A. I was one of those people who paid for two tickets to that movie. I also paid to see Titanic and The English Patient. They sucked too. However, my ticket sales are included in their grosses.

Face it, the vast overwhelming majority of people who are NOT interested in a religious movie about Jesus' torture and crucifixion would NOT have seen this film...so, it's not surprising that almost 3/4 of the people who saw it enjoyed it.

As far as connecting Mel Gibson with a right wing Christian zealot, if you READ ONE INTERVIEW with him during the release of his Jesus gore-athon - or read what he thinks of Jews (coming from a family well-known for their ant-semitism)- it's not that far a jump to come to that conclusion.

When I see George W. Bush, I make a connection to GOP - it's not a leap.