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I don't know how much (if any) of the content of the last few posts have anything to do with what I posted (including gospel references), but I think Brian may have missed my point. At least part of Stephen's question, split over 2 posts (one on the previous page) claims that nothing more...

I didn't realize that every detail of the suffering was "Gibson's whole point." I am unpersuaded on this and disagree. With that said, addressing the source material influencing scenes and details in the film (ever so briefly): - A point has already been made that the process of crucifixion...

Maybe to/for you. For others, it's the other way around. And yet for others, both of these films achieve both of these ends.

I want to chime in on one of Ernest's points, what I think is a most significant one: the sloughing off of huge chunks of audience. Why is it that any Christian viewer of this film is discounted from any measure of The Passion's success? Does that mean a comic book fan must be removed from...

I don't think the audience is supposed to hate anyone, either. It would be counter to everything the film is trying to accomplish. However... This in and of itself allows for sympathy. Not that he passes the buck, but that he's in a bind which could cost him his life. Yes, that he's...

God working through him does not mean it is a tool or that he's making it to be primarily used as a tool. I take that as a devotional statement. This movie was made because Gibson felt compelled to make a film about something he felt strongly about. "Hoping" that it would serve some ministry or...

I don't think this movie is a tool for anything. I'm sure Gibson has no qualms with a given group using it as a tool for spreading Christian faith, but I also think it's fair to say that this wasn't a primary factor in the intent behind the film. Perhaps guilt is a HUGE factor in this film, but...