[presidio9]

"The Passion," which has been widely characterized as gory by reviewers.

This is another fallacy propagated by the left to persuade people to avoid this movie. There are plenty of critically-acclaimed popular films with much more blood and violence.

The left has tended to fixate on the "extended and overly-graphic" scourging (which "is not in the Gospel"). In reality, the camera is mostly on the faces of the Romans, Satan, the Blessed Mother, and Mary Magdalene. I wonder if more than a dozen blows are actually on camera.

[Dataman]

The left has tended to fixate on the "extended and overly-graphic" scourging (which "is not in the Gospel").

That's another half-truth of the left. The scourging is certainly accurate as we know both from Roman history and Isaiah.

[elbucko]

The left has tended to fixate on the "extended and overly-graphic" scourging (which "is not in the Gospel"). In reality, the camera is mostly on the faces of the Romans, Satan, the Blessed Mother, and Mary Magdalene. I wonder if more than a dozen blows are actually on camera.

I agree. "Braveheart" is far more violent than "Passion". The difference is that the violence in the "Passion" is totally directed one single innocent man.

[AMDG&BVMH]

"In reality, the camera is mostly on the faces of the Romans, Satan, the Blessed Mother, and Mary Magdalene. I wonder if more than a dozen blows are actually on camera."

Exactly. And Christ's dignity as he responds to the punishment. The blows are not the focus at all.