Passion of the Christ

Pros: Oh just read the review..
Cons: I'ma burn....

Let me preface this review by stating that I am not religious. I've read the bible more than once, and I do enjoy movies based on it.. but I view them as great works of fiction. I'm sorry if that offends anyone, it isn't meant to. I state it only to ...

Pros: Absolutely stunning in all respects, Direction, Acting, Cinematograpy, Special Effects, Music. Brilliant.
Cons: A little inaccessible to those not familiar with the life of Christ.

Behold the Man: The Passion of the Christ He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he has borne our griefs ...

Pros: Powerful subliminal messages, Cinematography, Music, Visceral quality
Cons: Agonizing to watch

It is extremely rare for me to write about a film that has over 180 previously submitted reviews. My thought process is, what could I possibly contribute, that has not already been addressed by such a large number of reviewers? However, after finally ...

Pros: I didn't pay to see it
Cons: confusing story; boring; violence; everything

I was very disappointed and dismayed. I had a sinking feeling from all the reviews I had read of Mel Gibson’s infamous movie, The Passion of the Christ, that I wouldn’t care much for it and yet when a strong Christian friend offered me her DVD ...

Pros: Love, hate, ignorance, despair, agony, betrayal, temptation, guilt, truth.
Cons: Just ask Jesus.

So, let's talk about The Passion of the Christ, shall we? A lot of movies out there lately have been based on true stories. Now whether or not this is a true story, it's quite beyond my power to say. But after watching it, part of me sure ...

Pros: Sticks to "THE BOOK" very well
Cons: I feel there wasn't enough background for those who may not know the story.

Time constraints made it that I could not see the film on opening day, Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. The timing of the its opening , calculated to be shown when more people do focus on the Passion of Christ and His resurrection, was well planned ...

Pros: The acting, the directing, the music, the cinematography
Cons: None

So, was the movie as good as the hype I've been hearing? Or, was it a vehicle for anti-Semitic neo-Nazis as some have claimed? My quick answers to these questions are "yes" and "no" respectively. My best friend and I bought tickets to the movie last ...

Pros: My own beliefs being confronted by the complete horror.
Cons: The film by itself was nothing.

Cinematic violence is a subject that has been discussed a lot lately, mainly though it's been more of an argument between the factions of Religion Vs art, the Religious people reeling in horror over the release of Dawn Of The Dead for its ...

Pros: Jim Caviezel is fantastic, the technical aspects are quite good.
Cons: The violent images will haunt me to the end of my days

What I have to talk about, in my first review in years, is Mel Gibson's misguided opus. I'm not terribly religious by nature, and avoid it in conversation, along with discussions of politics and the New York Yankees, so I'm looking at The Passion of the ...

Pros: Maia Morgenstern as Mary.
Cons: Abbreviated, narrow focus. Cardboard characters. Crap music. Absence of emotional connection or context.

A couple of weeks ago, I took a taxi in the city. Hanging from the driver’s mirror was a double-sided decal featuring a roughly etched black and white woodcut of Jesus on the cross, head bowed in an oversized crown of thorns. The only color was a wide ...

Pros: It's only a movie.
Cons: So was Triumph of the Will - and look what happened there.

"Wherefore, as best we can, we ask and require you that you consider what we have said to you, and that you take the time that shall be necessary to understand and deliberate upon it, and that you acknowledge the Church as the Ruler and ...

Pros: graphic...Jesus doesn't have blue eyes and blond hair as in other movies.
Cons: too hollywood. too unbalanced. misses out on what makes Jesus endearing.

Christians want soooo badly to be controversial. They want to be seen as edgy and “in your face” and unflinching. They love to complain that they are under attack from a “secular” society, even though a majority of Americans, anyway, are Christian ...

Pros: Thought provoking subject.
Cons: Insensitive execution. No pun intended.

It was always going to be. “Take this and drink. This is my blood, spilled for you and for many. Do this in memory of me” it says in the Bible. And drink I did. Like an alcoholic fish. And then I made my way to the cinema. The result? Yet ...

Pros: An Excellent Film on Jesus Christ Final 12 Hours by Mel Gibson.
Cons: Violence is a Little Overdone & the Pacing's a Bit Slow.

One subject that many filmmakers don’t like to touch and with probably good reason is religion, notably the subject of Jesus Christ. There’s always some sort of controversy and heated debates as to see who offends whom and which group gets ...

Pros: tells the story with great authenticity and vivid strokes; good performances; language stroke pays off.
Cons: extremely violent and confronting; not for a soft stomach or heart.

Well it's now a late hour/early hour depending on which way you look at it. It's been about 10 hours since I walked out of the cinema, and some of the images thrust in my face are still embedded in my mind. And they probably will be for a while. This is ...