[Freeper Lady]

I agree. However, I do find it pretentious of Gibson that he thinks he can truly depict the suffering of the Lord.

I viewed the movie and, although I do not agree with the critics concerning antisemitism and high violence, I questioned can we truly know what Jesus suffered just by watching a production. I concluded, out of respect and ultimate love for the Lord, that a depiction should not be attempted.

I believe his suffering is beyond human comprehension and not something which belongs on the big screen.

It is a divine mystery.

[My2Cents]

You make a good point. I'm sure that if we could all jump in a time machine and go back to that Friday, we'd all be devastated by the reality of what took place...but I would love to stick around until the following Sunday morning.

One of my favorite Christian teachers likes to say, "The nails in the cross hurt; but the true suffering was the separation Jesus experienced from His Father...." In God's timing, a thousand years is but a day, and second is like an eternity. We don't know and can never know the internal suffering of Christ, being separated from the Father because He became sin for us, but even if it lasted only for a second, it was excruciating, and it has an impact for eternity.

[johnb838]

They didn't think they were going to make any money, but they wanted to make something that would still be being watched in 100 years. I think they were successful.