What do you think about the Passion of the Christ??

[1GoofyPittsburgher]

yah i guess you r right

 

[becka]

I want to see it but not by myself so I am going to wait until it comes out on video so DH and I can watch it together.

 

[DopeyRN]

To those hesitant to see the movie at the theaters...I am one of those people who can watch tv, talk on the phone and play on the computer at one time, and still know what is happening in the other room....I can tell you I was alone in that movie...I was aware of a slight commotion behind me, and the nurse in me looked back to make sure nobody needed help..( the ladies left and I have no idea what it was about). I could not tell you who around me may have been crying..the only person I was somewhat aware of was my 12 year old son. You are immersed in the movie to the point that I felt I was there. When it was over, like you have heard everywhere, nobody moved. People just sat. When I did get up to leave I really did not feel like talking for a while. We did all meet back at a friend's house...we talked some about the movie, a lot about other stuff, ate pizza and just hung out. IMHO if you are feeling called at all to see the move, go! I guess it will come out on DVD someday, but I would not recommend waiting...again JMHO.

 

[pw2pp]

Because of all that I had read, I was afraid that it was going to be 2 hours of pure gore and that I would either be completely grossed out or completely taken over by emotion throughout the entire movie.
However, that was NOT the case. I found the movie to be extremely well made and it showed other things throughout the movie (such as Jesus' time spent with his disciples, family, etc....).
These scenes were spread out at different times throughout the movie (as flashbacks by Jesus, his Mother, Mary Magdaline, etc...) and helped to make the movie into so much more than just gore.
Throughout the movie, you realize that although Jesus was suffering, he knew exactly what was happening to him and that it was part of what God had planned for him. So even though it was so horrible, it was in a sense, okay, and that he wasn't so much a victim, but was "going through the motions". You knew that was the case because at the beginning of the movie, there is a scene in which God tells him what is going to happen (you don't see God, but it is done in such a way that you understand that is what is happening).
Anyway, I would highly recommend the movie and don't let the reports of "gore" scare you away, for you would be missing out on so much more, for there is SO much more to this wonderful movie.

 

[Feralpeg]

I am sure it is a powerful well-made film and I am happy for those of you that have seen it and felt a connection. I don't plan on seeing it. I know the kind of things that I can watch and those that I can't. I know this film would deeply distrub me. Now, before you start flaming me. I don't need a graphic film to tell me how much Jesus suffered for me. I am well aware of his sacrifice. I am the type of person that gets distrubed watching the evening news. I had to close my eyes during Saving Private Ryan and then I dreamt about it for days after. I know war is hell. I don't have to see it to know this. For those of you that want or need to see it, I hope you get something good from it. I respect Mel Gibson for having the guts to produce the film. I just won't be seeing it.

 

[KristiKelly]

I am very nervous about seeing this movie, DH & I tried to go this weekend, but were unable to get tickets. Others have spoken about not wanting to see it due to being violent & gory, I am not a fan of gory movies either, but - this is a true story, Jesus went through all of that for US, I feel like we owe it to him and at least see what he had to deal with, for you & me. This is not just another violent movie - this is a TRUE story. We hope to see it next weekend, we just need a baby sitter.

 

[nsyncraider17]

Because of all that I had read, I was afraid that it was going to be 2 hours of pure gore and that I would either be completely grossed out or completely taken over by emotion throughout the entire movie. However, that was NOT the case.

I agree. I saw it on Friday, and I was prepared for the entire movie to be graphic violence, but there is a lot more than that. And I think that it actually didn't have as big of an impact on me as it would have if I had not been expecting it to be so graphic. And actually, the scene that moved me the most was one of the flashback scenes that had no violence at all.

I went with 5 friends (3 girls and 2 boys) and I was the only one of the girls who was not sobbing for almost the entire film. (I very, very rarely cry in movies, but I did cry a little bit.) We all said that we were shaking during the whole thing, and we were still shaking so much that we could barely walk to our cars when it was over.

If you have any interest in this movie at all, I strongly recommend that you go see it. You will definitely not be the only one in the theatre who is struggling to watch it. And if you've read Scripture, then you already know what happens...for me, it just helped to make it seem more real.

 

[Stepharoonie!]

I saw this last night with my boyfriend and 4 other friends. I have never cried so hard during a movie in my life. The graphic depictions of what happened almost make you feel sick to your stomach. It honestly never hit me about what excactly He had to go through for our sins. While hearing about it and reading it is one thing, to actually see it is another.

I would think that anyone under the age of 18 may not want to see this movie right now. It's much too graphic for younger viewers (though it may not phase some due to the graphic horror movies out there).

 

[Tiggerlover91]

I saw The Passion yesterday afternoon with my DH and 6 bible study friends. Although I enjoyed the movie and thought Mel did a wonderful job...it really messed me up for about six hours afterwards! I knew what the Messiah had done for us to give us eternal life, but I had NO CLUE what he really went through for us because of our sin. I knew he was beat, so bad that he could hardly walk, but I had no clue til I saw it in the movie. I COULD NOT get those images out of my head til I went to sleep at 10:30 last night. DH put his arm around me right before the torture scene and he knew exactly what he was doing. I buried my head in his shoulder quite a bit and hid my eyes every now and then. I about lost it when that first nail went through his hand, I could barely breath I started crying so hard.
The impact on me was hard and it's going to be there for the rest of my life. I still cannot believe the Messiah CHOSE to go through that torture for me because he wanted to give me eternal life. His Father (ABBA) loved me so much that he gave his only begotten son to die for us! If that doesn't stick with you, then oh my gosh...WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE!
Excellent movie and I'm so glad I got to experience it. Would I see it again, probably no time soon, but I WILL own it when it comes out on DVD. As many have mentioned before, the scenes with the Messiah (MESHIACH) spending time with his disciples, teaching, and spending time with Mary (MIRIAM)his mother, did move you quite a bit and helped so much with the violence going on with the Messiah.
I'm glad I got to experience and I'm glad I have those images in my head of his torture, because I NEVER want to forget or minimize ever again, what the Messiah did for me.

 

[tkd lisa]

I also saw it with my DH at a special showing on Saturday morning. The tickets were made available through local churches, and it was sold out. I won't repeat what most people have said here, because that is exactly what it was like.

But I will comment on my opinon re: age to see the movie. In my opinion, no one under 16 should see it unless their parents/responsible adult have viewed it first and are comfortable that the child should see the movie. My DD is almost 12, and she was insistent that she should see the movie, because everyone is saying 12 as the cut-off. After seeing the movie, in no way is she emotionally ready to visually experience the sacrifice that Jesus made for all of us. I'm not saying that parents who take children this age are wrong, I'm just saying that the parent should know exactly what the child will be seeing.

I had a friend say that she had assumed that they had shown the "worst" seens in the advertisements in order to stir up people to see the movie. I told her that the advertisements were far from the worst scenes in the movie, but I do agree that the story/message is exactly what comes through. The violence is there to tell the story, not to be the story.

I also can't express the joy I felt seeing Jesus arising from the tomb. The only words spoken in the theater were Amens at that moment.

 

[dizneenut]

DH & I saw it Saturday evening with a group from church. It was the most amazing, powerful movie I have ever seen. I agree with what everyone else here has said, as well. I don't think there was a dry eye in the whole theater. I was so overcome with emotion. And like others have said, the theater was dead silent at the end of the movie. Most people didn't even get up right away.

 

[MickeysMommy]

Dan, I, too, am not going to see this movie. While I go to church every Sunday and love Jesus and know he died for our sins, I am not able to watch this movie. I saw some of the special effects on Access Hollywood the other night and just that made me sick. I am not usually grossed out (for lack of a better term) by any thing at all but this just made me sick. It may be because this all really happened to Him, I don't know, I just know that I can't see it. My minister at our church also said that he won't be seeing the movie. He said that he knows all the suffering Jesus did for us and that he doesn't need to see it in a movie. If I want to learn more about Jesus and his death, I will read my bible (Hope I don't get flammed for this, it's just my opinion)

 

[Talking Hands]

I saw it Sunday afternoon after church with a group from my Sunday School. It is a very intense movie. Many of us were in tears. Movie theatre was completely silent even after it ended. Never seen a crowd file out so silently.
For hard of hearing it is not dubbed so you will not need to get the ALD. Completely subtitled. For my friends who are completely deaf, they felt the subtitling was not sufficient and would have preferred open captioning with more description of the sounds happening. My husband told me there were many sections that were not subtitled. Only the main characters are subtitled.
One thing that really bothered me were the number of small children there. It is a violent and graphic movie and not appropriate for younger children. IMO I would not bring a child under the age of 12 and would be careful with those from 12 to 15. Each parent needs to judge their own child's emotional maturity before taking their child.

 

[damo]

I, too, won't be seeing the movie. Although I am a Catholic, this movie, to me, is Mel's interpretation of somebody else's interpretation or somebody else's interpretation , etc. etc. of what happened. I would be moved to tears and silence watching anyone be tortured.

 

[ABCMom]

I will not be seeing this movie either - at least not in theaters - and not because I don't believe that it is a true representation of what happened. I have seen Jesus Christ Superstar performed several times and can't make it through a production of that without being reduced to a puddle of tears and it is no way shape or form as graphic or as true to scripture as the Passion is. I would have to be carried out of the theater when it was over, it would hit me so hard emotionally and I don't care to do that in front of a bunch of strangers at a movie theater.

My parents saw it with a group from church on Friday and my mother said she kept her eyes closed through a lot of it. Our pastor and his wife took their son who is 11 but forewarned him that he could leave if it ever "got to be too much for him. He went out and sat in the lobby about half way through the film.

 

[TimeforMe]

DH, DS(14) and I saw it on Saturday and while I think it is one of the most worthwhile movies ever made, it is not for everyone. I had to turn away several times as did DS. DS is making his confirmation this year and we have also changed parishes this year, which has proven to be a very good choice. I felt like this movie came at a time when our family was ready to see and appreciate it. My son is very interested in the historical aspects of the Church and Jesus and was enthralled albeit very, very moved by this film, which I feel is a good thing.

I know, however, that my DD (15) would never be able to handle this movie--far too intense and emotional for her.

I totally understand that not everyone would want to see this movie and would never tell them to go see it. I do think seeing it on the big screen vs waiting for it to come out on DVD will be less of an experience--be it good or bad.

 

[Fishbone†]

I saw the movie Saturday morning, and I thought it was incredible. I was echo those who said it wasn't as "gory" as I was prepared to experience. I winced several times, and wanted to yell out in His defense, but for me at least, it wasn't "intolerable" in the sense that I was able to make it through. I don't mean to diminish in any way what Christ went through, and what was depicted, just that I was able to sit through it. I think for me, it was more about His sacrifice of Love, then the violence. At any rate, I would recommend it.

I'm just curious.... is there anyone who saw the movie that regrets having seen it?

I'm not flaming.... just throwing it out there. I haven't (as of yet) heard of anyone who saw it that wished they hadn't. A person would, of course, know themselves better than anyone else, but it's really the fear of the unknown that holds people back sometimes. Of course noone HAS to see the movie..... especially if they are well aware of the sacrifice Christ made for us. Not seeing it doesn't diminish that Sacrifice, nor does it void it. I didn't need a movie to tell me any of this, I've read the book, and I know how it ends, but I will say that the movie sort of drove home (for lack of words) some realities that I knew, but never really absorbed. Like the suffering that he endured for me..... I knew about it, the account is in the Gospels, but to actually "experience" it, to want to yell out and run to His defense........... and then to realize that He could have stopped it at any point Himself, and that had I tried to "defend" Him, He wouldn't have needed it nor wanted it, because He was doing this for me............ I don't regret having seen it.... at all.
All I'm saying, is it's obviously an individual's choice, but don't close your mind to it based on what you've heard or think to be true just because............ you don't know what you may be missing, and again, as of yet, I haven't heard of anyone who has seen it, and can now speak from experience about the "concerns / rumors" that has regrets about seeing it. Most are glad they did.

JMHO

 

[1GoofyPittsburgher]

Sounds like a plateful of a movie if u no what i mean

 

[IMGONNABE40!]

Last week I was given two tickets and was going to give them away since DH was out of town. Well, DS 11 wanted me to take him! I was against it. DH and I had briefly discussed taking our son to see the movie, I was against it, he was for it. Usually, DH is very selective in what he will let DS see (he still hasn't let him see Pirates of the Carribean!). When DH called, I told him about the tickets. He said "Why don't you take T (our DS)?" I was torn. I asked DS why he felt it was so important to see the film. He said it was important to him because he wanted to see what Christ's sacrifice was really like. He said the pictures and statues we see with a few trickles of blood on His head near the thorns and a "stripe" of blood on His side are not real. He wanted to get a better idea of what His real suffering was like. After several conversations along these lines, and DH weighing in a few more times, I decided to take DS to see the movie. I told him that we could leave at any time. We sat on the aisle near the exit. DS did fine. Better than I did probably.

I am glad we went. It was a powerful movie and not as gory and violent as all of the hype (don't get me wrong, however, it was plenty violent and gory, just not as much as I expected.) The flashbacks broke up the difficult scenes and overall the film was well done and very moving.

And no, the Jews did not kill Jesus, His blood is on all of our hands.

 

[minniepumpernickel]

Originally posted by DopeyRN
For the record, Jim Caviezel said he was struck by lightening once. He did get hit during the scourging, he dislocated his shoulder, had hypothermia and pneumonia. Said he was tempted to quit, but knew he has to see it through. He made it by the grace of his faith. (I have never heard of someone being struck by lightning not needing immediate medical attention)

I saw someone get hit by lightening once. If it isn't a direct hit, then the effects aren't as bad. The episode that I saw, started with a very loud crash and the person fell to the ground. He got up eventually, and had some minor burns but nothing too serious. Some bark from a nearby tree had been scorched, so it looks like it actually hit the tree directly next to him. He was very lucky, too!