Those who focus their thinking on the body, naturally only focus on the physical aspect of our Lord's biological, bodily death. Those dead in the spirit, also know no other interpretation or significance of His death.
I suspect the violence done to Christ was performed in every soulish and physical fashion in a counterfeit attempt to distract Him from remaining faithful unto the Father. Much of it probably induced by demonic influence and/or possession of some of those witnessing the ordeal.
There was probably also considerable spiritual attempts to distract Him from His destiny.
The real issue, which we are also to emulate, is that He remained faithful regardless the temptations and distractions promulgated upon him prior to being judged by God the Father.
I'm not sure Jesus Christ was aware of of all aspects of the sacrifice being performed. When He declared, "My God, My God, Why have you foresaken me?" I suspect he had been judged and all sins of mankind had then been judged and at that point he endured the spiritual death (or state of existence involving separation) which resulted in the Father being consistant in granting eternal life and relationship with any man where righteousness was found. That righeousness found today in the faith through Him just as He was found faithful.
How could one become distracted from their destiny? Isn't destiny preordained, and everything that happens, part of that destiny, including distraction and remaining faithful?