For Easter Weekend- The Passion of the Christ

[Coach81]

Either Saturday night or Easter Sunday I will be watching this.. anyone else?

[phoenixram1977]

Originally Posted by Coach81

Either Saturday night or Easter Sunday I will be watching this.. anyone else?

I will be watching the passion of the christ on good friday.... ten commandments on sunday

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Coach81

Either Saturday night or Easter Sunday I will be watching this.. anyone else?

I saw this theatrically and once on DVD and that was enough for me. Besides I read about in the Bible at least a few times a year.

IMHO Gibson's best film is Apocalypto.

[kpkelley]

I'll be watching The Passion of The Christ and The Ten Commandments, might even throw in something like Jesus of Nazareth on dvd.

[Rebelwithoutacause]

I'll be watching The Passion of the Christ on Friday, followed by The Ten Commandments with family and friends on Sunday. I still haven't decided what to watch on Saturday.

[kpkelley]

Originally Posted by Rebelwithoutacause

I still haven't decided what to watch on Saturday.

The Life of Brian

[Blu-Benny]

i'll be watching this on friday.

it's a once a year movie for me.

i've only not watched it on good friday 1 year since it came out on dvd.

[MaCruz]

I watched Passion of the Christ on BD last year. I don't know if I'll watch it this year.

[Rebelwithoutacause]

Originally Posted by kpkelley

The Life of Brian

Great choice. I was also thinking The Prince of Egypt, but it isn't out on BR and I don't own it on DVD.

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by kpkelley

The Life of Brian

Blessed are the cheesemakers!

[Blu-Benny]

Originally Posted by Adrock

+1. Not really sure how this movie helps anybody 'celebrate' Easter.

for fear of getting banned for discussing religion, I’m gonna make this short and to the point…..it's not the crucifixion that is celebrated @ Easter, it’s the resurrection.

Everything that happens in Passion of the Christ leads up to the resurrection on Easter Sunday.

and i seem to remember hearing/reading somewhere that Gibson based the violence on what the Romans did back in those days.

[threefiftyrocket]

How bout this instead?

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Jesus...-Blu-ray/1341/

Although some of it is hollywoodized, its a very accurate representations, and Phil Caracas acting is just superb!

[Show spoiler]

[Adrock]

Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

I’m gonna make this short and to the point…..it's not the crucifixion that is celebrated @ Easter, it’s the resurrection.

Everything that happens in Passion of the Christ leads up to the resurrection on Easter Sunday.

Right, so why watch a film that bathes in violence and torture? Just because it has a happy ending? I just don't see the relevance to watching this movie in order to celebrate the resurrection.

But hey, if you enjoy it, more power to you.

[bkbluray]

Talk about igniting a firestorm!

I'm planning to watch The Passion either on Easter Weekend or the week after.

[Blu-Benny]

Originally Posted by Adrock

Right, so why watch a film that bathes in violence and torture? Just because it has a happy ending? I just don't see the relevance to watching this movie in order to celebrate the resurrection.

But hey, if you enjoy it, more power to you.

that's where the 12 years of catholic school come into play and can't be discussed here.

[Blu-Benny]

Originally Posted by Beast

Doesn't change the fact that it's not about Celebrating Jesus Christ or the Resurrection.

yet if it's historically accurate why not put it in the movie??

[radagast]

Originally Posted by Adrock

Right, so why watch a film that bathes in violence and torture? Just because it has a happy ending? I just don't see the relevance to watching this movie in order to celebrate the resurrection.

But hey, if you enjoy it, more power to you.

The Resurrection happens because of the crucifixion. The reason Jesus went through that is the point (at least for Christians). And instead of sanitizing it like previous movie depictions, it depicts it more accurately and therefore is more humbling for those of us who have certain priorities in life.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

it's not the crucifixion that is celebrated @ Easter, it’s the resurrection.

Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

that's where the 12 years of catholic school come into play and can't be discussed here.

Nor can the iconography between the two divisions (the Catholics depict a guilt-inspiringly bruised-up Jesus on the Cross, while Protestant iconography depicts an empty Cross where Jesus isn't anymore) displaying the two fundamental interpretations of the ROLE of the Crucifixion...
Suffice to say, we know where this movie stands.

[Crimson King]

Jesus Christ Superstar! (on DVD, sadly no blu is available as of yet)

one of my favorite scenes from the film:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g77AcTbjFo

[Adrock]

Originally Posted by radagast

The Resurrection happens because of the crucifixion. The reason Jesus went through that is the point (at least for Christians). And instead of sanitizing it like previous movie depictions, it depicts it more accurately and therefore is more humbling for those of us who have certain priorities in life.

Watching a Hollywood made film depicting the violence, torture, and crucifixion Jesus 'experienced' has nothing to do with priorities in life.