Passion of the Christ

hingedro · December 17, 2010, 02:33:34 PM

Would you agree that this movie features a spellbinding performance from Jim Caviezel?

Velma · December 17, 2010, 03:03:18 PM

Can't say. Never saw the movie except for some clips which completely turned me off of the movie.

McQ · December 17, 2010, 03:33:46 PM

Yes. I think he did a great job. I actually liked the movie, but found it very difficult to watch from a perspective of not liking torture.

Whitney · December 17, 2010, 03:41:34 PM

Never watched it...don't care much for bloody movies.

hingedro · December 17, 2010, 04:08:27 PM

Just happened to see the movie again recently and remembered how good it was. I must say I'm surprised by the positive comments here, I haven't heard many good things about it from atheists.

Tank · December 17, 2010, 04:26:59 PM

Quote from: "hingedro"Just happened to see the movie again recently and remembered how good it was. I must say I'm surprised by the positive comments here, I haven't heard many good things about it from atheists.

It's exploitative torture porn, what's there to like?

Velma · December 17, 2010, 04:33:45 PM

Quote from: "Tank"
Quote from: "hingedro"Just happened to see the movie again recently and remembered how good it was. I must say I'm surprised by the positive comments here, I haven't heard many good things about it from atheists.
It's exploitative torture porn, what's there to like?

You are not the first person to say that.

hingedro · December 17, 2010, 04:46:03 PM

Quote from: "Tank"
Quote from: "hingedro"Just happened to see the movie again recently and remembered how good it was. I must say I'm surprised by the positive comments here, I haven't heard many good things about it from atheists.
It's exploitative torture porn, what's there to like?

It's tough going at times, I'll give you that. But it brings to life the sacrifice that Christ made for us all. (Sorry if that comes across as a bit preachy)

Velma · December 17, 2010, 04:52:07 PM

Quote from: "hingedro"
Quote from: "Tank"
Quote from: "hingedro"Just happened to see the movie again recently and remembered how good it was. I must say I'm surprised by the positive comments here, I haven't heard many good things about it from atheists.
It's exploitative torture porn, what's there to like?
It's tough going at times, I'll give you that. But it brings to life the sacrifice that Christ made for us all. (Sorry if that comes across as a bit preachy)

Sacrifice? More of a very bad weekend IMO.

Velma · December 17, 2010, 05:03:37 PM

Actually more of a story of a very bad weekend.

AnimatedDirt · December 17, 2010, 05:13:12 PM

I watched it when it first came out. It is gruesome in that it depicts a true event (IMHO). I can't imagine it worse, although I believe it was. The things love and family make us do...eh?

I haven't been able to bring myself to watch it again. When I come across it on the movie channels, I close my eyes and quickly change the channel. Just too much.

Davin · December 17, 2010, 05:43:05 PM

Quote from: "Velma"Actually more of a story of a very bad weekend.

Like the difference between Weekend at Bernie's and Weekend at Bernie's 2?

Velma · December 17, 2010, 07:59:53 PM

Quote from: "Davin"
Quote from: "Velma"Actually more of a story of a very bad weekend.
Like the difference between Weekend at Bernie's and Weekend at Bernie's 2?

Something like that.

I do wonder, how is it a sacrifice when, in the end, he lost nothing? He knew how the story was going to end - with him going back to where he came from with more accolades than when he left. Even if you count his supposed thirty years on earth (including the crucifixion) as part of the 'sacrifice', it still means nothing in that light. The story doesn't even pass muster as decent fiction, much less the tale of a deity supposedly come to earth.

Davin · December 17, 2010, 08:20:28 PM

Quote from: "Velma"
Quote from: "Davin"
Quote from: "Velma"Actually more of a story of a very bad weekend.
Like the difference between Weekend at Bernie's and Weekend at Bernie's 2?
Something like that.

I do wonder, how is it a sacrifice when, in the end, he lost nothing? He knew how the story was going to end - with him going back to where he came from with more accolades than when he left. Even if you count his supposed thirty years on earth (including the crucifixion) as part of the 'sacrifice', it still means nothing in that light. The story doesn't even pass muster as decent fiction, much less the tale of a deity supposedly come to earth.

That did get me to think about how his last few moments of suffering in no way equates to the eternal suffering those who simply do not believe in him will experience. It seems that those going to hell to suffer for eternity are making a far bigger sacrifice than Jesus ever did. There are even children that go through more suffering than Jesus did for far longer and they've never sinned.

Well, that triggered a lot more roads than that, but I'll stop here.

Whitney · December 17, 2010, 08:23:25 PM

Quote from: "Velma"
Quote from: "Davin"
Quote from: "Velma"Actually more of a story of a very bad weekend.
Like the difference between Weekend at Bernie's and Weekend at Bernie's 2?
Something like that.

I do wonder, how is it a sacrifice when, in the end, he lost nothing? He knew how the story was going to end - with him going back to where he came from with more accolades than when he left. Even if you count his supposed thirty years on earth (including the crucifixion) as part of the 'sacrifice', it still means nothing in that light. The story doesn't even pass muster as decent fiction, much less the tale of a deity supposedly come to earth.

I would be a much more inspirational story if after having been in hell Jesus realized it was wrong to send sinners there and then forgave everyone despite belief because it was the right thing to do.

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