>That film is an abomination of the Christian religion. It
>was disgusting.

are you Christian? I mean yeah it was excessively gory, but aside from that, this is what Christians believe.

>That film was one man's interpretation of a
>great man's death. Not his life, mind you, but his death.

That's why it was called The Passion of the Christ instead of The Life and Times of Jesus.

>Jesus' message wasn't about torture and his crucifixion. His
>message was about his life, how he lived his life, and how he
>wanted people to live their lives. I didn't see any of that
>in the film.

Jesus' crucifixion and death are central to the Christian faith. I really don't get how people don't get that.


>It's one thing to make a Divinci Code or Last Temptation of
>Christ -films that are upfront in that they deal with
>speculation. The Passion was presented as factual truth.
>Some of it was, some of it wasn't.

almost none of it is "factual" truth to begin with. it's based on a religious text, not an objective historical account.

>Mel took a great deal of
>artistic license and really only presented the very, very END
>of the story.

again, that's exactly what a Passion play is about.

>JC would not have been happy with that movie.

well he wouldn't be happy with Mel personally, but that's another story.