Hmmm
Neurotron | 28 May 2004, 12:21am"Who says life is sacred? God?
Hey, if you read your history, God is one of the leading causes of death."
- George Carlin
Saw The Passion of the Christ last night. Being into movies, I could appreciate the cinematic aspects of the film. The acting, the makeup (v good)...there was only one problem...
There seemed to be absolutely NO point to the film.
I could, but I'd rather not go into a full fledged religious discussion here - it serves no purpose if we are not face to face. I could see only two justifications for the making of this film. Mel Gibson was contemplating suicide before he made this, and he says it saved him. A very personal reason. Fair enough.
Second, probably the last two generations of Christians haven't had a visual image of Christ's suffering and sacrifice. So this movie serves to pump up the 'he died for our sins' guilt trip a notch or two. Being washed over by emotion and pity for the flogging they saw on screen, maybe some people felt their faith reaffirmed.
What.Ever.
As a movie, it was not great. Not sure what all the ruckus was about - I didn't find anything too controversial, except for maybe the Last Temptation scene at the beginning. For me, the worth of a movie lies in its 're-watch' value. For me, The Passion of the Christ had...
Zip.
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1. By Stupendous Man | 22 Jun 2004, 2:45pm
Very true. i thought the very same about the movie. though maybe a little more toned down!