Has anyone seen the Passion yet?

[Chairboy]

Then again, there's always the last part of the credits to consider:



Funny stuff.

[VFJACKAL]

Originally posted by Sandman_SBM
I was raised as a Baptist...but you're right. Seeing this movie won't do me any good.

I've read the Gospels. I haven't seen the movie and the more I read about it, the less inclined I am to see it. Two hours of brutality isn't my thing.

Rather reminds of Schindler's List. Excellent movie, well crafted and absolutely painful to watch. I've never seen it again after the first time and have no desire to do so. Same goes for The Passion. I know how it ends.

Nice Honest Response:)

[Sandman]

Originally posted by VFJACKAL
Nice Honest Response:)

We atheists aren't necessarily all bad...

[Squirrel]

Originally posted by Eagler
true, if you don't believe going in, I do not see this film "saving" you, but if there is a small pile of tinder in ur soul, it could be the flint some need

Well said Eagler  
Saw this film last weekend and found it very very humbling.
Sqrl

[VFJACKAL]

Originally posted by Squirrel
Saw this film last weekend and found it very very humbling.
Sqrl

Humbling....good choice of words...and I agree:) It was truley humbling.

[Engine]

I wasted $10 on a 2-hour asskicking.  Great.  

Seemed to me an attempt to generate shock, and FAR more importantly, revenue, instead of focusing on his supposed good works and teachings.

[VFJACKAL]

Originally posted by Engine
I wasted $10 on a 2-hour asskicking.  Great.  

Seemed to me an attempt to generate shock, and FAR more importantly, revenue, instead of focusing on his supposed good works and teachings.

With all due respect...I dont think it was ever meant to focus on the works of Jesus...It was meant to focus on his suffering and just what he went thru.

[LWACE]

Im going to see it in about 10 mins, so when i get back ill tell ya all what i thought about it.

[LWACE]

Well, first off before this movie i didnt fully believe in god or any of that stuff, i was skepticle, unsure about it all, after seeing this movie and thinking more into it, i dunno somethin changed, i have a new outlook on things, i cant speak for everyone, but IMHO wheather its just acting or really did happen, if that movie doesnt make you feel something, then i just dunno. Its pretty intense.

Ill definetly be looking into this more deeply after seeing the movie.

For anyone else, its truely just your opinion of it all, its a deep intense movie, its very violent, very graphic, but also makes you think about things more deeply as well, i cant really describe it.

I think it was worth the money and then some.

btw, this is alll just my opinon and how i took it, i know some will disagree, and others think different then i do, im not saying you should agree with me at all, your free to believe and do what you want of course, this is just how i took the movie and how i see things. It definetly made me feel something.

[Engine]

Originally posted by VFJACKAL
It was meant to focus on his suffering and just what he went thru.

I'm aware.  That was my point.  Generate shock and disgust, since that produces more revenue.

[Dowding]

Rather reminds of Schindler's List. Excellent movie, well crafted and absolutely painful to watch. I've never seen it again after the first time and have no desire to do so. Same goes for The Passion. I know how it ends.

I've seen Schindler's List once - and that was at the cinema. I found it excruciating, even though it was an excellent film with some brilliantly convincing performances. That's the only time I've ever been in the cinema and people have stayed seated until the end of the credits, silent except for a few women crying. I was truly blown away by it.

Not sure if I'll go see this The Passion. As far as I know, Schindler's List was based on eye witness accounts for the most part - the brutality was real and documented. I don't remember the Bible going into lots of detailed descriptions of torture that could fill a film lasting two hours. And that's why I have a problem with the Pope declaring the film as being the Truth.

[-tronski-]

Originally posted by Dowding
I've seen Schindler's List once - and that was at the cinema. I found it excruciating, even though it was an excellent film with some brilliantly convincing performances. That's the only time I've ever been in the cinema and people have stayed seated until the end of the credits, silent except for a few women crying. I was truly blown away by it.

Not sure if I'll go see this The Passion. As far as I know, Schindler's List was based on eye witness accounts for the most part - the brutality was real and documented. I don't remember the Bible going into lots of detailed descriptions of torture that could fill a film lasting two hours. And that's why I have a problem with the Pope declaring the film as being the Truth.

I have no intention of seeing the passion (well maybe on DVD...maybe)...I actaully just really can't be bothered

Schindler's List was more than just the brutality however, and was well deserving of it's accolades (Ralph Fiennes was genius)...I would be surprised if the passion was half the film Schindler's list is...

 Tronsky

ps. I still haven't decided to buy the R1 of List on 9/3/04 or wait for the local R4 on 7/4/04

[GRUNHERZ]

Originally posted by Dowding
I've seen Schindler's List once - and that was at the cinema. I found it excruciating, even though it was an excellent film with some brilliantly convincing performances. That's the only time I've ever been in the cinema and people have stayed seated until the end of the credits, silent except for a few women crying. I was truly blown away by it.

Not sure if I'll go see this The Passion. As far as I know, Schindler's List was based on eye witness accounts for the most part - the brutality was real and documented. I don't remember the Bible going into lots of detailed descriptions of torture that could fill a film lasting two hours. And that's why I have a problem with the Pope declaring the film as being the Truth.

The bible talks of the abuse he sufferend under jewish guards, the demeaning  he endured under roman guards, the scouring of jesus by the romans, the thorn crown, the other abuse etc. So the bible accounts do say he was extensivley mistreated and tirtured.  The difference is we never really had such a gresusome visual interpretation of those events on film. I think most jesus movies sanitized the torture.

[Nakhui]

Originally posted by GRUNHERZ
I think most jesus movies sanitized the torture.

Here's a generalization, and it's only my impression, I find it truly odd that Christians dwell on hate, violence, and torture more than they do love and compasion.

When something happens regarding Christians... it's about how much they are intolerant of someone else... for example gays wanting to marriage... abortion... and not so longer along interacial marriage...

This movie is another good example... the focus is upon pain and suffering...rather than the redeeming qualities and effort it is to love someone even when they are mean and malisious and have very little virtues to love... gee like so many Christians... no matter how much they hate... I still find room to love them.

And what's so profoundly interesting is the basic concept of the Christ god....

God so loved the world that he gave up his only son...

really did he? Is Jesus dead? Was Jesus capable of dieing?
What did god really lose?

nothing... if Jesus rose from the dead he lost nothing.
There was no sacrify...

The whole christian premise is that we should feel grateful to Jesus for suffering for our sins or feel quilty because he suffered.

Yet Jesus/god risked nothing... it's like gambling with someone elses money...

the whole guilt trip is bogus...
the Da Vinci Code was interesting... not factually acurate in many cases but the concepts interesting...

Jesus was a Jew he died in his 30s, he was nearly an old man... not a young 20 something... he should have been married by time he was 17 years old... perhaps he was... or perhaps he was gay.... after all he hung out with 12 men.

[10Bears]

.... after all he hung out with 12 men.

heheheh you could ruffle some feathers there Nakhui.

Good post.

This movie is another good example... the focus is upon pain and suffering...rather than the redeeming qualities and effort it is to love someone even when they are mean and malisious and have very little virtues to love... gee like so many Christians... no matter how much they hate... I still find room to love them

Yeah, don’t forget alot of  folks in the new right Christians are really members of the Unification Church. Christianity is just a storefront for them.

I think they squint their eyes and see a some kind of long haired left wing hippy pinko getting his *** kicked..

BTW- Does anyone know why this movie is banned in Israel?