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PrintableTonyVanDam said: CarrieMpls said: I would have walked out of Passion of the Christ if I hadn't gone with friends. It was hideously gratuitous. I suppose if you're a christian it may have been meaningful, but I left wondering what the hell the point was. And thoroughly disgusted.
Forget about the religious side of it. The political AND social side of it is what made me sad AND angry after watching the film. An innocent man was beaten AND killed for a crime he didn't commit. When I told a Christian friend of mine about the Qur'an version of Jesus crucifiction, he flipped 
We believe in Islam, that God cursed Judas by transforming him into the image of Jesus for his betrayal, and the rest was history. But the REAL gotcha was, Jesus IS not dead, god protected his body & spirit alive for the judgement day where he'll come down, break the cross and kill the anti-christ(In Islam, we call him 'Al-Massich Al-Dajjal'). PricelessHo can correct me if I missed a beat  I guess what I'm trying to say is, we believe in different details but agree on the same philosophy.
And I def agree with you Tony, the WHOLE story is totally political and social as it is religious. | |
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The Patriot is pretty violent too. |
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Se7en said: The Patriot is pretty violent too.
Ooops, I forgot that one! Yeah, pretty disturbing, but al least it shows a 18th Century war in all its gory glory... 
and I forgot about We were soldiers as well. That film is not only both the best and the worst Vietnam movie ever made, it's also the bloodiest, and then again, that's sayin' something... [Edited 2/21/10 16:53pm]  | |
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ufoclub said: Lammastide said: I can only speak for myself, Carrie, but Gibson's torture porn was of little faithful meaning to me. All he was trying to do was make a movie concept of this old tradition: Passion Play - A Passion play is a dramatic presentation depicting the Passion of Christ: the trial, suffering and death of Jesus Christ. It is a traditional part of Lent in several Christian denominations, particularly in Catholic tradition. Oh, no doubt. I acknowledge the precedent. But, then, I have theological differences with that precedent as well, so...  Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.” | |
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ufoclub said: johnart said: I actually loved Apocolyptico.
Except for that brief cameo by Triumph the insult dog.  what? There is a scene where the panther attacks where the puppetry was just incredibly sad. | |
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johnart said: ufoclub said: what? There is a scene where the panther attacks where the puppetry was just incredibly sad. really? It was that bad? I saw it in the theatre, I'll have to watch it again. It's really kind of like a meth-head version of Deliverance. My art book: http://www.lulu.com/spotl...ecomicskid
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ufoclub said: johnart said: There is a scene where the panther attacks where the puppetry was just incredibly sad. really? It was that bad? I saw it in the theatre, I'll have to watch it again. It's really kind of like a meth-head version of Deliverance. Watch it again.
It stood out to me so much because I really liked the movie and couldn't believe my eyes for a few seconds. | |
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