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THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST depicts the last 12 hours of the life of Jesus of Nazareth (Jim Caviezel), beginning with his betrayal by Judas Iscariot (Luca Lionello) and ending with his crucifixion and subsequent resurrection. Directed by Mel Gibson (BRAVEHEART)--who funded the film himself and co-wrote the screenplay--PASSION .. Read more

Starring Jim Caviezel, Maja Morgenstern, Monica Bellucci, Mattia Sbragia
Director Mel Gibson
Genres Audio Descriptive, Drama

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The Passion Of The Christ

THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST depicts the last 12 hours of the life of Jesus of Nazareth (Jim Caviezel), beginning with his betrayal by Judas Iscariot (Luca Lionello) and ending with his crucifixion and subsequent resurrection. Directed by Mel Gibson (BRAVEHEART)--who funded the film himself and co-wrote the screenplay--PASSION uses flashbacks to substantiate a handful of pertinent moments in Jesus' life and teachings, such as the Sermon on the Mount and the Last Supper, as well as his relationships with his mother and his disciples. Still, the drama focuses on the seemingly endless torture inflicted upon Jesus by Roman soldiers at the urging of the Jewish crowd that considers him a blasphemer, despite the attempts of a sympathetic Pontius Pilate (Hristo Naumov Shopov) to spare him from death. The faint of heart should be prepared for the brutal, barbaric beatings that Christ endures. Maia Morgenstern, Monica Bellucci, and Hristo Jivkov are touching as Mary, Magdalene, and John respectively, who are devastated by Jesus' fate yet aware that they can do nothing to change it. Performed in Aramaic and Latin with English subtitles, Gibson's labour of love is sure to prompt discussion and debate as to historical and Biblical fact.

Starring Jim Caviezel, Maja Morgenstern, Monica Bellucci, Mattia Sbragia, Hristo Naumov Shopov, Claudia Gerini, Luca Lionello
Director Mel Gibson
Studio ICON HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 7 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate 18.gif
Genres Audio Descriptive, Drama
Language Aramaic, English Audio Description
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles English
Released DVD: 31 Aug 2004
Production year: 2004
Format DVD

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  • Mel Gibson's controversial film gets right down to it: Jesus in the garden of Gethsamane, his betrayal, arrest and condemnation. Anti-dramatic in structure, this is a bold... read more »

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    Rated - 3 stars

    relentless..but make your own mind up

    I admit I watched this simply because of all the hype. It is the only film shot in Latin that I've ever watched (it has sub-titles, if you select them: I did!).

    For me, the level of violence was so relentless that eventually I just became rather numbed by it. Combine this with the fact that everybody, of course, knows how it ends ( a bit of a challenge for any film ,when you think about it) and you should be left with an empty experience. I wasn't however. It is beautifully shot, and it has a kind of morbid fascination attached to it. I suspect that anyone religious would find it either very moving or very loathsome. It didn't stir up such strong emotions in me, but I did get all the way to the end (it is actually quite well paced) so it had enough impact for me to keep watching to see how the next part of the story was going to be treated.

    In the Press it was reported that jews in the USA were outraged by this film, because it portrayed them as basically evil: however I must say that, to my mind, the main villains in the film were portrayed more as politicians, or at least figures of authority in their society, rather than 'jews' - it is clear in the film that Jesus was a jew, and these were authority figures within his society that were insisting on his crucifixion.

    I was puzzled by the film's treatment of the Romans, at first: Pilate (and especially his wife) were portrayed as compassionate victims, almost, of politics - whilst the soldiers were nothing less than bestial. Eventually I decided it was a plausible line to take.

    If you have got this far, then you are probably going to select the movie, to make your own mind up. I think, on balance, that is the right thing to do.

      • ronc from Southport
      • Posted 07 Nov 2004 21:07

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    If you like lots of whipping then this is for you

    Otherwise I’m not sure what to make of it; one minute you’re thinking this is great, go on – hit him again! The next you’re thinking what’s the point?

    It’s a simple blow-by-blow account of the last moments of the life of JC with unintentionally hilarious (or deeply offensive- depending on your point of view) depictions of the Jews as a mob of ugly, deformed, mendacious, corrupt mutants. You just have to wonder why a fanatic like Gibson would make a film about Jesus that children aren’t allowed to see.

    First off I scored this a 1, then went back the next day and gave it a 7 – finally I settled on a compromise 4, which is more a reflection of my confusion than my opinion.

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    Gibson settles Passion suit

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    Mel Gibson has settled a lawsuit with the screenwriter of his religious epic Passion Of The Christ. Benedict Fitzgerald, who co-wrote the 2004 film, filed suit against the actor/director in 2008, maintaining the superstar had cheated him out of millions of dollars in potential earnings. He alleged he was only paid £50,000 and had to borrow hundreds of thousands from Gibson to cover his expenses. The Passion Of The Christ went on to gross an estimated £400 million worldwide.... Read more

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