Review of The Passion of the Christ (2004) by Chiek E — 25 Mar 2016

There have been many films made on the life of Jesus Christ and I have seen the majority of them. Gibson's passion of Christ is the most stupendous and superb, beautiful beyond words. I love Mel Gibson's masterful and highly accurate interpretation of the end of the road for Jesus Christ on earth.

It was obvious that director Gibson gave it 100% and a million times more for this precious offering to all Christians watched it. So meticulous was Gibson, that actors spoke the language of that time.

And so Jesus spoke Aramaic, the hated Pharisees and Sadducees spoke Hebrew and the Romans spoke Latin or Italian. Every screen shot was perfect. The ancient sandstones of Jerusalem, the roman soldier costumes, the ugliness of the of the hedonistic lifestyle of roman rulers.

Absolute dream cast. Jim Caviezel as Jesus Christ and her mother Mother were no doubt the key roles. But other supporting roles, like Judas, Satan, Pontius Pilat, Magdalein, Saducees, Pharisees, and roman soldiers had to be perfect to make this film so supremely wonderfully didactic and inspiring.

There were many original takes by Gibson on the story of Jesus Christ. The spookiness of the female Satan gliding from one point to another and carrying an ugly baby with accelerated aging sickness. The brilliant Judas' act of betrayal and the destructive remorse that followed, The gruesome whipping of Christ not just on his back but also on his chest.

The piercing of the side of his belly that released a stream of water and blood. The reaction of Satan in a God forsaken parched place when Jesus breathed his last. The earthquake that followed and the splitting of the Jewish synagogue.

Looking at the critics' reactions. One can conclude that one can either love it or hate it. For the critics and those who hated it, I am curious of their reactions if they had read the relevant sections in the gospel.

Are they not what Jesus had describe of some who will never be drawn to Him and his message? If I may quote from the gospel of John 12:40 "He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart...".

Mark 4: 11-12 And Jesus said to his twelve disciples. " To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside every thing is in parables, so that they may indeed see but do not perceive, and may indeed hear but not understand, lest they should turn and be forgiven".

The most egregious wrongful accusation of this film and of Mel Gibson are they are anti-Semitic. Instantly this is entirely bull crap because Jesus and his mom, the Virgin Mary, all the disciples were all Jews.

These Jews are so endeared by Gibson and all Christians!! Only the Sadducees and the Pharisees were disliked.