“He’s portrayed as unsure of himself, depressed, and scared most of the time…” I won’t claim to be a Luther expert, but I took Luther in seminary from Timothy George and have read several of the contemporary biographies. These days, the scholarly picture of Luther is much more in line with the doubting, scared and depressed Luther, particularly leading up to and immediately following Worms. R.C. frequently mentions this in his talks on Luther. Luther about broke down on a number of occasions in his life, including the night before Worms. So the movie may have been trying to get away from some of the mythological and over-confident Luthers of the past. Luther was frequently a mess, and he certainly shouldn’t be judged only by “Here I Stand” and “A Mighty Fortress.” He lived a life of intense ups and downs, psychological turmoil, many doubts and fears….and beer. And fart jokes. And more beer.