
The Last Temptation of Christ
(3.00 / 1 vote)EXT. NAZARETH - MORNING
From above:
Flying close over a thick grove of olive trees.MUSIC fades into the sound of wings beating through the air.
We hear (OVER) the voice of a young man, thoughtful but
strong.
JESUS (V.O.)
The feeling begins. It's a light
tingling at first. Right on the top
of my head. Very tender. Like a
caress. Soft wings carrying me to
Paradise. Then the pain starts.
Now we see JESUS, the son of Mary, 28 years-old, sleeping
under an olive tree. The mid-morning sun (OVER-EXPOSED) shines
on his stubby face. He is dreaming.
JESUS (V.O.)
It feels like the bird has grabbed
me from behind. Just above the neck.
Talons slip underneath the skin and
work and claw their way up the back
of my neck. Then the real pain begins.
Each claw digs into the soft matter
behind my brain, and then across the
top of my head toward my eyes. Just
before they reach my eyes, they dig
down...
Jesus wakens. He looks around.
JESUS (V.O.)
And I remember. I have to make a
cross.
While he is still speaking he reaches up to touch the back
of his head, where the pain started. He pulls his fingers
CUT TO:
INT. CARPENTER'S WORKSHOP - DAY
Jesus shapes a long piece of timber with an adze. His patched
tunic rests on the workbench. Walls are hung with tools.
A nail-studded belt hangs from a hook above his head. The
belt is speckled with dried blood. Two drops of fresh blood
drip off the belt onto the ground.
JESUS (V.O.)
At first I fasted for three months.
Then I whipped myself before sleeping.
At first it worked, then the headaches
returned. I know it's God. Or the
devil. Who can tell them apart? They
exchange faces; God sometimes becomes
all darkness, the devil all light,
and they become confused in my mind.
Outside, there are NOISES of a crowd gathering nearby.
Undistracted, he finishes off the piece of timber, which has
become the crossbar of a cross. He places the crossbar between
two brackets on the wall, then puts himself halfway between
them and stretches out his arms, gauging the proper
proportion.
CUT TO:
Narrow and crowded with citizens on their way to a
crucifixion. A ROMAN SOLDIER watches them with professional
disinterest. His armour is non-existent, his uniform is
certainly not splendid. He looks like a sloppy traffic cop.
PEOPLE come from behind him and walk in front.
Over the soldier's left shoulder appears a man with blazing
red hair and beard, moving with the crowd. He walks close
behind the soldier for just a moment. Very professionally,
he cuts his throat. The soldier falls to the ground. The man
keeps walking calmly and the camera follows as, in the
background, people start to notice that a soldier has been
stabbed.
A WOMAN screams. Two other MEMBERS of the crowd grab her and
silence her, while SEVERAL OTHERS drag the body off into a
hut.
The red-haired man keeps walking. This is JUDAS.
CUT TO:
EXT. NAZARETH CARPENTER'S WORKSHOP - DAY
Jesus looks toward the door, almost as if he has felt the
murder.
JESUS (V.O.)
Who is it? Who are you? Why are you
following me?
Judas enters, sees Jesus working on the cross.
JUDAS:
Are you ready?
Jesus doesn't answer.
JUDAS:
I said are you ready?
He grabs him. Jesus still doesn't answer. He keeps working.
JUDAS:
You're a disgrace.
Jesus smiles at him.
JESUS:
I'm the disgrace? Judas, I see the
blood on your knife.
Judas lets go of him. He takes the knife from inside his
cloak and removes it from its scabbard. He wipes the blood
off the blade with a rag.
JUDAS:
Come with us. Help us.
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