![]() So, what’s going on with the film and when can we expect it? ![]() Now, almost six years later, people are still waiting. Willingly, I might add, and with remorse for those inflicting the pain upon him.Screenwriter Randall Wallace first revealed that he was working on a Passion of the Christ sequel with director and producer Mel Gibson back in 2016, people have been anxiously awaiting the film’s release. Yes, it's only a film and Mel's interpretation, but it evoked a vision of the level of suffering that Christ endured. ![]() His film made me understand on a gut-wrenching, emotional level, what an enourmous sacrifice Jesus made for mankind. ![]() This is what, for me, Mel Gibson accomplished with The Passion of the Christ. The story has ascended into almost a parable, where one tells the story without sensing the humanity of it. definitely.įor me (and I assume, a great many others) the story of the crucifixion is well known, but despite the intellectual awareness of what it was, the reality of it, and what led up to it is hard to comprehend. Was it necessary? As a (recently minted) Christian, I say. There was one moment in particular where I physically cringed in my seat. Yes, it was brutal and difficult to watch. Actually it seemed like it was mainly those who lived within the city, who were probably more likely to benefit from the status quo.Īnd of course we have the torture of Christ. It was clear in the film that not ALL Jews wanted Jesus killed. Anyone who would come away from this film hating Jews is an idiot. ![]() If anyone should be complaining about this movie it should be Italians, with the portrayal of the Roman soldiers. As far as anti-Semitism? Give me a break. ![]()
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