Filmed in the summer of 2019, "JESUS IS KING" brings Kanye West's famed Sunday Service to life in the Roden Crater, visionary artist James Turrell's never-before-seen installation in Arizona's Painted Desert. Shot on IMAX cameras, this one-of-a-kind experience features songs arranged by West in the gospel tradition along with new music from his forthcoming album "JESUS IS KING".... (Full plot summary below)
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Filmed in the summer of 2019, "JESUS IS KING" brings Kanye West's famed Sunday Service to life in the Roden Crater, visionary artist James Turrell's never-before-seen installation in Arizona's Painted Desert. Shot on IMAX cameras, this one-of-a-kind experience features songs arranged by West in the gospel tradition along with new music from his forthcoming album "JESUS IS KING".
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| TheWrapTodd GilchristFor an artist who is committed (for better or worse) to always putting out the purest and most unfiltered portrait of who he is and what he believes, the main problem with documenting this particular moment in this way is that it goes by far too quickly, when it’s the first he’s created in a long time that has the potential to truly change hearts and minds — and best of all, not even solely about Kanye West himself. |
| IndieWireDavid EhrlichEqual parts reverent and narcissistic, humble and grandiose, this Nick Knight-directed curio is both a tribute to the Lord and a testament to West’s unparalleled ability to get in his own damn way. |
| The AtlanticSpencer KornhaberIt reminded me that religion and pop and fascism each revels in uniforms and shared, shouted praise. But it didn’t make me feel all that much. |
| New York Magazine (Vulture)Alison WillmoreNothing about the film is especially coherent, including its simultaneous status as a piece of art, a gesture of religious conviction, and a shameless act of commerce. It feels like notes from an artist who’s not sure if he wants to express himself as a worshiper or an object of worship — but who’s prepared to give it a try anyhow, on the biggest screen possible. |
| User Reviewpreyramelhor filme do ano nem ae, se eh com o maior artista vivo nao tem dar jota menor que 10 né mano eh foda isso... |
| User ReviewmmasilunganLoved it, as well as the album. It's essentially a good companion piece for the album with a strong #SundayService aura & #Gospel sensibility. It's visually stunning, that utilizes all of the #IMAXmovie format & feels like a IMAX movie than a theatrical movie, and gives the viewer a sensation that they're looking at a Portal to #Heaven. Experimental & Grandiose. |
| User ReviewRoganRoyGreat all round, throughly thought provoking and interesting. |
| User ReviewveelvoxDon't listen to reviews from Taylortards. Her fans are attention seeking retards, that didn't even listen to the album. This album is not his best work but it's okay for me. Better than Ye from 2018. |
| User ReviewthouzeJesus is King's success for you will solely depend on your honest views of Kanye West himself as the film leans on both sides of praise as well as criticism. If you like Kanye for his visual presentation, Jesus is King will satisfy that need. There are some stunning wide shots of the Sunday Service group within the art installation Rodden Crater. The choir as well sound amazing together and the IMAX format makes you feel the echoes of the acoustics of where they recorded. If you don't like Kanye and find his work pretentious with no reason behind it, Jesus is King won't change your mind either. The film lacks any real backstory of Kanye's train of thought in the film, which is severely needed in this era of his. There are many shots that feel like it's leading to a larger narrative, but ultimately don't go anywhere. Whichever way you may swing with Kanye, it's still worth a watch in IMAX. Maybe you will feel the praise or maybe you won't. It's all open to you as the viewer. |
| User ReviewNice_Jewish_BoiThe lyrics on this album are absolute nonsense. Kanye says that he has to charge high prices for his clothes and shoes or his family will starve. When he said he was doing a gospel inspired album I thought it was gonna be a bunch of stuff that sounded like Jesus Walks. Instead it was a bunch of bizarre vignettes that didn't really say anything. I think Kanye is trying too hard to please people who are never going to accept him. Most of the beats aren't even that good. 2/10 because the one with Ty Dolla Sign and the one with Clipse and Kenny G were good tracks. |
