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Posted on 06/10/2006 5:42:03 AM PDT by NYer
NEW YORK -- Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" ranks as the most controversial film of all time, according to Entertainment Weekly.
The magazine ranks the 25 films that have most shocked, disgusted and divided moviegoers, in its June 16 issue, on newsstands Monday.
EW writes that Gibson's grisly depiction of Jesus' betrayal and crucifixion ignited "a culture-war firestorm unrivaled in Hollywood history." Despite -- or to some degree, because of -- the religious uproar, the 2004 film grossed over $370 million at the U.S box office.
Coming in second is Stanley Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange." Kubrick's 1971 futuristic film is famous for a violent scene during which "Singin' in the Rain" is played. Reports of copycat crimes led to the movie's withdrawal from distribution in Britain.
Oliver Stone has the unique distinction of landing twice on the list: 1991's "JFK," ranked at No. 5, and 1994's "Natural Born Killers," at No. 8.
"The Da Vinci Code," now in theaters, charts at No. 13 for the debates spawned by its tale of a Catholic cover-up. Another recent film, "United 93," ranks at No. 16 because of concerns that it came too soon after the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
Also among the 25: "Fahrenheit 9/11," "Deep Throat," "The Last Temptation of Christ," "The Deer Hunter," "Basic Instinct," "Do the Right Thing" and "Kids."
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Ergo, these EW 'geniuses' must be really STOO-PID™ as the "most controversial film ever" is undoubtedly D. W. Griffith's, "Birth of a Nation" in 1915.
It was a Major hit, a "Blockbuster" in holly-weird speak and Klan membership subsequently skyrocketed. Now that is "controversial".
The magazine ranks the 25 films that have most shocked, disgusted and divided moviegoers, in its June 16 issue, on newsstands Monday.
Meanwhile The Godfather is deemed as one of the best!
Go figure... a story of Christ's total act of love reviled, and Don Corleone becomes a cultural hero. Gee... what kind of message is that?
Proof that Hollywood, like inside the Beltline, is out of touch with American Judeo-Christian values.
Farenheit 9/11 made the list? The only controversy from that movie is that a left wing filmmaker who created a work of fiction and labeled it fact wasn't called out on the carpet.
Because it points a finger at the values of "tolerance" which celebrates a number of things that Christianity says is sinful...
Everyone ought to see the Passion.
This is one of, if not the best explanation I have ever heard of why people do not want to "tolerate" Christianity's values.
What is so strange is eventhough God does not tolerate sin, he surely tolerates man's will to commit it, and it's man who choses to be separated from God, not God's choice.
"You shall know the truth and the truth will make you odd."
--Flannery O'Connor, Catholic Novelist
"The Last Temptation of Christ," "Too graphic"
(Have you seen this week's cover of Newsweek? Hint, it's not of 17 heads in fruit boxes.)
"United 93"...... "Too Soon !"
"Fahrenheit 9/11" "Very Timely, Award winning"
(Produced almost 3 years ago)
"The Jersey Girls"...."How dare we question the motives of these War Widows?"
"John Kerry"............" How dare we question the patriotism of this War Hero ?"
"Bob Kerry"...."How dare we accuse this War hero of slitting the throats of innocent civilians?"
"John Murtha"...."How dare we accuse this War hero of aiding and abetting?"
I could go on....for years.
It is also the most important one in Hollywood history since the fortunes the theatre owners made on it went toward the founding of the major Hollywood studios.
That's what God did, lowering himself to become a man, and take the punishment that we deserve, I speculate that not only did Jesus do this, but he remains in this providential incarnate form of a man forever...
Think about that kind of love!!
That's a good start. You ought to list every one you can think of and post it so we can print the darn thing out and mail it to our favorite Congresscritters.
Well, at least the "Last Temptation" made it to the list. Frankly, I think that was far more controversial. After all, "The Passion" was a movie that was quite well received by the people who actually saw it, and it did NOT try to offend the members of a religion, unlike the Last Temptation
Mark
It was an excellent movie. Told it like it was.
OK.....
Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney ... "How dare we defend an attack on a black women?
Representative Patrick J. Kennedy .."After all he has suffered, how dare we call him a drunken liar?".
Senator Edward M. Kennedy..."After all he's been through, how dare we accuse him of murdering a young women?"
NJ Gov. Jim Mcgreevey...How dare we call him a truck stop homo ?"
Cindy Sheehan.....How dare we accuse this grief stricken mother of aiding and abetting just to get attention?
Michael Berg....How dare we question this grief stricken father of aid and abetting just to get elected?"
Rep. William Jefferson..How dare we accuse a black politician of taking bribes?"
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