   The Passion of the Christ
  Maybe it''s a bit too early for this thread because the movie''s not out yet, but what exactly is the movie about? Is it basically just what happens in the New Testament, or does it have a different spin on it, like The Last Temptation of Christ? 
  I think it''s basically about Jesus getting killed.   ;  I heard the Pope thought highly of it, so if there''s a "twist" it can''t be a bad one.  But I also heard the guy who plays Jesus got struck by lightning, twice, during filming, so there is probably a "twist" and its quite a bad one.  Take that for what you will.CM ;  My church''s pastor saw a screening and thought so highly of it he paid for a showing at a local theatre (it isn''t going to be picked up here in these theatres) so the church could see it.  We''re a huge church, too.  Basically it''s a depiction of the last hours of Jesus'' life.  It''s in all the right languages (with subtitles) and it''s pulled straight out of the Bible''s scripture.  I''m not expecting to see any spin.  In fact my pastor said most of the dialogue is quotes from the source.  Very cool.  I''m looking forward to it.  Supposedly very realistic, too.  Hence the ''R'' rating.    Tolerance is a drug.  Sycophancy is a disease.;  Mel Gibson said he wanted to kill himself, thats why he made the movie.  ;quote:Original post by fisheyel83l  It''s in all the right languages (with subtitles) and it''s pulled straight out of the Bible''s scripture.  I''m not expecting to see any spin.Hmm. I was kind of hoping for an alternative view, because I can just read the Bible otherwise. I''m reading the Da Vinci Code right now, so alternative interpratations of historical events interests me. ;quote:Original post by Spider-Man  Mel Gibson said he wanted to kill himself, thats why he made the movie.    As in, being assassinated by a Jewish or Christian person? I think I heard Jewish people being upset with something in the movie? Or maybe he meant figuratively. ;quote:Original post by mtw  quote:Original post by Spider-Man   Mel Gibson said he wanted to kill himself, thats why he made the movie.    As in, being assassinated by a Jewish or Christian person? I think I heard Jewish people being upset with something in the movie? Or maybe he meant figuratively.   Nah, Mel Gibson said he came to a point in his life where he wanted to jump out of a window, and making this movie helped him get out of that depression.  And the pope and all the religious folks never gave a thumbs up to this movie either.  ;"clicky" [edited by - Spider-Man on February 11, 2004 1:36:40 AM];  There is some dispute about what the Pope actually said (or didnt) about the movie:"link"