Passion of the Christ // 666

[fuzzyoctopus]

Ok, I'll tell him that.  I actually told him this afternoon that I'd decided I didn't want to see it.  We can get together and do something else while they're watching it.

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

I've got this thing about movies where they use a whip with hooks on it and graphically show a good man suffering for no real reason...

I dont like em so I prolly wont go.

[Fellfrosch]

There's arguably a very good reason, but I know exactly what you mean. I don't even like watching the news--I'm sure not going to watch somebody torture Christ. I don't think it's wrong to portray such a thing (I actually think it's a great idea, because I've heard countless people say that it made the concept more "real" to them), I just know that I wouldn't like it.

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

yeah I agree nice concept, but not for me...
which is a shame because I really like the Aramaic/ Street Latin angle...
But they showed a small clip on some cable news show and showed bloody chunks of flesh coming off the Christs back as he was being whipped by a cat o nine tails with hooks attached and I realized that 2 hours of that would mess me up but good.

[fuzzyoctopus]

I'm totally with you on that, Jeffe.  I think it's definitely one of those situations where for some people it will be a great movie, and for others it would be something that does more harm than good.

Then I read articles about a woman who took her daughters, ages 11 and 14 to go with her and I wonder about people....

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

I think what I don't like is how much it focuses on the suffering of christ and not the message of christ...
Granted thats not the movie Gibson set out to make... but its the one I wish he'd made.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

"To This End Was I Born" does a really good job focussing on the message, without the graphic violence. I think that movie makers have lost that artistic touch. Starting with Saving Private Ryan or thereabouts. They substitute graphic imagery for suggestive imagery which in the end can be much more powerful, you just have to use it effectively, in the right places and times. I don't care for the whole catering to people with no imaginations.

[fuzzyoctopus]

My lit teacher who is very liberal, (for a Mormon professor) said this.  It's good that they show the truth of the physical pain, but the sad truth is that a LOT of people were tortured and crucified by the Romans.  No one else went through Gethsemane, and the spiritual anguish of suffering for the sins of humanity.

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

So, on a note of being myself, who wants to help me remake "The Ten Commandments?"

[fuzzyoctopus]

You can't replace Charton Heston!  Who else has the right face, as well as being right-wing and scary enough to do the job?

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

Yeah, there's just a lot that's missing from their approach that I'd like to see. We could do that.

And Gemm, let me know when you have a budget big enough to do it justice. Right now it's still a magnificent film I don't feel needs remaking.

[Spriggan]

I dono if Gemm re-grew his beard he could have kinda a "I'm trying realy hard" think going.  But to be true Gemmness I think Stop motion would be the way to go.

Anyway I got a link to Scott Cards review of the passion of Christ, thought some of you might find it intresting.

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

Hmm, Stop motion. What is that, exactly?

[Spriggan]

It's like claymation, except with people and such.  You take a picture (with your digital camera or what not), move/add things to the shot ect, and take another picture.  Another way you can do it is film with a camcorder like normal, then useing something like flash or adobe premeir remove half the shot frames.

Here's an example that I made useing pictures of my sister from our trip to Vegas.  It's kinda large (570k) since I didn't bother reduceing the picture size and such.

[Entsuropi]

Hrm. Wierd.

Reading that review, the only reason i can think of to watch the film... is to hear the languages. I'm kinda a sickler for hearing ancient languages. I know how important the story depicted therein is to Christians, but since i'm not one, i'll pass.

Apart from anything else, i know how it ends