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AlicornsPrayer;6325The second gripe being that the story itself gave no input on what Jesus may/may not have felt/thought/or done cause the focus of the whole movie was on the spewing of gallons of blood in each single scene...In otherwords, the movie script itself lacked any stamina, foundation, or input about Jesus period, cause the focus of Mel Gibson's filming was around the blood scenes.
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I think the whole gist of that film is revealed in the title
Passion of Christ.
Maybe some people didn't get it because they weren't raised traditionally with the stages of the cross being a big part of their religious thinking. Catholics have
meditated on Christ's suffering as part of their religious observance.
I think this movie was meant to do something similar to what early Christian plays did for the illiterate populace. And that was to bring the story to life. Then it was because people couldn't read for themselves; nowadays it's because people are too busy to meditate.
The story line followed a combination of the four gospels impeccably.
Once upon a time as Christians we were asked to ponder Christ's humiliation and torture. We as a modern society don't
ponder much any more. So I can see where Mel Gibson as a Catholic would think this was a good thing to present to the public.
And as for the whipping. The Romans were masters at torture and beating. The very reason the Bible states
how many lashes Jesus had, was because that was the exact amount to give the average man
to the point of death but
not beyond.