I was listening to an interview the other day of a hollywood insider. The interviewer asked the guy if he thought next year one of the nominees for best picture would be 'The Passion'. He basically said 'no way' because 'them that be' don't like Mel Gibson and won't vote for anything of his ever again.
This movie may be a blockbuster, but we (fans of the movie and/or Gibson) may have to be satisfied with just knowing that Mel Gibson is eating their lunch by turning all other recent releases into sidelines that aren't causing the slightest ripple with the press. You know they're just seething at this movie's success.
That's good enough for me. :)
The Passion doesn't need an Oscar blessing.
It would be even more gratifying if 2004 were the year that the top-grossing film recieved NO Hollywood awards.
I believe that would send the world the most powerful message possible - and that message would clearly not be about the film.