There is a movie called The Passion. This movie has caused much controversy. Depending on who you listen to the movie is too gory, will cause too much anti-Semitism, is not true to the bible, or that it is a two hour commercial for Catholicism. All are probably true. .
I have not actually seen the movie, so all I know is what I have read and heard others say, but from what I know the movie is excruciatingly bloody and gruesome. Also, supposedly almost the entire two hours are devoted to the crucifixion, and not much on the story surrounding the crucifixion. Crucifixion was a horrible thing and not meant to be taken lightly. It was long and drawn out, almost like a show, but the show was meant to scare people into obedience. What Jesus went through on the cross was a horrible experience, it was meant to be. On one hand I believe that the truth should not be sugarcoated, but on the other hand not all audiences are mature enough to understand all of the suffering and the reasons behind the suffering. The reasons for suffering should be focused on more than the suffering itself. So in that respect the movie could have a negative effect on people who go to see it. They see all of the effects, but none of the reasons. .
Another argument against the movie is that it will cause anti-Semitism. I personally think that that is thoughtless, irrational, and oversensitive. First off, no one said anything about the movie Pearl Harbor causing bad feelings towards the Japanese. Though it is sad to say, there are people who are more defensive of their country than their god. Because of that, the movie Pearl Harbor would theoretically cause more bad feelings than the movie The Passion. Secondly, anyone who is influenced enough, by a movie, to actually go off and hurt other people because of that movie, should probably not be watching movies to begin with. But, just because someone should not do something does not mean that they will not do it.
I recently viewed "The Passion of the Christ," director and produced by Mel Gibson. ... The Passion of the Christ is a film about the last twelve hours of the life of Jesus of Nazareth's. ... Passion is a perfect word for the subject matter Mel Gibson examines in this film. ... In fact "Passion" is the most violent film. ... However, personally I think it works in "Passion." ...
This is how I thought of passion. ... I found out "passion" is used very often in the bible. ... I quickly found out that passion used passion quite often in his plays. Many of them focus on passion directly. ... It is an excellent example of passion. ...
"If we do manage to resist our passions, it is likely more due to the weakness of our passions than to our personal strength."" ... Are passion and emotion identical? Is passion then, emotion? Can one have reason if one has passion? ... What role does passion and reason play in life? ...
Passion Conferences are an annual spiritual awakening of 60,000 college students with Jesus as the centerpiece. ... In order to sustain a yearly following, the Passion administration is focused mainly on selling themselves to their followers. This inherently leads to vast discrepancies in the biblical message and the doctrines delivered to the Passion audience. ... It is with this vortex ideology that Passion creates and sustains followers. ... The Passion movement promotes a false version of Christian faith. ...
Passions of the Christ Religion is a very important part of many lives throughout the United States of America. From viewing the movie, Passions of the Christ, led many races to view this movie differently. ... The Passion of the Christ is bringing up many different issues and many people have different opinions about this movie. ...
Before passion plays were formed in christianity, Easter plays represented dramas. People wanted to know more about Christ's life and most of all, his passion. Therefore, passion plays were created; first in Latin and then in German. ... Passion plays rose in the fifteenth century, and with that rose their cities and economy. ... In the seventeenth century, passion plays were pushed to monasteries and unpopular villages. ...
The Passion of The Christ It is a religious movie unlike any other. ... Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ", is a direct adaptation of the passion story as it appears in the bible. The passion story is the capture, enslavement; torture, crucifixion, death, and rise of Jesus. ... Unless the viewer knows exactly what occurred previous to the passion story, then some scenes will not make sense. ...
These stories criticized the passions and reason that human hold. ... It is passion that causes her to do such thing. ... Passion overwhelms reason. ... Passion takes over rational desire. ... When he talked about how Phaedra's hidden passion had consumed her from within, he also stated that revealing one's passion will still kill oneself. ...
