Martin Luther And The Reformation

Refection This video produced by the Public Broadcasting Service does an effective job of showing the importance of Martin Luther and the Reformation. The documentary is narrated by Liam Neeson, who does an extraordinary job conveying the tone of the Reformation. His voice is easily recognizable and communicates the importance of the topic. The film’s vital information is properly addressed by Neeson and is accompanied by effective graphics and visual aids. The video was published May 19, 2014 and the numerous actors are unknown. The setting is in Europe, and more specifically Germany and Italy. The documentary’s storyline is solely focused on the life of Martin Luther and how his 95 thesis impacted the world. Martin Luther has impacted …show more content…
All Martin Luther wanted to see was change in the Catholic Church, in which his thesis addressed. On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther changed the trajectory of religious movements for the next hundreds of years. He split the Catholic Church into separate movements and had a significant role in the social and economic changes in Europe. Luther grew up in Germany, where the church was the supreme power. The center of Luther’s world was the church and it legalized births, marriages, and wills. All of his life, Luther was said to have been a disappointment to his father. Luther’s father wanted him to be a successful lawyer and go to a university to advance his knowledge. Luther, on the other hand, wanted to find his purpose after a traumatic experience in which three of his friends were killed and he finally faced the fear of God’s wrath. At the time, Luther was attending the University of Erford and had everything a …show more content…
I thought that the execution was perfect and that they had the right amount of visuals compared to the number of guest speakers talking. The information was insightful and at times was enjoyable to watch, enough to the point where I lost track of time. The only thing that takes away from this film is that it took a lot longer than needed to portray simple topics and information. A lot of the time it became repetitive and boring when the same person was talking about the same main idea for a time span of five minutes or more. I would most likely not watch this film again because I received all I could possibly get out of it. However, I would recommend this documentary to any teacher or student looking to advance their knowledge in Martin Luther or the Reformation. It is clear to me that this PBS film does an outstanding job in reiterating the importance of Martin Luther in