Review of The Passion of the Christ (2004) by Chrisd. — 21 Apr 2008
I saw this movie when it first came out on Easter 2004. I was deeply moved by it then, yet I left the theater very numb from the experience. It is the most violent movie I've ever seen, and I wondered even then if a huge display of gore was really how to best present Jesus.
It's the only movie I've ever seen that I probably will deliberately avoid watching again: not because I thought it was poorly directed or written. Rather, I found it too disturbing to be worth another watch again: I don't want to have that image of Jesus in my head.
I don't think it's accurate and I can see why many have accused the film of being Anti-Semitic (but that goes back to the basic Christian belief that Jews were responsible for the crucifixion of Jesus.
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This review of The Passion of the Christ (2004) was written by Chrisd. on 21 Apr 2008.
The Passion of the Christ has generally received positive reviews.
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