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Leave it to the intelligentsia to debate the film's alleged anti-Semitic slant; if one judges what is on the screen (so gloriously served by John Debney's score and Caleb Deschanel's cinematography), there is fuel for debate but no obvious malice aforethought; the Jews under Caiaphas are just as guilty as the barbaric Romans who carry out the execution, especially after Gibson excised (from the subtitles, if not the soundtrack) the film's most controversial line of dialogue. If one accepts that Gibson's intentions are sincere, The Passion can be accepted for what it is: a grueling, straightforward (some might say unimaginative) and extremely violent depiction of the Passion, guaranteed to render devout Christians speechless while it intensifies their faith. Non-believers are likely to take a more dispassionate view, and some may resort to ridicule. But one thing remains undebatable: with The Passion of the Christ, Gibson put his money where his mouth is. You can praise or damn him all you want, but you've got to admire his chutzpah. --Jeff Shannon
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Mel Gibson |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 2004 |
| MANUFACTURER: | 20th Century Fox |
| MPAA RATING: | R (Restricted) |
| FEATURES: | AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Adult Situations, Aramaic, Cathartic, Color, Crisis of Faith, Drama, Feature, Feature Film Drama, Feature Film-drama, Forceful, Gore, Graphic Violence, Grim, Hagiography, Inspirational, Italy, Latin, Members of the Clergy, Message From God, Miraculous Events |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| MPN: | D2222975D |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 024543129752 |
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Customer Reviews of The Passion of the Christ (Widescreen Edition)
Captures the Essence of Christ's Passion This masterpiece has been criticized as being too violent. Actually, upon seeing it, I have to conclude that the actual problem is the fact that all previous films and plays about the Passion have been much too sanitized and nonviolent. Of course, the violence, apart from being historically accurate, is a reflection of the brutalities of the ancient world in general and the ancient Roman Empire in particular. Those liberals who complain about conservatives selectively condemning televised violence are just being silly. There is a world of difference between the careful depiction of violence in movies and the gratuitous violence that pervades modern movies and TV. Conservatives have never objected to the former, only the latter. Those who complain about the discrepancies in the Gospels are being equally silly. Apart from the fact that these discrepances are to be expected between independent eyewitness accounts, they are minor and easily reconciled with each other (much as variant newspaper accounts of the same event in no way negate the factuality of the event). <
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>The violence makes it easy to understand elements of the Passion. For instance, the abject brutality of the scourging makes it easy to understand why many of those flagellated died on the spot. It is amazing that our Lord did not die much sooner. Then again, God the Father needed His Son to live long enough to complete His atoning Sacrifice for our sake. <
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>Far from being anti-Semitic or otherwise portraying Jews in a unilaterally negative light, it includes portrayal of Jews as the victims of the Roman conquerors. This is shown by the derogatory remarks towards Jews by Pilate (e. g., This stinking province!...This rabble!...), as well as the Roman soldiers (e. g., An impossible people!...Help Him carry the cross--you Jew!). <
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>I disagree with those who say that the movie didn't pay attention to His teachings. Apart from the fact that the movie was about His Passion, and not primarily about His entire life and teachings, it does include substantial references to the latter. These include flashbacks to the time of Jesus as a Boy, Jesus following the trade of His father Joseph as a carpenter, the forgiveness of the adulteress, the command to love one's enemies, the command to love one another as He had loved them, Peter's promise never to betray Him, etc. <
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>Because He died to take away my sins, the film enabled me to see myself as His tormentor. It was I who was spitting on Him, scourging Him so savagely, making Him carry the Cross, and then nailing Him to it. <
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>The film concludes with a good visual portrayal of His Resurrection. The grave clothes stay wrapped together while His resurrected Body passes right through them, and His Body still contains the nail marks of His Passion. A superb film! The only question is why a film of this quality had not been produced much sooner. <
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very powerful film
any film that deals with Jesus is bound to stir up some kind of controversy and this film had alot of people split. the depictions and the Blood and intensity kept you on the edge. the film was captivating in the directing and overall story telling and the various perspectives that capture your mind set upon digesting all that is taken place. I found the pacing of this film to be very incredible and it just moved me. the Cross scene and the nailing parts were deep and very Profound. the film is two hours and i felt it flew by. it asnwered alot of questions and also made you see things in a completely different light. very Powerful and a very Good film.
A Masterpiece!
This movie is simply a masterpiece. Everything about it is done to perfection. How the story unfolds; the beautiful cinematography; the wonderful acting displayed on screen, all equal sheer perfection.
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>Mel Gibson is to be honored for pulling off such an amazingly powerful and touching film basically all on his own. The hateful attacks that Gibson has had to endour, even to this day, because he dared to make this shining light among a sea of garbage, that is Hollywood, is a tragedy. The fact also, that this film was not recognized as the superb piece of art that it is by various award groups is also travesty. Frankly, it is understandable that Gibson may be bitter at some groups of people who were the biggest critics of his film for translating the Chistian Gospels for the screen.
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>Everything about this movie is powerful and moving and if it doesn't have an impact or an effect on you then your soul must be dead. A magnificent achievement by Mel Gibson a true visionary and hero of our time. Bravo!