This is my first time watching it. I am five minutes into it. Some of the people at my church said it was hard to watch, others cried, some said I should watch it with others, and some said it is o.k. to watch it alone.
2007-04-07 09:55:59 · 27 answers · asked by sis74100 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I finally watched it at home after it came out on video... VERY hard to watch because it is graphic and violent and, unlike some of the violence gifted to us by the media today, it is a very personal, hands-on, "intimate" violence. From what I understand from historians and whatnot, the gore is pretty accurate for a crucifiction of that time persion. I thought it was a good reminded that the passion is not as "clean" as we sometimes make it out to be, but I don't think I need to watch that movie again to remember.
2007-04-07 10:13:12 · answer #1 · answered by Church Music Girl 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I downloaded it --- I deleted it
"I came"
"I saw"
"I left"
I feel it was much to do about little
Of course Mel made a "killing" off it
I,myself , spent not a red cent on it
I watched bits and parts ,but it never appealed to me
Had I been inside a theater watching it --- I would have got up and left after 20 mins.--- at the most.
I have done this before , with other "bad" movies .
A manager once asked me ,on my way out,why I was leaving. I replied :" I have more important things to do at home -- my goldfish needs to be fed".
Wal-Mart and Santa Claus each have a tough time pulling a dollar out of me , for "things" of little over-all value. "A lot of hype" is mostly what I see --- " A 2 foot box,with a 2 inch toy inside".
It"s how you "package" the item , and "present it" --- not neccessarily the product(s)itself---anybody out there remember the "Pet Rock"?. A guy made a fortune selling a rock -- but it was "marketed" right, and became a short lived fad.
Anyway -----------------Have a nice day out there.
2007-04-07 10:50:13 · answer #2 · answered by Spock 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I had a hard time watching the beating scenes, yet I still saw this movie twice in the theater when it first came out. I had strong emotions surface, too, but at different parts in the film the second time I watched it. Considering that Jesus took on the sins of the entire human race, it's no wonder he was hardly recognizeable up on the cross.
2007-04-07 10:12:39 · answer #3 · answered by sidnee 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It was a very hard movie to watch. It made me cry several times.
I don't see what would be gained from watching it with others. It's not like you're going to talk during the movie.
2007-04-07 09:59:35 · answer #4 · answered by Joa5 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I thought it was moving despite the prating of some people touting how discriminate they are. But i was disappointed because of the omission of the part when Christ stumbled to his knees and said "daughters of Jerusalem weep not for me but for yourselves and for your children. For there will come a time when you will say blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore , and the breasts that never nursed". It is a prophesy of when Satan comes pretending to be Christ, and the infidelity of his wife (followers)
like a unfaithful wife of a sailor at sea. When a sailor comes home from sea and finds his wife pregnant or has given birth he knows she was in bed with the wrong sailor.
2007-04-07 12:11:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't watch movies whose only purpose is the glorification of graphic blood, gore, cruelty and death. That includes "slasher" movies like "Saw" or "The Hills have Eyes" and religious dreck like the Passion of the Christ.
"The Passion of the Christ" however, is at least equally as fictional as those movies.
The documentary film "The God Who Wasn't There" has an excellent accounting of all the acts of violence and cruelty depicted in the film. About one act of V&C per minute of running time on average...more than the average Hollywood slasher flick.
Mel Gibson is a sick depraved individual, and so is anyone else who enjoys watching this kind of schlock.
I also find it laughable when Christians talk about how their fictional hero went through the "ultimate" suffering for their mythical future sins. If you really think crucifixion is the most cruel way to die, you know nothing about the history of torture.
Mankind has come up with far more disgusting, painful, and prolonged ways of torturing fellow humans to death than crucifixion. The Catholic church itself, during the Inquisition came up with some very creative ways to prolong the suffering of "heretics"
At worst, Jesus had a bad weekend for your sins.
2007-04-07 10:01:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋
I commemorated Good Friday by watching it alone. Terrific movie. Shut this computer off, and go watch the movie. :)
2007-04-07 13:02:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an excellent depiction of the trial and execution of Christ. Also be warned, it is gruesome and it is a watered down version. The fact is the actual event was much more gruesome.
The point of the film was to demonstrate as was previously impossible, the extent of Christ's suffering for us .
2007-04-07 10:00:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
It really is a powerfully emotional bit of filmaking and it does follow biblical traditioin (leaning more towards catholic tradition). It is hard to watch and not feel some emotional impact.
2007-04-07 10:00:18 · answer #9 · answered by Scott B 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Well its pretty intense. I think Mel truly portrayed sin at its best. It is ugly, and now I know why God hates it and had to be dealt with it.
I had facial grimaces the whole time. Pretty bloody, but I understood why. And no I did not find it antisemitic unless I missed something.
2007-04-07 10:11:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋