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"It's kind of like the difference between driving by an accident along the highway and seeing someone dead.."

' Okay. But on the other hand this begs the question as to whether or not the Lord should have anointed Mel to make this movie around the year 350 AD so that every Christian would get the point so much better than the bible could make it. Is the bible enough or not? And in additon where in the bible does it say one must be swept up in a tide of emotion about the Crucifixion in order to be a better Christain. The bible say to repent of your sins, and believe in the gospel. There are no instructions that you must have certain types of emotions. Emotions are good but fleeting. It is what you make up your mind to do that endures. But still I do not discount that the movie was a thing for you.

"Is the bible enough or not?"

Gibson film if from the bible. He didn't portray anything new. He added exactly zero. However the people of the time probably had a different perception of violence than we do today.

As I said, the reason people react so strongly to the violence In the movie, as opposed to other violence we are subjected to in the media today, is that this is personal. It's about someone we love. Other than that, it's not that violent by comparison with other movies.