[.ca] Pope John Paul II (ISBN 1584481552)

From Amazon.com:
If there is one must-see documentary on Pope John Paul II's life and ministry, this is it. In a way, it is a summary of the Pope's pursuit of God, of love, and of light for all people. Interspersed with an English-language interview with him are footage and quotes from some of his 20-plus years of tenderness for people of all nations, ages, races, and faiths. Aside from the Pope's personal journey, however, this documentary offers a profound and ironically new manner of looking at our times. Amid surprisingly graphic footage of the events of the 20th century, clips of the Pope's visits to the war torn, the oppressed, and the needy accumulate to a moral critical mass where all the pain of the century cries out for an answer. We see Pope John Paul II present that answer as a kind of balm to every crisis he seeks out: peace to the oppressed, peace to the oppressors, peace to the dying, and peace to the young. Facing all the terrors of our time with an answer so simple is a task of faith and courage. Yet the presentation is so riveting and so powerful, it indeed commands, "do not be afraid," and indeed we believe. --Courtenay Kehn

Pope John Paul II: His Biography & Tridentine Mass:
This video was done by an amateur, both in the video editing and audio editing. The sound was awful with the background music too loud. The video was narrated by someone who wasn't very professional. I thought that the Tridentine Mass would have had John Paul II preciding over it. But it was just some priest from California. I was very disappointed in this set. It's something I wouldn't bother to watch again.

Interesting Docu-drama.:
I believe this production has many fine attributes. The story is based on actual accounts of Pope JP II and his life from childhood until the mid 1980s. Many interesting aspects of his sufferings during his early life, his talents, his professional career and his true character are revealed. I learned plenty from this fine movie.