What did you think about the movire Passion of the Christ?
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Have yet to see it..but I heard it truly portrays everything exactly as it happened. Very genuine. I think I might go rent it soon for that reason, for I am tired of seein' lies about Christ in so many movies.
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I think because there's not other "hot", juicy topic right now (the war is dragging on and on, no huge change in that; no OJ-type "trial of the century", etc.), so this movie is being hyped because of the movie makers' PR folks.  \n\nIt will in no way affect people who are truly Christian, but for those who are looking for yet another reason to scoff/not believe in Christ, yep, those folks will say SEE???  \n\nKinda like that Brokeback Mt. thing .... if not for the movie maker's PR team, I doubt that more than a sprinkling of folks would have bothered seeing it, and gays would have liked it and straights would have panned it.  End of story.
1086066
The only thing that came to my mind after watching that-\n\n"Jesus Christ."
434365
I thought it was melodramatic and overrated. The torture scenes lost any impact they may have had by going too far and being too gratuitous. I never knew Jesus invented the dining table and chairs. \n\nI'm not a Christian but if you want to see a movie about Christ that will blow you away I suggest you seem out a copy of Pier Paolo Pasolini's 'Gospel According to Saint Matthew'. It is an awe inspring piece of cinema. An almost entirely unprofessional cast, visually stunning ... wow. Interestingly enough it is regarded by many (including many leaders of the Christian faith) to be THE 'Christ' movie. And considering that Pasolini was an athiest, communist, homosexual I find that hilarious.\n\nI also think that 'The Last Temptation of Christ' is a better portrayal of Christ that 'The Passion of ...' because Jesus is more .... human.
525331
I have read the book and I just saw the movie last night. I am a christian; however, I have read scripture and other religously based works, both fiction and non-fiction regarding almost every known religion in the world. I am a christian by choice, not because it is the only religion I have ever been exposed to or know anything about. \n\nThat said, I loved the book and thought the movie was way underwritten. Definately worth seeing, but the screenplay was terrible and character development was absent. How, people knew what they knew and when they knew it was absurd. And the stupidity (you don't have to let everyone know about your change in flight plans immediately after you decide to change them. You don't buy train tickets on a credit card when your running from the cops....) started to get annoying. The movie sped up when it should of slowed down and left things in that could have been omitted. On the other hand it also had a kindergardenish way of over explaining when it should have moved on (like the mansion scene). This may be okay for those who haven't read the book or aren't aware of who Mary Magdalene was.\n \nI didn't think it was boring, but I'm into this kind of material a lot. As for the fictional/nonfictional status. definately fictional, and I don't say this because it conflict with the Holy Bible whose origins and completeness have its own host of questions. To me, it just doesn't make sense for God to leave a bloodline through Jesus.  It makes sense for Jesus to have a wife or a 'companion' as much as it makes sense for any Jewish carpenter to have a wife. Was this fact entirely omited during the assembly of the Holy Bible???? Possibly.  Just one of many questions. I think the Da Vinci Code is a 'what if' type of work that does not try to affend anyone, but have fun with this question.\n\nI'll tell you what....What if...through DNA testing they found out that Mohammed suffered from severe BiPolar disorder? Imagine the Hoopla that movie would stir.\n\nExplore life...spread peace.
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I went on a mission trip to Mexico recently, and while I was there we went to a Mexican church. It was AWSOME! We didn't understand everything they said, but we knew that we were worshiping the same God. It was really cool.\n\nThey did some stuff differently but when they went to praise God we could feel His presence. We knew we were with fellow Christians and it was awsome.
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Yes.\nIt was nice, something different and very refreshing too. It's good to know that religions are not only tolerated in America, they're not hated or completely discriminated against.\nAlthough I did think some of the Muslims featured there seemed a bit shallow, I do also think that a few of them are very bitter.\nHowever, it's a nice documentary about turning Muslim in a predominantly Christian state. I do note that even though it's predominantly Christian, they do not impose harsh restrictions, rules or positive state sanctioned discrimination like how many Muslim countries impose on other religions. \nThat is a good thing to learn from.\n\nJenova\n(d.yuffie@gmail.com)
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I think it is awesome. To think that he was raised in the palace, and left it to find his heritage. It is full of so much. I wonder, did he start out full of pride, all the paganism that he grew up with, the humbling that he went through, the stripping away of all that he had learned as a child destroyed, and he was made anew, and was one of the most humble of all men that lived.\n  Think about it! He talked with God, He saw Gods glory pass in front of him...That should give anyone hope, with all that Moses did before, even murder, and He had A glorious walk with God.
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I have watched this movie several times and to tell you the truth, I felt bad after every viewing.  Not bad in the "I shouldn't have watched this" way, but bad that I have a part in nailing Jesus to the cross, even today.  I actually cried when I first watched it, and I am not one of those people that cry at movies, but this was a moving experience for me.  \n\nThe movie was adapted from a book that a num wrote a couple of hundred years ago.  She had visions from Jesus about what the Passion was like, and was told all of this in great detail, including how many times He was whipped, and the crown of thorns and everything else.\n\nI haven't read the book, but am still looking for it, but I have heard, from people who have read it, that the movie is very close to what this nun had written.\n\nI don't think the movie was supposed to "bring people to Christianity", but was meant to show people how Jesus suffered.  I agree that something should have been done about the Resurection, since Passion referes to the crusifixtion, death and resurection, but I did kind of like the ending, showing Him walking out of the tomb.
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not at all. As a Christian, my concern is for those who are not well grounded in the faith or who do not have working knowledge of the Bible. Jesus Christ is divine. The movie challenges (without any proof) that Jesus was married. Jesus was the sinless sacrifice for our sins, perfect w/out blemish. There are Roman historical accounts of the man named Jesus as well as in Jewish record. From a secular perspective, don't you think the Jews and the Romans would have been all over Jesus being married? Also, the writers of the four Gospels all died for what they believed as well as countless other martyrs. The real truth, however, can be seen in the countless lives Jesus has transformed for good. \nThe Bible has survived thousands of years of inquiry, a movie is not going to challenge it. Don't allow yourself to be deceived.
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yes. i just saw it sat, i thought it was good. im a christian and i didnt get offended by anything, the movie is fiction. i know its not real. people get all worked up for nothing, its just a movie, its not the truth.
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I enjoyed it. Anything that takes itself too seriously deserves to be put up to ridicule, and that includes the Church.\n\nBesides that, the jokes were funny and well-timed, the plot was coherent within its own setting, the casting was perfect enough that I couldn't see anyone else playing the parts (especially Linda Fiorentino and Alan Rickman), and the cynicism toed the line between mockery and adoration.
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I bought for me and 4 friends. They bought the popcorn and soda. I was the only one who read the book first. It was so good I had to see the movie. I wasn't disappointed. Everyone loved the movie. \n\nThe movie was very close to the book, but the reading the book first is a good idea, because it's a complicated mystery and requires you to think a bit. \n\nI'd say the professional movie critics didn't like it because it was a cerebral, intellectual movie as opposed to a slam-bang, shoot 'em up, fireworks and explosions, SFX kind of movie. It isn't a WOW! LOOK AT THAT! kind of movie, but it is definitely a WOW! \n\nThe dialogue definitely stabs the Catholic Church right between the eyes and this is another reason why many people have a problem with it.\n\nEnjoy the mystery, the chase, the plot and the shocking surprises, one right after another. I would definitely pay to see it again, but only for the purpose of entertaining a friend who hasn't seen it.
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It presents very good what really happened to Jesus, but it has too much violence. They wipe him for 20 minutes! It wasn't necesary...
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Spoiler below: Don't read if you don't want to know part of the movie.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOMG, when the kid got shot in the foot!!! AW MAN!! I \n\nreally didn't see that coming!  It was just so powerful!!  I \n\nwas a bit traumatized because I believe that things like \n\nthat might actually happen in the barrios of Brazil.  Truth \n\nbe told I almost cried!! (ALMOST)
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I don't know what to think of that....and I watched the video twice.\n\nVery compelling video with a great soundtrack.
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iv always love davinci book... its one of my faves now. but having a bad feeling towards the movie--- it was toned-down... has the church been conspiring with the screenwriter??? it did not put the book into real life... tom hanks and cocteau were lame.. THE DECENT ACTING.tsk...a realy BORING SUMMER MOVIE!\n\nI thought the book was hard to read but this\nmovie was even harder to sit through.\n it supposedly is the best film of the year.. \nDO U THINK THE DA VINCI CODE worth the\nLONG WAIT WE GAVE???\nbrrrrrrrrrrrr...\nANYWEI, ONE WUD JUST GO AND SEE the film\ndiscuss and debate.\nok, i enjoyed as bit...(,")