Posted by Sir Jimmy of James at cpe-24-175-253-232.gt.rr.com on February 23, 2004 at 01:51:12:
In Reply to: Gibson's Passion for those religious among us.. posted by Gabe on February 23, 2004 at 01:41:02:
It isn't Atheists you have to worry about, it's the Christians who are scared to open their eyes and see the way things really were.
1) The studios are the ones that decide where a movie gets sent. The Christians aren't rejecting it, the studios are scared to send it to them because....
2) The movie doesn't tell things the way they really were. It doesn't say the Jews were the only ones responsible for Jesus' death, but it exaggerates their role in his death. He was Jewish, why would they want one of their own dead? Just because he claimed to be their savior? That's a stoning offense. The Romans crucified him so he would be an example to other Jews that thought about causing trouble.
This movie takes the original Passion Play and skews it according to Mel's Church's views. It focuses on Jesus' death and the people that MURDERED OUR SAVIOR, while the original Play focused more on his miracles and teachings.