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Paulie2003 · Joined: 29 Mar 2003 Posts: 541

If you haven't seen this one yet...by all means GO! Such a story has NEVER been executed so masterfully...I may not agree with Mel's religiosity, but I can't help but sense the emotion of his faith. This one's bound to make millions more...

I really didn't feel the need to see it before this time, but, pure visual power is hard to refuse...eventually, most will succumb...

Christ was (IS) a 'man with a mission' - so clearly reflected in this moving cinematic showcase...

GO...you won't be disappointed...

Twisted Evil

You might even find me there...ha, ha, ha...

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

An interesting movie indeed... interesting to see Mel Gibson's take on the politics of occupation through eyes of Pilate and the Jewish church leaders. There was a lot of outcry on how Gibson made it appear that the Jews were to blame for Jesus' sentencing to the cross.

Paulie2003 · Joined: 29 Mar 2003 Posts: 541

So...maybe I AM sick of seeing this mug shot over and over again...maybe it's planned that way... Rolling Eyes

HUMANITY is guilty...hence the cross...

LOVE NEVER FAILS...ONE SMALL LIGHT SHINES EVER MORE BRIGHTLY IN TOTAL DARKNESS...

MixtecaMike · Joined: 19 Nov 2003 Posts: 643 Location: Guatebad

Whatever you think of Guy's face, and I don't think that it is that bad, LOL, surely you must admit that the movie AND the story of Christ can be seen from different viewpoints, and if you listen to other people's views they are much more likely to listen to yours.

Definitely not everyone, but many, which would make you MUCH better at witnessing, which I hope is what you are trying to do.

That said, I haven't seen the Passion, too busy downloading Kung Fu movies.

grahamb · Joined: 30 Apr 2003 Posts: 1945

Oh, good grief. Somebody lend me a couple of lions and I'll invite Paulie round for a snack.

Euster · Joined: 11 Mar 2005 Posts: 12

I agree that the point was that humanity as a whole is guilty, hence Gibson using his own hands in the film to nail Christ to the cross. From what i've heard anyway... to be honest I still haven't seen it. It came out whilst I was in South America and neither my Spanish or Aramaic was quite good enough...

JZer · Joined: 16 Jan 2005 Posts: 3898 Location: Pittsburgh

As soon as I saw the title of this topic I knew that Paulie2003 had posted it. I did not even need to look to see who posted it!!!!

Paulie2003 · Joined: 29 Mar 2003 Posts: 541

Five peanuts for you!!!

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Five? Not four, not six, but five?

sickbag · Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 155 Location: Blighty

I actually used to enjoy some of his films.
Well....Gallipoli.
Another film ruined.

Paulie2003 · Joined: 29 Mar 2003 Posts: 541

Another topic ruined...

grahamb · Joined: 30 Apr 2003 Posts: 1945

If you thought Gallipoli was bad, look what he did to William Wallace. Imagine, the Battle of Stirling Bridge with no river and no bridge!
Anyway, hats off to Sickbag for spoiling Paulie666's fun.

stillnosheep · Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 2068 Location: eslcafe

From ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggity beasties
and things that go bump in the night...
may the good lord preserve us

grahamb · Joined: 30 Apr 2003 Posts: 1945

Paulo Freire. Excellent! Far more interesting and a damn sight more relevant than Mad Max, but Paulie probably regards him as a dangerous subversive-goddam liberal-tool of the Devil, etc, etc.

bzakka · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 48 Location: Santiago, Chile

that was one of the worst movies i've ever seen.

i always thought that the whole point of jesus was to hear his words and to live accordingly. unfortunately, at no point in that flick did we hear a single word about his beliefs, feelings, teachings, or philosophies. the message of christ was completely ignored.

we just saw a man getting whipped, burned, jeered at, bludgeoned, stabbed, stoned, and the living piss kicked out of him for two and a half hours and then dying horribly in the last two minutes. yippee.