The Passion Of The Christ

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McShorty

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I'll probably get flamed for this by some crazy christian people, but fuck this movie. It's a snuff film. It's two hours of a guy getting tortured. I don't give two fucks if its Jesus or not, its still just a guy getting mauled for 2 hours. Mel Gibson is a crazy fucking idiot and I feel sorry for all the people who wasted money on this garbage. I watched 15 minutes of this shit and walked out, and demanded my money back. Its not that the gore or anything upsets me, its just that its stupid. People should not be guilt tripped into being a good Christian by this garbage. Christianity is not about dwelling on the death of Christ. Goddamnit. Words can't even describe my hatred for this movie. Ugh.
 
I see South Park's paraody of the film inspired you to feel this way. Dont get me wrong I feel the same you do to a certain extent. I think the Passion could have done alot more to humanize jesus only the cut scenes really showed this. I feel Gibson's point was to show how truely horrible the last hours of his life was. I wish he wouldve focused more on Jesus life prior to his crucifiction, but that most likely wouldnt sell, and wouldnt be controversial.


Overal I thought it was a great film in its own right. I consider myself a christian, but I dont advertise it like our president or other jesus freaks. I definetly question alot of things, the Bible being one of them. So all in all I agree with what youve said to a certain extent. It defiently couldbe viewed as just forcing guilt down everyones throats, but I dont know if that really was the intention. One other thing mcshorty are you by any chance jewish ? Just wondering, not like it matters just curious.
 
I consider myself a christian also, but even though I have the movie I still havnt seen it, I know the story of Christ and what happened, and I just havnt felt like watching it, but its not stupid, cuz its a true story, if it was made up I would agree, but its not, its true.
 
I saw this movie, and it really didn't move me, at all. I went to see a movie, not be "moved into reaffirming my faith". So, to me it was just another film, which from a movie-goers view was shot pretty well. It's just that, like McShorty said, it was a snuff-film. With the name "Jesus Christ" slapped onto it to make it acceptable. If it was about someone else being crucified, it would be banned from theatre's across the U.S. I'm almost sure of it.

I'm Catholic, by the way.
 
You just saw 15 minutes?
You didn't see a thing. It is written that Jesus endured a lot more torture than what the movie has shown.
You should put your hatred toward does capable of such atrocities over a human being.
 
MaxDam said:
You just saw 15 minutes?
You didn't see a thing. It is written that Jesus endured a lot more torture than what the movie has shown.
You should put your hatred toward does capable of such atrocities over a human being.
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yeah and how many other people were crucified back then? what about showing their pain...

or the pain that all of the so called witches had to go through because of peoples stupid religios beliefs?

this movie was a pity party for some crazy guy who thought he was the son of god (i mean u see people like that today screaming..."I am the son of god!!" and their crazy) back then people were a bit more naive and bored so they needed something to latch onto... hence christianity... and all religion

oh in case you haven't guessed i am an atheist... and proud of it :P
 
Yea.. I'm dying to see this movie, just because I have been waiting for a good laugh for some time.
 
Hmm

I probably shouldn't be responding to this, but here goes.

McShorty: I'm not sure if this movie was really made for non-Christians anyway. No one can make you believe anything, it is your choice. If a Christian comes on here and flames you, they need to check themselves.

jmills: I agree there should have been more to the story, and I think if it was longer, the people who liked it wouldn't have minded at all. There were so many things left out from that period of time that I felt should have been there.. but then, that's Hollywood's creative license for you.

undertaker3x7: it's a hard thing to watch when you are a believer, because you know it's true (therefore you don't have a callused heart). I saw it in the theaters. Then when I bought the movie, it was so hard getting myself to watch it.

Female_Reptile: There are a lot of things in the past that the "Church" or other like minded individuals have done.. Let's just say, they weren't showing fruits from the tree that they were portraying themselves as being from.

This isn't really directed at anyone person, but pretty much everyone. While you may or may not be a "Christian", you cannot argue that there are fundamental principles in the Bible which would make the world "a better place" (I hate to use that cliche') if everyone followed them.

woot
 
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Malitor Greymaulkin said:
I probably shouldn't be responding to this, but here goes.

McShorty: I'm not sure if this movie was really made for non-Christians anyway. No one can make you believe anything, it is your choice. If a Christian comes on here and flames you, they need to check themselves.

jmills: I agree there should have been more to the story, and I think if it was longer, the people who liked it wouldn't have minded at all. There were so many things left out from that period of time that I felt should have been there.. but then, that's Hollywood's creative license for you.

undertaker3x7: it's a hard thing to watch when you are a believer, because you know it's true (therefore you don't have a callused heart). I saw it in the theaters. Then when I bought the movie, it was so hard getting myself to watch it.

Female_Reptile: There are a lot of things in the past that the "Church" or other like minded individuals have done.. Let's just say, they weren't showing fruits from the tree that they were portraying themselves as being from.

This isn't really directed at anyone person, but pretty much everyone. While you may or may not be a "Christian", you cannot argue that there are fundamental principles in the Bible which would make the world "a better place" (I hate to use that cliche') if everyone followed them.

woot
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I couldn't have said better myself. *applauds.*
 
Re: Hmm

Malitor Greymaulkin said:
I probably shouldn't be responding to this, but here goes.

this isn't really directed at anyone person, but pretty much everyone. While you may or may not be a "Christian", you cannot argue that there are fundamental principles in the Bible which would make the world "a better place" (I hate to use that cliche') if everyone followed them.

woot
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Excellent post. I quoted this part mainly because it is so true. People cannot imagine how many things in the past and our present time that are related to the bible.
Take the movies for example, the best example is "the Matrix". Videogames like Legacy of kain, just the names like "Raziel" and "Kain".
I could go for hours,.....
 
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MaxDam said:
Malitor Greymaulkin said:
I probably shouldn't be responding to this, but here goes.

this isn't really directed at anyone person, but pretty much everyone. While you may or may not be a "Christian", you cannot argue that there are fundamental principles in the Bible which would make the world "a better place" (I hate to use that cliche') if everyone followed them.

woot
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Excellent post. I quoted this part mainly because it is so true. People cannot imagine how many things in the past and our present time that are related to the bible.
Take the movies for example, the best example is "the Matrix". Videogames like Legacy of kain, just the names like "Raziel" and "Kain".
I could go for hours,.....
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Uhm, there are fundamental principles in the bible that would make the world a better place. Such as, "Love thy neighor, Don't steal, don't murder, don't covet."
 
No, no. Not commenting on that. I misread Malitor's post. on that statement, that

you cannot argue that there are fundamental principles in the Bible which would make the world "a better place" (I hate to use that cliche') if everyone followed them.
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I didn't misread it, he put it together a bit poorly.

I think he's saying the world wouldn't be a better place if people used the principles in the bible. The statement is a bit unclear, to me.
 
Natsu said:
No, no. Not commenting on that. I misread Malitor's post. on that statement, that

you cannot argue that there are fundamental principles in the Bible which would make the world "a better place" (I hate to use that cliche') if everyone followed them.
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I didn't misread it, he put it together a bit poorly.

I think he's saying the world wouldn't be a better place if people used the principles in the bible. The statement is a bit unclear, to me.
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oh ok.
To me, he is saying that the world would be a better place if people would follow the fundamental principles. Like the ones you mentioned on your previous post.
 
Hmm

Sorry about that.. Maybe it should read as follows:
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you can't argue against the fact that there are many fundamental principles in the Bible which would make the world "a better place" if everyone followed them. (I hate to use that cliche')
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