Quote Originally Posted by MikeM
if the filmmakers/Bulgakov were lazy/uninformed.

And again, if there is only one disciple, is this an uninformed Bulgakov or is there a reason for it?
Suggesting that Bulgakov or filmmakers were uninformed must be a joke! There is a reason for everything. However, unfortunately, we aren't always informed of it.
Fine, fair enough; the only reason I included Bulgakov was a) I didn't know his personal background and b) I know that Christianity was, to some extent, suppressed in Russia. Thus, this detail, in the grand scheme of things may very well have been lost on someone who didn't have a strong religious background for all I know. the reason must be on the filmmakers' side then -- either they lacked the technical resources to do the shot or they just thought it wasn't important enough to go to the trouble of doing so.


Everyone knows Jesus had 12 disciples, or at least they know it's more than 1 since it's plural.
Actually, he had 13; one of them did himself in and had to be replaced.