Posted by Brendo Man at 012.dsl.mcmsys.com on February 26, 2004 at 01:19:30:
In Reply to: my thoughts on THE PASSION (very minor spoilers) posted by shitty speller...DEAL WITH IT! on February 25, 2004 at 23:36:40:
The point of the film was not to explain everything about the life of Jesus. Mel focused on the last 12 hours of his life and he did it well. Christ's passion was man, and in order to save man, he had to die. So that's why this film is about the death of Christ and his sufferings, which was for man. If you're interested in the rest of the story, by all means, read the gospels. Start with John. There are also movies available that cover the whole Jesus story. That might be what you're looking for. There's the Jesus film, which is pretty well done. None of these come close to the production values of The Passion though, so don't go in expecting too much.