Okie dokie, here we go.
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST.
To let it be known, I fought going to this movie tooth and nail. But in the end I gave in. Oh the things we do for our others. I bought the tickets and got ready to be assaulted by religion. I expected the theatre to be full as well. There were 2 other couples in there.
This movie is supposed to detail the last 12 hours of Jesus's life. Who betrays him, who forsakes him and who kicks the crap out of him. If this isn't a religious movie then what is eh?
Well anyway, I sat down with my popcorn and my drink, cuddled my girlfriend close and prepared to fall asleep. Then the movie started. Well, I have to say that the movie was not what I expected. The cinematography was astounding. The lighting and the angles blew me away. Characters and make up were exceptional. There were kickass demons (not enough of them), swords and all sorts of action. I give props to Mel Gibson and his crew for putting all of that together, then the bottom fell out.
Do not go see this film if you are in any way NOT a fan of gory horror movies. I got half my popcorn down and it almost came back up. Holy (oops) shit this movie damm near made me sick. Jesus takes more of an ass whooping than any 3 WWE wrestlers and just keeps coming back. I mean they litterally beat the damm skin off of him. I have never and I mean NEVER seen such a scene in any movie. This gore was worse than any Jason or Freddy movie. It was realistic acting though. I didn't see any bad acting in the entire movie. But there is no way anyone can take that kind of pounding and still be able to stay awake, much less carry some 300 lb wooden cross up the mountain. He had some help but still.
I did get a few laughs though, such as my GF leaning over every now and again saying "I know what he's going to say next". That was cute cause I sure as hell (oops 2) didn't. This however didn't save the entire movie for me.
I do have to give it some kudo's. I don't know how to explain this too well so i'm just going to say it. This was the most non-religious....religious movie I have ever seen. There was not alot of monologue, even though the words are straight from the Bible, they didn't sound like Father Bohab on Sunday at the pulpit forcing religion down the collective throats of the masses. Hope you get what I meant there. One can almost forget he is watching the history according to scripture. I also think everyone can get something out of this movie, except the Jews. The Chrisitans get their pretty accurate portrayal of the last 12 hours, Athiests get a good movie and the Satanist get to see Jesus get the tee-total stuffing beat out of him. Everyone is happy, except the Jews.
I am sorry but all of this controversy about the Jews getting mad about the movie being anti-semetic is total bunkyness. I'm sorry, if this is an accurate portrayal of the Bible then by goodness you all DID kill Christ. I don't see how in the world that is Anti semetic. The Romans washed their hands of the Cruxifiction and his own people (Jewish people) performed it. So in a way, the Jews killed Jesus. Ok ok before you get on me about being hard on you, I could personally care less. History is history and history happened loooong before I was born, if it happened at all. So the best thing you guys can do is just drop it. It will blow over if it already hasn't. I love you all, Jewish, Catholic, Baptist, Pagan, whatever. I do feel bad for Mel Gibson though. The Jews run Hollycrapyouarenevergoingtoworkagainwood and you just stuck your finger in their eye. If it makes you feel any better Jewish people, my friend (who's Jewish) takes full responsibility for killing Jesus. That can take some weight off of your shoulders.
Which brings us to the close of this review. I give this movie a 5
for the good stuff in the film, camera work, acting, sets, etc etc
for the god awful beatings and general goriness.
for the same thing I stated above.
and
for poor Mel Gibson for his accurate yet over the top representation of the Jewish role in the cruxifiction of Jesus.
Now as an afterthought, let's look at the Bible. I don't know about all of you but let's talk hypothetical here. What if the Bible was just what it is, a book. A book that was passed down through generation to generation. A book that has attained a status that puts it above all other books. A book that takes on a life of it's own to the point of being a religion. Ok what if that book was Harry Potter and the Sorcerers stone? What if that book was passed down and so on and so forth to the point that it becomes a religion. In 1000 years are we going to be worshipping Harry Potter?????
A query for the mind.
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST.
To let it be known, I fought going to this movie tooth and nail. But in the end I gave in. Oh the things we do for our others. I bought the tickets and got ready to be assaulted by religion. I expected the theatre to be full as well. There were 2 other couples in there.
This movie is supposed to detail the last 12 hours of Jesus's life. Who betrays him, who forsakes him and who kicks the crap out of him. If this isn't a religious movie then what is eh?
Well anyway, I sat down with my popcorn and my drink, cuddled my girlfriend close and prepared to fall asleep. Then the movie started. Well, I have to say that the movie was not what I expected. The cinematography was astounding. The lighting and the angles blew me away. Characters and make up were exceptional. There were kickass demons (not enough of them), swords and all sorts of action. I give props to Mel Gibson and his crew for putting all of that together, then the bottom fell out.
Do not go see this film if you are in any way NOT a fan of gory horror movies. I got half my popcorn down and it almost came back up. Holy (oops) shit this movie damm near made me sick. Jesus takes more of an ass whooping than any 3 WWE wrestlers and just keeps coming back. I mean they litterally beat the damm skin off of him. I have never and I mean NEVER seen such a scene in any movie. This gore was worse than any Jason or Freddy movie. It was realistic acting though. I didn't see any bad acting in the entire movie. But there is no way anyone can take that kind of pounding and still be able to stay awake, much less carry some 300 lb wooden cross up the mountain. He had some help but still.
I did get a few laughs though, such as my GF leaning over every now and again saying "I know what he's going to say next". That was cute cause I sure as hell (oops 2) didn't. This however didn't save the entire movie for me.
I do have to give it some kudo's. I don't know how to explain this too well so i'm just going to say it. This was the most non-religious....religious movie I have ever seen. There was not alot of monologue, even though the words are straight from the Bible, they didn't sound like Father Bohab on Sunday at the pulpit forcing religion down the collective throats of the masses. Hope you get what I meant there. One can almost forget he is watching the history according to scripture. I also think everyone can get something out of this movie, except the Jews. The Chrisitans get their pretty accurate portrayal of the last 12 hours, Athiests get a good movie and the Satanist get to see Jesus get the tee-total stuffing beat out of him. Everyone is happy, except the Jews.
I am sorry but all of this controversy about the Jews getting mad about the movie being anti-semetic is total bunkyness. I'm sorry, if this is an accurate portrayal of the Bible then by goodness you all DID kill Christ. I don't see how in the world that is Anti semetic. The Romans washed their hands of the Cruxifiction and his own people (Jewish people) performed it. So in a way, the Jews killed Jesus. Ok ok before you get on me about being hard on you, I could personally care less. History is history and history happened loooong before I was born, if it happened at all. So the best thing you guys can do is just drop it. It will blow over if it already hasn't. I love you all, Jewish, Catholic, Baptist, Pagan, whatever. I do feel bad for Mel Gibson though. The Jews run Hollycrapyouarenevergoingtoworkagainwood and you just stuck your finger in their eye. If it makes you feel any better Jewish people, my friend (who's Jewish) takes full responsibility for killing Jesus. That can take some weight off of your shoulders.
Which brings us to the close of this review. I give this movie a 5
for the good stuff in the film, camera work, acting, sets, etc etc
for the god awful beatings and general goriness.
for the same thing I stated above.
and
for poor Mel Gibson for his accurate yet over the top representation of the Jewish role in the cruxifiction of Jesus.
Now as an afterthought, let's look at the Bible. I don't know about all of you but let's talk hypothetical here. What if the Bible was just what it is, a book. A book that was passed down through generation to generation. A book that has attained a status that puts it above all other books. A book that takes on a life of it's own to the point of being a religion. Ok what if that book was Harry Potter and the Sorcerers stone? What if that book was passed down and so on and so forth to the point that it becomes a religion. In 1000 years are we going to be worshipping Harry Potter?????
A query for the mind.
delirium_faerie:
i'm going to have to see that before it leaves the theatre.