Hey, Headscratcher, I think the abovereferenced sentence epitomizes HG's reaction to the film. I've heard a lot of folks say they were inspired by the flick, but that doesn't seem to be her take. As I haven't seen it yet, I continue to be interested in other folks' impressions, and the movie does seem to be quite powerful, even if some folks didn't find it particularly enjoyable.
I will say that I expect the DVD/video sales to be an all-time record, and this version of history will be what most Christians see in their minds'eye when they imagine JC's last hours.
FReegards...MUD
Well, I guess that phrase was a bit ambiguous. What I meant was I didn't enjoy two hours of non-stop violence. It's disturbing. It's even more disturbing when you realise that the person being flailed is the Son of God. I'm glad I saw the film though, for a number of reasons - to see what all the bruhaha was about for starters, but also to get a different take on the Crucifixtion, which - after 32 years as an Irish Roman Catholic - tends to become just another piece of religion 'taken for granted', and no longer shocking. (Does that make sense?)
I've heard a lot of folks say they were inspired by the flick, but that doesn't seem to be her take.
I don't know if I'd say I was inspired by this movie. But I wasn't unmoved, either. It is impossible to come away from this movie without feeling stirred in some way. Like I said earlier the depiction of Mary the Mother of God had the most profound effect on me.
As I haven't seen it yet, I continue to be interested in other folks' impressions, and the movie does seem to be quite powerful, even if some folks didn't find it particularly enjoyable.
I don't know if the word 'enjoyable' fits with this film, at all.