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HELLO, I'M PAUL ESHLEMAN,
PRESIDENT OF INSPIRATIONAL FILMS.
THE MOVIE YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE IS A CLASSIC, AND IN MANY WAYS,
PERHAPS THE MOST UNIQUE FILM EVER MADE.
IT'S BEEN TRANSLATED INTO OVER 800 LANGUAGES,
AND IT'S BEEN VIEWED BY MORE PEOPLE THAN ANY
OTHER FILM IN HISTORY.
BUT WHAT'S BEHIND THE AMAZING NUMBER OF VIEWERS?
I THINK THERE ARE THREE REASONS WHY THE FILM HAS BEEN SO WIDELY
DISTRIBUTED AND SO WIDELY WATCHED.
UNDOUBTEDLY, ONE REASON IS THE SUBJECT MATTER.
JESUS IS A PERSON, CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE MOST FASCINATING
FIGURES IN ALL OF HISTORY.
SECONDLY, THIS FILM IS UNIQUE IN ITS INTENSE EFFORTS TO BE
BOTH ACCURATE TO WHAT WE KNOW FROM HISTORY AND WHAT WE LEARN
ABOUT JESUS FROM THE PAGES OF THE NEW TESTAMENT.
THIRD, BEYOND IS THE CINEMATOGRAPHY IS THE POWER IN
THE WORDS OF THIS FILM, WORDS THAT HAVE LASTED 2,000 YEARS.
FOR THIS NEW EDITION OF THE MOVIE WE'VE INCLUDED SEVERAL
FEATURES DESIGNED TO ENHANCE BOTH YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND
YOUR ENJOYMENT OF THE FILM.
AS THE MOVIE BEGINS YOU'LL SEE A NEW SEVEN-MINUTE PROLOGUE
THAT SHOWS HOW THE STORY OF JESUS FITS WITHIN THE WHOLE
SWEEP OF HUMAN HISTORY.
THERE ARE ACTUALLY THREE DIFFERENT WAYS
YOU CAN WATCH THE MOVIE.
YOU CAN VIEW IT NORMALLY JUST AS YOU WOULD IN A THEATER,
OR IN THE SPECIAL FEATURES MENU YOU CAN ACTIVATE SOMETHING WE
CALL THE DISCOVERY GLASS.
AS YOU WATCH THE MOVIE, AN ICON WILL POP UP ON THE SCREEN THAT
LOOKS LIKE A MAGNIFYING GLASS, AND ANY TIME YOU SEE THE
DISCOVERY GLASS IS ON THE SCREEN YOU CAN PUSH ENTER ON
YOUR DVD CONTROLLER OR CLICK THE ICON WITH YOUR MOUSE IF
YOU'RE WATCHING ON A COMPUTER.
THE FILM WILL PAUSE, AND YOU'LL SEE ONE OF SEVERAL EXPERTS GIVE
AN ANSWER TO ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT'S MOST COMMONLY
ASKED BY PEOPLE WATCHING THE MOVIE.
WHEN THE ANSWER IS FINISHED,
THE MOVIE WILL AUTOMATICALLY RESUME.
FINALLY, THERE'S A THIRD WAY TO WATCH THE FILM.
AGAIN, UNDER THE SPECIAL FEATURES MENU,
YOU CAN TURN ON A FULL-LENGTH AUDIO COMMENTARY.
THEN AS YOU WATCH THE FILM, I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF
THE THINGS THAT WENT ON BEHIND THE SCENES AS WE WERE FILMING
ON LOCATION IN ISRAEL.
SO IT'S WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I INVITE YOU TO ENJOY
AGAIN OR FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME, THE STORY "JESUS".