[I-ambush]

They hated “The Passion of the Christ,” and hated Mel Gibson for it, because it hit them with a truth they couldn’t handle.

[RooRoobird20]

I loved the fact that The Passion of the Christ was an outstanding movie which was a spectacular box office success—in spite of the haters in Hollywood who tried to destroy Mel and his movie.

[Bryanw92]

>>They hated “The Passion of the Christ,” and hated Mel Gibson for it, because it hit them with a truth they couldn’t handle.

True. They’ll watch John MacLaine walk on broken glass and get beat up and shot for sequel after sequel and never bat an eyelash at the violence.

But “Passion” was too much for them. Even for the Jews and Anti-Theists of Hollywood. This is because their heart KNOWS. The Holy Spirit makes them feel the pain in “Passion”. They want to pretend it isn’t real.

I know this because I was an atheist when I saw it. I can giggle at a horror movie of the worst kind and I LOVE watching John MacLaine walk on glass. My atheism survived nearly dying in a submarine that was sinking, but “Passion” jarred something in me and it wasn’t the violence.

[IronJack]

The themes of Christianity -- religion in general -- are not easily captured on film. How do you translate the sublime love of a Father for His children into anything other than maudlin schlock (If you're Hollywood, that is)?

To truly explore the Christian experience, you have to have experienced that explosive dimension of the Creator's love. How many people in Hollywood do you think have ever known that feeling?

So it's hard for them to interpret Christianity in the context of anything but a price tag.

[GOP Poet]

It doesn't matter what THEY thought. The audience showed how much they liked it with attendance and their money. THAT is the bottom line for the artist and for the industry. Period.The left wing whiners always whine. Period.