Posted by Mumbly Joe (68.35.178.209) on July 08, 2004 at 21:53:23:
In Reply to: The Passion: The Review posted by m1s1n on February 29, 2004 at 09:01:13:
I couldn't disagree with your review more. I keep hearing from secular critics that the film is so gory and that not enough time is spent focused on the teachings of Jesus, but they're missing the point completely. Jesus' death and pain WERE his teaching, a point made several times in the film (and many more times in the Bible, Old and New Testament). If the message doesn't make sense on a philisophical level to someone, so be it, but at least understand that going from a horrible scene in which Christ is tortured to a contrasted scene of hope and joy is in itself the very message, someone giving up His life for His friends.