Well, all those people thought they were possessed after seeing the Exorcist ...

Betcha she wouldn't have croaked if she hadn't had the extra large tub o' popcorn with extra butter, the cheese covered pretzel bites and the nachos ...

I've always thought the US was a little wierd with the violence - yes, sex - no media.

From what I keep hearing about the Passion movie, It seems to focus only on the pain and suffering, but not much else.

Imagine a Holocaust movie where all you saw were the people dying in all sorts of ways, but did not go into the reasons, or the circumstances surrounding the event.

It sounds hollow to me.

Yeah, it's a shame the Christians can't get organized and unified like the Pagans are.:rolleyes:

I don't think I'm going to see this movie. I heard that the book version was better.

The Templars believed that Jesus didn't die on the cross but was put to sleep with mandrake . That article reads like one of those magic tricks revealed, shows. Fascinating.

This may be a really stupid question but why is the title "The Passion of The Christ" and not "The Passion of Christ?" And what is the Latin definition of Passion? Guess I should have paid more attention in Sunday school.

"Christ" is a title, meaning "messiah". The first and primary place where Jews and Christians split is that Christians believe that Jesus is the Christ, while Jews believe the Christ has not yet come.

Undertoad's hangnail?:p

The meaning of the original title was a bit more clear I think....

In the artcile below, scroll down about midway and read:

Symphony for The Devil

Debney claims that Satan’s image kept appearing on his computer screen while he was trying to compose music.

I bet Symantec's Anti-Virus would clean that up in no time.

I watched most of The Passion of The Christ this evening, but I had to go out before it was over.

Can anyone tell me how it ended? ;)

The bad guy won.


No, wait... :angel:

In all seriousness, this is one disturbing film. I don't quite get the point of showing a two hour film about the torture murder of one guy and presenting it as something religious.

I can also see the concerns expressed by the Jewish community. The Jewish priests and most of the general populace surrounding the events of Christ's torture are loathesome at best, and downright gleefully sadistic at worst.

Finally, did anyone else think this was more of an extreme BDSM film than anything remotely resembling a religious presentation? It was utterly bereft of spirituality and chock full of whoopings, flayings, humiliation, bondage and everything else that people who love Jesus usually find objectionable rather than inspiring.

Ick. Gag. Puke. I think I'll stay Pagan, thanks.