[onyx]

Huge difference. The violent death of Jesus Christ actually happened, and until Mel's film, His suffering has been sanitized.

[68skylark]

I think I catch your point. But maybe my question wasn't clear. What if some other movie maker wants to depict some other historical figure, male or female, being tortured to death? Seems to me that a movie studio might think about financing such a film. Call me crazy, but I bet a few movie makers will try it. And it seems to me Christians will have a hard time complaining.