[patriciaruth]

Have you read The Last Temptation of Christ? I found it a great metaphysical work until the very end, when as a teenager I was disappointed in what the last temptation was.

It seemed so banal to me then. Now decades later, I can understand more the temptation of a normal life, with a normal family and love.

I have yet to see the film. I should probably make a point of renting it.

[nina0113]

Have you read The Last Temptation of Christ?

I keep meaning to read the book - I'll pass on the movie. I understand that the director included a graphic sexual fantasy as part of the last temptation. I concur that the temptation of a normal family life ("Father, let this cup pass from me") is anything but banal.