Light of the World vs Taking Sides
Light of the World has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.2/10 for Taking Sides). Light of the World is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 1h 48m. Taking Sides is the older of the two (2002 against 2025). Both are drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Light of the World
Taking Sides| Light of the World | Taking Sides | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.3/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 24m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Music | Drama, Music, War |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | John J. Schafer, Tom Bancroft | István Szabó |
| Main cast | Jesse Inocalla, David Kaye, Colin Murdock, Vincent Tong, Tim Heidecker | Harvey Keitel, R. Lee Ermey, August Zirner, Moritz Bleibtreu, Stellan Skarsgård |
Synopsis
Light of the World
It's 30 AD and everyone is expectantly awaiting the coming Messiah. While Jesus isn't exactly what they imagined, there is something special about this man. Soon, John, James, Andrew, Peter, and others begin to follow Jesus on an unexpected adventure. This beautifully animated story of Jesus is told through the eyes of his beloved young friend, the Apostle John.
Taking Sides
One of the most spectacular and renowned conductors of the 1930s, Wilhelm Furtwangler's reputation rivaled that of Toscanini's. After the war, he was investigated as part of the Allies' de-Nazification programme. In the bombed-out Berlin of the immediate post-war period, the Allies slowly bring law and order to bear on an occupied Germany. An American major is given the Furtwangler file, and is told to find everything he can and to prosecute…
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