Son of God, the newly released Mark Burnett-produced bible-loving film, has the public hot and bothered over the man playing Jesus: the smokin' hot Diogo Morgado (yowza!). But while it's true Morgado is very easy on the eyes, he is hardly alone in raising the temperature of film-goers looking to get closer to the Lord. Here are some other studly Chosen Ones who've made sacred cinematic history:
Max von Sydow in The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
Dubious heritage for playing Christ: Swedish
Hotness! (1 to 10): 7. Before winning kudos as the adorable old man in Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Sydow was a strong and strapping young stud with soulful eyes made for wooing. Mmmhmm.
Kenneth Colley in Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
Dubious heritage for playing Christ: English
Hotness!: 6. Colley makes such a brief and distant appearance, it's honestly hard to tell if he's a stud or dud. But he gets an automatic six points for being a Jesus that makes us laugh. Nothing sexier than a sense of humor! (In our fantasies, Jesus likes to watch old Monty Python films with dad.)
Jim Caviezel in The Passion of the Christ (2004)
Dubious heritage for playing Christ: American
Hotness! 9. No doubt about it: Caviezel's Christ is a Hottie McHotterson. Those smoldering blue eyes! Those pouty lips! While we're at it, Monica Bellucci made for a babe of a Mary, too. That film was like the Bible as cast by the CW.
Diogo Morgado in Son of God (2014)
Dubious heritage for playing Christ: Portuguese
Hotness! 8. There's a reason Morgado has prompted the Twitter hashtag #hotjesus. With his abs of steel and boyishly handsome face, he is, indeed, way hot.
Is it silly to rate the stud factor of Jesuses? Obviously. But as this article points out, it's also silly to cast hunks as the Lord, because 1) that's not at all historically accurate, and 2) it's yet another example of privileging beauty. And while we're at it, how about a Jewish Jesus, yeah? It's more accurate and Jews can be super hot too!
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