Favorite fictional Jesus figure

[edhopper]

I am not a fan of Aslan from the Narnia novels, to obvious. I prefer Gandolf from the LOTR. Of course there is Jim Casy in The Grapes of Wrath, though the dialog is given to Tom Joad in the film. And there is John Carpenter in The Day the Earth Stood Still, always a favorite of mine. But for my money I like Luke Jackson. in Cool Hand Luke.


One rule for this thread, you can't name Jesus, to easy

[dmallind]

1. Easy

While I'm not a lasers-and-aliens sci-fi fan, and much of his stuff has not dated well, this has to be Heinlein's most evocative and poignant creation - Valentine Michael Smith from Stranger in a Strange Land.

Not the most subtle analog to JC, but a good 'un.

Although I can't resist pointing out that Zoroaster (ca 7th-6th C BCE) and Mithras in the Roman mystery cult version (1st C BCE) are equally unsubtle and equally close analogs.

[Bluenorthwest]

2. Chauncey Gradener, Being There

He walks on water and everything....

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Billy Budd.

[trotsky]

4. Doctor Who

He's saved the earth, died, and come back to life MANY times.

[Graybeard]

5. The middle son in Tree Of Life.

Terrence Malik's wonderful Tree Of Life is full of biblical and religious references. The son R.L. is revealed as the Jesus figure when it is he who can play a perfect duet with his father. A wonderful scene.

Also on my list is the daughter in "Proof".

The returning husband in Sommersby ( The
Return Of Martin Guerre).

Maureen Stapleton in Woody Allen's "Interiors".
.
.So many others.

[jeepnstein]

6. Donald Shimoda

[Goblinmonger]

7. The Old Man and the Sea, Hemmingway

It's a good story about what it takes to be a human and to persevere over the shit life throws you.

[cbayer]

8. Bethany in Dogma (close relative)

[rurallib]

9. ET

[Iggo]

10. Tommy

[dimbear]

11. Doc Savage and his disciples.

Especially his swan song episode, where he goes down to hell.