So, in my mailbox today, I got an absolutely awesome review of Mel Gibson’s new film, “The Passion of the Christ”. I’ve censored the foul language, but it actually made me laugh the first time I read it, it was so over the top. It’s by a girl named “Gabrielle”, and I won’t share any more details about the reviewer — but here’s her review.
WARNING: It is a spoiler! So read only if you’ve already seen the movie, or have no intention of seeing it, or if, like me, spoilers don’t tend to reduce your enjoyment of a movie.
SECOND WARNING: The review is graphic. Not for the exceptionally squeamish. And it’s not gonna make you want to go see it.
THIRD WARNING: I had no intention of seeing this movie myself anyway (I could hardly imagine a topic that would bore me more), but this reinforced my previously-held opinion.
Ok, people, I have to tell you this movie was the most disgusting, horrifying, f—— made by a mad man film I have ever seen.
The ENTIRE movie was watching Jesus being flogged and watching literal chunks of his body come flying off exposing his ribs, his inner chest wall and covering his entire body with deep gashes that made him look like chopped liver.
The movie starts with him in Gethsemene praying. Then this serpent who looks like some monster out of Lord of the Rings comes out (with no eyebrows) and tries to tempt him. It follows the story pretty much to the tee, actually too much to the tee. The crucification scene is as graphic as you can get with so many close ups on this guys bloody, flesh hanging body that it just makes you want to vomit. Then after they have put one nail in one arm they decide to dislocate his other arm to put it where the soldiers want it.
They show EVERYTHING.
The end is simply this……you see the canvas that was covering his body shrink as if someone has let the air out of it and then you see Jesus sitting there with a totally perfect body except…..when he gets up there is a fricken HOLE right through his hand!!!
And that folks is how it ends. Total shock affect. That is all it was. I have no idea what Mel was going for because this did nothing to me to help me know Jesus better, make me love him (actually he said some really strange things during his torture), or make me want to understand Christianity any better. It was totally just gross, inappropriate and disgusting.
Just for affect you see a crow sitting on top of one of the crosses of one of the theives. You see this crow start pecking the eye out of the thief before a soldier shoos it away. I’m like “what in the heck was that for?”
I’m curious what the affects to Mel’s career will be after this. This really was horrible and beyond disgusting.
Major UGGGGHHHH. It is midnight now and I’m going to try to get some sleep without nightmares.
Thank the heavens it is rated R. There is nothing faith promoting about this movie and no one with any sort of queasy stomach should see this…ESPECIALLY children!!!!!!
Well, I am going to see it Fr
Well, I am going to see it Friday night with my neighbors. My mom wouldn’t go with me because of the violent nature of the film. I am going out of curiosity. I am a type that even if I see a bad review I still go because not everyone has the same opinion. The review from above just warns me that I might need to cover my eyes from time to time.
I will let you know this weekend or on Monday what I thought of the movie.
Reviewing Passion
That would be cool. I’m kind of morbidly interested in the film, just for the social aspect of the kind of impact and hubbub it’s causing. I mean, that anti-defamation league is getting on Mel Gibson’s case because they claim the movie “unfairly blames the Jews for Jesus Christ’s death”.
I may have been out of religion a while, but last I heard, there was a line somewhere in the Bible where the Jews at Jesus’ crucifixion shouted that they would take responsibility, and Pontius Pilate did not have to. Or something like that 🙂
Anyway, it’s really fun to watch the furor over a movie. So far, the mania over this one made the hubbub over “Showgirls” look tame…
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Matthew P. Barnson
Thank goodness its rated R….
Thank goodness its rated R. Huh? You mean so the Mormons don’t have to see it? I don’t understand. I’m as offended as the reviewer that the serpent didn’t have eyebrows. That would be a major issue for me too. Also, following an ages old story of the Savior of the world to a tee is soooo offensive 😉
I too have been out of the Bible scene for a bit but I’ve yet to hear of anything in the film not contained in the accounts that have been hanging around for the last 2000 years or so.
Seeing it tonight..
Expect a review on or before Sunday.
I just watched this movie on
I just watched this movie on a dvd last night. As it played out on my Mac, I too wondered why.
What EXACTLY was Jesus tempted by? Sex? Alcohol? Hedonism? Sodomy? Materialism? was it Individualism. Is that what is evil? The possibility of Choice?
The only two women in the movie were constantly crying and sobbing. What happened to Joseph? Why didn’t Jesus ever marry? Why were none of the disciples Women? What is the relationship between Mary Magdelene and Mary mother of Jesus? I want some answers! And i waited and watched the scourging, and well…it did not fit my idea of holy.
I found the depiction of Jesus disturbing, lacking depth and creepy. He was the moving picture of lots of Jesus death scenes i have seen before. Bloody, depressed, grotesque.
Uninspiring.
It must be a great film for devout Catholics and Christians, but for everyone else, if they watch it and stay til the end, its a massive -I “don’t get it.” A martyr dies for a cause. Lots of martyrs are dying today, but they are called “terrorist”- Was Jesus a terrorist?
Mumbling words in a righteous voice – why are holy men in films all the same?
Oh the thief was blinded because he did not ask for forgiveness for his sins. And maybe because he was a little loopy.
Characters I wished they included, God, Gabriel, Joseph -some Women.