Posted on 03/05/2005 6:47:01 PM PST by MovieFan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
NEW CONTROVERSIAL DOCUMENTARY ON ‘THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST’
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) 01/31/2005 – A new documentary feature film on ‘The Passion of the Christ’ is now on DVD. ‘Impact: The Passion of the Christ’ opened in selected theaters on December 3, 2004 to a triumphant success. It has stirred controversy and interest around the world as it touches on the wide gulf between the religious and secular communities around the world. The film has garnered praise and criticism as it tackles the controversies that surrounded the most explosive movie of our time and addresses the ‘cultural war’ that is taking place in America. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Tim Chey, the movie also takes viewers around the world to London, Tokyo, Oslo, Bombay, and Bangkok in search of answers to the compelling questions as a follow-through to the movie ‘The Passion of the Christ.’ One of the subjects of the film, a neo-Nazi, turned after himself in for the ten-year old bombing of two buildings in Olso, Norway, two hours after seeing ‘The Passion of the Christ’. The documentary film has been discussed in the New York Times, MSNBC, the LA Times, and other major media outlets.
The film has so far received the same type of response that ‘The Passion of the Christ’ received as judged by two film festivals (American Film Renaissance and Liberty Film Festival) it played in recently. Applause rang out incessantly throughout the movie by some in the crowd; while others, after the movie, criticized the overtly hard-core Christian message.
One critic thought the movie was despicable in that if you just accept Jesus Christ, you can go on your way even if you commit murder. Another critic said it (“Impact”) takes a cheap shot at Michael Moore by stating that if the Columbine High School killers had known Jesus Christ, they wouldn’t have committed those atrocities.
Nonetheless, others felt the exact opposite. “This movie needs to be seen by the world,” one attendee said. “It shows how Christians are being persecuted by those in the media.”
Chey shakes his head at the continuing controversy. “There is definitely a wide chasm of religious and cultural views that is increasing, not decreasing, in this country,” says Chey. “All of this culminated in the movie ‘The Passion of the Christ’ and when you take a step back, you see this chasm is very great indeed.”
Contact info: Fallen World Distribution 9461 Charleville Blvd, Ste 147 Beverly Hills, CA 90212 Contact@ImpacttheMovie.com
That's a darn shame. Michael Moore is so far removed from the world of cheap shots.
I think that "The Passion" is a great movie ... but the problem with it is the same one that threatens the greatness of the "Left Behind" fiction -- which is that any criticism of the work is sometimes taken as persecution. (Idolatry, anyone?) "The Passion" is, when it comes down to it, basically a docudrama. Anyone who objects to its existence is out of his/her mind. But it's not Scripture, even if it follows the Gospels pretty well.
Seriously ... Thanks for the heads-up about the documentary. I'll try to check that out.
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