The Greatest Love Exhibition | Revisiting the Love of Christ in a Place Prepared for Encounter
If anyone were to name the most talked–about Christian film or animation in 2025, King of Kings would undoubtedly rise to the top. At faith.log, we’ve explored this remarkable work from various angles—through read.log, where we introduced Charles Dickens’ The Life of Our Lord, and through view.log, where we examined the film’s intent and theological resonance.
But recently, the journey continued further. News spread that a special exhibition—created in direct collaboration with the film’s production team—had opened in Seoul. Its title: The Greatest Love. The exhibition is designed to immerse visitors in the very theme that anchors both the book and the film: the love of Jesus Christ. Having been deeply moved by the movie, I visited the exhibition on opening weekend.
Where Film and Exhibition Meet
Hosted at Lotte Mall in Gimpo Airport, the exhibition runs from October 31, 2025, to April 30, 2026. Visitors are invited to experience the story through the eyes of Walter—Dickens’ son, and the narrative lens of the film. The exhibit traces Jesus’ life and love in a way that bridges literature, cinema, and embodied experience.
This is not a gallery of static panels. As a true “immersive exhibition,” it is crafted visually and spatially, allowing scenes from the book and film to come alive again in the heart. For those who have not yet seen the movie, I’d strongly recommend watching it first. The exhibition rearranges the film’s scenes in fresh and contemplative ways—the emotional residue of the film enriches the exhibit’s impact in personal and unexpected directions.
The Moment Love Reaches Out
At the heart of the exhibition lies a single, unwavering theme: the love of Christ. Many scenes that passed by briefly on screen have been reframed with theological clarity.
One space, in particular, lingered with me. It recreated the moment when Peter sinks beneath the waves and Jesus reaches out His hand. The room darkens like churning water; a soft light advances; and then the hand—extended, steady, saving. For a moment, I was no longer merely observing Peter’s story; I found myself standing inside it. Memories of my own fears and faltering moments surfaced—times when I, too, sank beneath the weight of doubt—and the Lord’s rescuing hand returned to memory.
We often approach the question “What is faith?” with purely intellectual tools. Yet in this space, faith became something else entirely: stretching out one’s hand. And love was revealed as the One who never lets go.
Learning Again Before the Cross
At the center of the exhibit stands a large cross-shaped screen. One scene from the film—the toy sword Walter once gripped transforming into a cross—is portrayed repeatedly with added explanation. The symbolism becomes unmistakable: our desires, our self-centered impulses, our restless grasping—all are dismantled and purified before the cross. And from there, we are drawn again toward God.
This message, subtle in the film, becomes unmistakably clear within the exhibition. A small space before the cross invites visitors to sit, pause, and meditate—a grace-filled interruption in the flow of the journey.
Calvin once wrote that the human heart is “a perpetual factory of idols.” We continually bend inward, crafting objects of trust that dethrone God. Yet at the foot of the cross, our false gods collapse. This exhibition makes that truth visible—almost tangible.
When Love Becomes Life
The final section carries the theme of “wounds.” Visitors are invited to recall moments when they wounded others or were wounded themselves, and to express those reflections in writing. This is not sentimental therapy; it is a summons. The love we receive from Christ must not remain a private emotion—grace must spill into life. Having traced the redemptive arc of Christ’s love, the exhibition leads the visitor toward embodied imitation.
A Walk Toward Deeper Reflection
The Greatest Love is far more than a visual re-creation of scenes from a book or film. As we walk through the exhibition, we revisit the decisive moments of Christ’s life—His coming, His ministry, His suffering, His death, and His resurrection. Through these, we are taught again the essence of divine love.
With Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the New Year drawing near, this exhibition carries a particular weight. Thanksgiving invites us to remember grace; Christmas celebrates the God who came in love; the New Year calls us to live out that love afresh.
So allow me to commend this exhibition wholeheartedly. If you long to behold again the greatest love displayed by Christ—and if you desire to let that love take shape in your ordinary life—this is a journey worth taking.
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