Jim C truly looks as if he has gone thru hell. I can imagine if Mike Leigh or Ken Loach had made this it would have been far more unpleasant! Powerful, moving, even if you don't actually "buy" the central storyline. The Aramaic threw me off for a total of 2 seconds, after which it added so much authenticity to the film that it's incredible. It sucked me in completely, especially after the first half hour or so, much of which I spent dreading the upcoming violence I had heard so much about. Certainly more visceral than, King of Kings, Greatest Story ever Told etc, a lot of the worst scenes took place in slow motion, off camera etc which somehow did make things easier to stomach. Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ is an amazing film. I have to say that after all the acres of print I had read about the violence and bloodshed in the film, I actually felt it was rather less nasty than I may have feared. ![]() Your heart really went out to him - even as a "non-believer". The film was very watchable, never boring and Caviezel was superb in the main role. Bye the way - I write this as a non-religious person. ![]() Having avoided this film during its cinema release - partially thru fear as to whether I would be able to handle the violence etc I did eventually catch this on DVD. mel Gibson hates jewish people and this movie makes it apparent, its not even a good Jesus movie either, if you want a good movie about Jesus, go watch veggie tales or southpark, they surprisingly do better episodes about the Crucifixion of christ.
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