The Passion of the Christ

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The Passion of the Christ

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The Passion of the Christ

James Caviezel, Maia Morgenstern, Monica Bellucci, Christo Jivkov, Francesco De Vito

A film detailing the final hours and crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

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  • Galeocerdo
    December 13, 2009
    Galeocerdo
    Love it or hate it, believe or disbelieve, this is what truly great cinema is all about: visual storytelling through artistic expression, in this case of a profound concept. What you make of the film largely depends on whether you see it as an epic or a horror film. It is a passi...( read more)onate and visually stunning epic, but the horror of it may overwhelm more squeamish viewers. It is a powerful piece of work either way.
  • AgentLexi2132
    November 4, 2009
    AgentLexi2132
    ''You are My friends. There is no greater love than for a man to lay down his life for his friends. I cannot be with you much longer, My friends. You cannot go where I am going. My commandment to you after I am gone is this: Love one another. As I have loved you, so love one a...( read more)nother.''

    A film detailing the final hours and crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

    James Caviezel: Jesus

    From the enigmatic beginning to the climactic credits, Passion of the Christ demands full control of ones body, mind and emotion. So visually spectacular and physically effecting, Passion had me literally convulsing and writhing in uncomfort. Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ, starring Jim Caviezel, is a retelling of the last hours of Jesus Christ. Believe me when I say that this production is more than a story, more than a movie, this film can only be described as an ethereal spiritual experience.

    This Passion of the Christ is fantastically brutal, gory and sadistically torturous. From beginning to end, blood drenched flesh is smeared across the screen in a ghastly fashion, putting even SAW or Hostel films to shame. Gibson defends his incredibly graphic depiction by noting that the bible states Jesus was beaten beyond recognition. I assure you, beaten beyond recognition hardly describes soft tissue being torn to the bone as blood drips into puddles on the ground. The violence shown in this film is unlike other Hollywood violence - it's uncomfortably personal, it's in effect unforgiving. The scenes are moving, the violence perhaps repetitive, that the chapters appear to take place in your very mind; imagine before you a man being torn to bloody shreds; you're powerless to intervene, you're reduced to a spectator.

    ''You have heard it said you shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. For if you love only those who love you, what reward is there in that?''

    As any appreciator of the finer things in film might see, The Passion of the Christ is artistic genius. Mel Gibson stated that his film follows the last 12 hours of Christ in accordance to the Gospel, and although biblical scholars have confirmed this to be true, it is also true that a certain artistic license was taken to particular moments in the story. Nothing anti-biblical was added, but inside a sense deep meaning was inserted through symbols and actions not actually recorded in the gospels. This artistry serves to aid the story and engage the audience - artistically and culturally, expect nothing less that a film superbly crafted. Set your expectations high, this one can handle them.

    Addressing accusations of anti-Semitism against this movie: its going to rekindle a hate for Jews, its depicting the Jewish leaders of the day as monsters, and its showing that the Jews were solely responsible for the death of Jesus. I trust that once the movie is seen by the general public all of these statements will fade into memory; this Passion's greatest defense will be itself. It is true that the Jews were involved in the crucifixion of Christ, just as it's said in the bible for nearly two thousand years. Hearing this story doesn't swell up a hatred for the Jewish race, no more than watching Schindlers List makes one hate current day Germans. This film is going to be many things to many people - anti-Semitic is not one of them.

    No matter your personal background, no matter your skin colour or race, no matter your beliefs on the afterlife or views on heaven, this Passion needs to be seen. The art, the culture, and the magnificence - see The Passion of the Christ and you will have seen a glimpse of history spanning over a thousand years ago.

    ''Forgive them, Father. They know not what they do.''
  • MovieGeek13
    March 19, 2009
    MovieGeek13
    I know as a Catholic the violence is necessary. But there aren't enough of those wonderful, emotional moments in the film to show non-Christians that it's necessary.
  • RCCLBC
    September 16, 2008
    RCCLBC
    Highly over rated, but not without merit.
  • DerekA101
    August 15, 2008
    DerekA101
    Maybe I've seen too many horror movies or too many Quentin Tarantino films, but I didn't find this movie overly gruesome as some have warned. Was it too gruesome for a child or a squeamish female? Well probably....

    But anyways, what I loved most about this movie was how it was...( read more) shot. It was amazingly and beautifully made. The cinematography was fantastic. Mel Gibson really impressed me here in his debut.

    Most of us know the storyline... so in that sense, I was pretty bored. Overall, I found this to be an ok film... it's wonderful looking and Jim Caviezel was great as Jesus (especially how he was able to portray his suffering yet forgiving demeanor while being nailed to the cross)... but it's nothing I would watch again.
  • triciahardy
    December 21, 2009
    triciahardy
    Muy buena. Cruda, dura...pero realista y emocionante... excelente interpretacion y direccion. Una pelicula que se ama o se odia...
  • stefany2121
    December 19, 2009
    stefany2121
    Very realistic movie, excellent movie, maybe one the best of all history.
  • ZakaryasX
    December 19, 2009
    ZakaryasX
    GREAT MOVIE. I'M A CHRISTIAN SO KNOWING ALL JESUS WENT THROUGH AND SEEING THE BRUTALITY IN THIS FILM IS WHAT MAKES IT GREAT.
  • shadow16ro
    December 18, 2009
    shadow16ro
    I strongly recommend it. I was shocked by it but this is it's very purpose .
    If you consider it to brutal and violent than I would ashore you that it's not the case.Humans were and still are like that.The first time I saw it just till the middle and wanted it to see the rest as ...( read more)well. The next time I think I cried from minute 20 till it's very end.At the end , when Jesus says "Father I entrust myself to you" and dies after, was a real heartbreaking moment.I think it's one of the brilliant moments of the wide screen.Gibson directed it very well, the moment of His death-when He looks at the sky and the camera draws to his eye - still hunts me.
  • MelanieHon
    December 16, 2009
    MelanieHon
    Hard to watch.... But the last 30 seconds made it worth while!
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