Thorn has been recorded and is showing on TV and social media platforms. …

WATCH The King of Kings opens on Friday, April 11.

Viewer caveat: PG for thematic material, violent content and some scary moments.

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