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The physical body is very short lived. Christ was ALONE in his suffering. Even his disciples had abandoned him. I don't think the movie portrayed any of his suffering very well, except the physical part, which was the least part of his suffering. But that IS what Mel does best.

I apologize for being a pest, but I must address these comments, also.

Christ was not alone in His sufferings. John, Mary His Mother, and Mary followed Him and were as close to Him as possible the entire time.

As for Mel's talent being limited to portraying physical activities best, I saw the interview with Diane Sawyer, and I must disagree with you. He exhibited a depth of spiritual maturity I've never seen in a celebrity interview.

He also revealed, by the movie, a tremendous depth of spiritual and mystical understanding which can only come through prayer.

>>I apologize for being a pest, but I must address these comments, also.<<

You're not a pest. I need to get this thing talked out!

>>Christ was not alone in His sufferings. John, Mary His Mother, and Mary followed Him and were as close to Him as possible the entire time.<<

I honestly think his aloneness was the primary reason the suffering was so severe. It is something I have tried to comprehend for a number of years now. All of his disciples left him and, no offense, but I think one of the main points the Bible tries to make is the utter aloneness of Jesus in his suffering, to the point even that he said "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"–which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

Yes, having your mother there can help, but God understands the cause of his mothers "love" and the concept of maternal instinct. And the other Mary as well, would not suffer consequences for being true to the end, since women were not held accountable as men were."

In the Bible, Jesus physical suffering is not AS moving for me as His physical suffering. He of all men knew/knows the temporal nature of the body. In the movie, Mel was most successful portraying the physical suffering, but less so when it came to the emotional and spiritual suffering. Maybe it was a bad script. Maybe is was bad acting. Maybe it was just me. But that is how I came away from it.
The movie did not move me, yet the Book does.