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Mel Gibson looks right for movie on Jesus
THE WASHINGTON TIMES ^ | Julia Duin

Posted on 07/07/2003 12:44:44 AM PDT by TLBSHOW

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:05:05 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Filmmaker Mel Gibson, whose upcoming movie on the last 12 hours in the life of Jesus has drawn charges of anti-Semitism from Jewish and Catholic scholars, is shopping his film to a more receptive audience: evangelical Christians, conservative Catholics and Orthodox Jews.


(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: christians; jesus; melgibson; theright
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1 posted on 07/07/2003 12:44:44 AM PDT by TLBSHOW
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2 posted on 07/07/2003 1:11:14 AM PDT by ATOMIC_PUNK ("Jim Morrison may have been smarter than we gave him credit for")
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To: TLBSHOW
"This film has all the makings of a [box-office]." bomb

Or not.

3 posted on 07/07/2003 1:13:31 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (This tagline has been suspended or banned.)
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK
("Jim Morrison may have been smarter than we gave him credit for.")

Or not.

4 posted on 07/07/2003 1:14:15 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (This tagline has been suspended or banned.)
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(((((PING)))))
5 posted on 07/07/2003 1:24:21 AM PDT by .45MAN
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK
I saw Gibson's portrayal of King David. It was awesome through and through. I think many are going to be pleasantly surprised with how well acted this film will be. Not to mention the fact that I think he will pull no punches.

One thing is for sure.
Thank God the british accents will be gone.
6 posted on 07/07/2003 1:28:45 AM PDT by kuma
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To: TLBSHOW
If Richard Gere made a movie about Budda we wouldn’t be having all these groups condemning the movie.

It's pretty amazing to watch all the underhanded contempt for all things Christian.
7 posted on 07/07/2003 1:31:53 AM PDT by DB (©)
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To: Jeff Chandler
"Jeff Chandler "

Or Not

8 posted on 07/07/2003 1:42:43 AM PDT by ATOMIC_PUNK ("Did you have a good world when you died? Enough to base a movie on?.")
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To: TLBSHOW
"...It's easier to declare yourself a gay drug-addicted kleptomanic than a born-again Christian. Saying you are a born-again Christian at an elite Hollywood party is like wearing a swastika to a B'nai B'rith fund-raiser."

And that's the line of the night. He certainly knows how to make a point, doesn't he?

9 posted on 07/07/2003 1:47:04 AM PDT by BearArms
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To: kuma
I saw Gibson's portrayal of King David. It was awesome through and through.

In what film did Gibson play King David?

10 posted on 07/07/2003 1:47:59 AM PDT by AHerald
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To: TLBSHOW; american colleen; sinkspur; Lady In Blue; Salvation; Polycarp; narses; SMEDLEYBUTLER; ...
"But two of the most prominent Jewish organizations have attacked [Mr. Gibson]. People are trying to strangle this movie while it's in its cradle."

..... or, manger!

11 posted on 07/07/2003 2:54:17 AM PDT by NYer (Laudate Dominum)
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12 posted on 07/07/2003 3:10:39 AM PDT by jimlilko (How about the servers won't take capital letters!)
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13 posted on 07/07/2003 3:10:58 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (Bu-bye Dixie Chimps! / Coming Soon !: Freeper site on Comcast. Found the URL. Gotta fix it now.)
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To: jimlilko
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14 posted on 07/07/2003 3:12:22 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (Bu-bye Dixie Chimps! / Coming Soon !: Freeper site on Comcast. Found the URL. Gotta fix it now.)
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To: DB
If Richard Gere made a movie about Budda we wouldn’t be having all these groups condemning the movie. It's pretty amazing to watch all the underhanded contempt for all things Christian. 7 posted on 07/07/2003 1:31 AM PDT by DB (©)

Gere must have had mega-paranormal mystical help from the Tibetan Masters of Wisdom in Shamballah and Agartha or perhaps Darth Vader...to figure out how to turn Mothman into a bomb. He wasn't exactly getting standing ovations at the 9/11 benefit concert either. The path to satori, moksha and nirvana, or Vegas for that matter, has many peaks and valleys. If you see the Buddha on the road...
The funny thing about meditating is that the Universal Cosmic Mind your consciousness fuses with...may not be sane.

"Ah, Grasshopper! When you can snatch the pebble from my hand, time for you to go." - Master Po

15 posted on 07/07/2003 3:59:42 AM PDT by HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
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To: TLBSHOW
This alarmed the Catholic scholars at the Anti-Defamation League, who said using a nun's writings in a movie "would directly violate Catholic teaching."

What the?

16 posted on 07/07/2003 4:12:32 AM PDT by Aquinasfan
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Or not.

Top ten grosser of all time. It will have a relatively slow build because there will be many repeat viewers. Lots of non-movie-goers will be coming out to see it too.

17 posted on 07/07/2003 4:15:46 AM PDT by Aquinasfan
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To: TLBSHOW
The film shows graphic scenes of Jesus being whipped and crucified. Such violence is historically accurate, and the crucifixion was viewed by early Christians with such horror that it was several centuries before the cross was used in decorative art and in churches.


18 posted on 07/07/2003 5:54:48 AM PDT by NYer (Laudate Dominum)
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To: NYer
Let's try this again


19 posted on 07/07/2003 7:11:19 AM PDT by jimlilko (How about the servers won't take capital letters!)
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To: TLBSHOW
>>The actors speak only the main languages of first-century Palestine: Latin and Aramaic. Mr. Gibson only reluctantly agreed to add subtitles. <<

Probably sell more tickets that way.
20 posted on 07/07/2003 7:41:35 AM PDT by SerpentDove (Each post focus-group tested for maximum wallop.)
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