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Gibson is finally making a movie on one such civilization - the Mayans. Disappointing...

It's Gibson. What do you expect? After that passion movie nonsense it is obvious that guy doesn't care about the truth. He has no choice but to make all other cultures look like barbarians like glorify his own.
Anyway, I heard Mayans probably did sacrifice people, but any culture killed out of name of their religion. So I don't see if it matters whether you sacrifice directly to your deity or wipe out entire cultures out of name of your deity.

[maine-iac7]

After that passion movie nonsense it is obvious that guy doesn't care about the truth. He has no choice but to make all other cultures look like barbarians like glorify his own.

So I'm NOT the only one on the planet that saw Gibson's twisted Passion script as nonsense.......

I think the runaway best "Jesus" movie is still Franco Zeffirelli's 1977, "Jesus of Nazareth" .

It follows the bible faithfully, except for the MM=whore bit.

The actors are superbly cast, the scenes and photography are museum paintings,,,The emphasis is on Jesus's mission = His teachings. Look at this cast!

Cast overview, first billed only:

Robert Powell .... Jesus Christ

Anne Bancroft .... Mary Magdalene

Ernest Borgnine .... The Centurion

Claudia Cardinale .... The Adulteress

Valentina Cortese .... Herodias

James Farentino .... Simon Peter

James Earl Jones .... Balthazar

Stacy Keach .... Barabbas

Tony Lo Bianco .... Quintilius

James Mason .... Joseph of Arimathea

Ian McShane .... Judas Iscariot

Laurence Olivier .... Nicodemus

Donald Pleasence .... Melchior

Christopher Plummer .... Herod Antipas

Anthony Quinn .... Caiaphas

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Robert Powell is perfect in the role - and his face is Jesus... This movie is a watch again and again one. Not many of them.