The Passion of The Christ (2004) - Movie Details

This film tells the story of the last 12 hours in the life of Jesus (Caviezel), on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem. This movie is apparently going to be entirely in Latin and Aramaic, with English subtitles....

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I am an athiest. Or a strong agnostic. Either way, going into The Passion of The Christ, it was predetermined that I would have a different perspective on the movie - one that is more technical and tuned to the quality of the film, not just the story it is telling. The Passion is made for Christians, but is it something others can appreciate? Full movie review »

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Anonymous says:

May 22, 2004

i cant wait till it comes out on dvd so i can finally see it and buy it it is got to be the best movie yet made defentilly a A+++

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Anonymous says:

April 16, 2004

I saw the film for the second time and was even more impressed. The first time, there were too many significances to grasp all of them. The second time, I saw the greed that caused the evil precisely at that hour, and the evil that perpetuated itself so as to cause the mob violence. How typical of humanity, especially when the violence is directed at goodness, mercy and grace. Now, when I see the Christ depicted in ancient to modern art, there's a stark contrast to the reality. I understand why so many people consider Jesus Christ to be a figment of the imagination of the Christians/Believers; instead of realizing that the world experienced the reality of God in it for a brief time, they visualize the weakness of those portrayals of the Christ (the Saviour, the Messiah). God came to show that He exists and paid an enormous price for all in the world. As Jesus says in the film "I make all things new." The film shows the power, the enormity of the power of discipline when Jesus chose not to display His authority in putting a stop to the violence on His person, in effect saying "No," and enabling us all to make our way to an eternity without God. I will see it again, and I know that the third time will be even better. I expect to see and comprehend more of what Mr. Gibson artistically and profoundly put into "The Passion of the Christ." Just as the Bible is filled with symbolism of the times, Mr. Gibson used modern expression that symbolized aspects of the last 12 hours of Christ and all that occurred during those hours to affect eternity for us. I am not at all surprised that The Passion has affected the world. Individuals are seeing the Truth for the first time and have the opportunity to address the mystery of it as it affects them personally.

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Anonymous says:

April 14, 2004

Sigh - i would love to meet you people in real life - the fact that your arguments are again a bit inconsistent not only surprises me but the fact that you bask in your own glory of ignorance just leaves me speechless. There isn't ONE specific version of the bible that has been translated - i'm talking about different VERSIONS (as in different narrations etc). You never really did answer my question about which was the 'REAL' telling of Jesus's story - about his death and dying for our sins. And if it was an impossible task than why did God set such a high marker? If no one can achieve it then how can you discriminate between sucess and failure? All you've done in your so called reply is restate what you 'think' is true - if you've ever had an intellectual argument with anyone, you don't use your own beliefs to support them - you use supporting evidence that is readily understandable by both parties. Using your scriptures and saying : "oh why would Christ have left Eden" doesn't exactly make me go - "hmm yes i guess ur right - why did he do that?", when there is no common belief for their ever having been an eden to begin with. If you want to justify what you've benn mouth-fed from birth and not question it with an open mind then go right ahed - but don't expect 'free-thinkers' to start - *quote-on-quote*- "Signing Up" as well.

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Anonymous says:

April 12, 2004

And which bible would that be? Seeing as their are over 5000 versions of the bible (new and old testament inclusive). I would love to see the original scriptures as well - seeing as the first bible was written 300 or so years after the advent of Christ. And the fact that believing in Christ will redeem all my sins (previous and future) seems a bit overly optimistic and an easy way to deny all claim of moral responsibility for our actions. And the fact that many christians (or all even) claim the movie is a bit historically inconsistent boogles the mind. Which is the 'Correct' one then? In my personal opinion - ppl have to stop living in a fantasy world where everything is mouth-fed to them at birth and start thinking for themselves.

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Anonymous says:

April 12, 2004

To Inconsistent: Yes, there are many versions of the Bible – all in different languages, different grammatical translations, etc. However, the “original scriptures” are much older than 300 years after Christ’s death. They are the Talmud – the first five books of the Bible, written by Moses and giving the laws by which people were to live. It is in Genesis, when God’s creations (Adam & Eve) THOUGHT FOR THEMSELVES and ate of the fruit to which they had been specifically denied, that the promise of a second Adam, Christ, was first given. Along with that promise from God came the option of FREE CHOICE: Salvation will be for eve-ryone or you can reject it. Without mincing words, we all are sinners and do not live perfect lives. Therefore, the promise of salvation covers us all, as long as we believe and attempt to live blameless lives. YES, it’s an impossible task. But, if it were possible, what would be the need for us to have God, Christ and even to have ever left Eden? For me, believing in Christ’s saving grace and spending eternity in Heaven is NOT a fantasy world. Sign me: A believer who has been mouth-fed the Word of God since birth and still thinks for myself, asking questions of what I read in the Scriptures and thanking God daily for what he has given me. PS: Some of the New Testament books were written within 20-40 years of Christ’s death; all were written within 100 years of his crucifixion.

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