The Passion of the Christ

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The Passion of the Christ
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Thu, 02-26-2004 - 12:58am
Has anyone been able to see it yet?

I knew it would be opening big, but I was surprised to find out this morning that one of the local 20-plexes was showing it to sold out crowds on every screen from 6:30 this morning to around 11:00 when their usual lineup started and The Passion only continued on a few screens.

I've been reading incredibly moving reactions to it like this one in National Review--

"THE PASSION IN HARLEM

I just got out of a screening at the Magic Johnson Theatres up at 123rd and Frederick Douglass in Harlem. The theatre was packed, with an audience that was about 85 percent black, and included many seniors (of course: daytime). The response to the film was just about universal: Loud applause at the end, and vocal endorsements of the movie as we exited. One sweet elderly lady, I’d say about 80 years old, was shaking her head on the way out, saying: “If you read the Bible, that’s exactly what happened.” Another woman, in her 30s, was brushing away tears. “It’s not the movie,” she said,” it’s the reality of the thing.” During the screening, the man I set next to—a guy in his 20s, tall, strong, and vigorous-looking, nobody’s wimp—gasped at some of the cruelties inflicted on Jesus. (When Jesus’ cross is turned over on its face so He can be nailed to it more securely, this man blurted out, “Oh, s***, that’s too much.”) Before the movie started, there was a little film in which Magic Johnson explained the rules for his theatres: “No talking. . . . No hats or colors . . . . If you have a problem on the street, don’t bring it inside.” I couldn’t help thinking: There is a problem on the street, every street, and this movie is about the solution."

I wanted to see it this weekend, but now the local news is reporting that virtually every showing in Dallas through the weekend is already sold out, so now I have to wait til next Saturday.

Renee

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Tue, 03-02-2004 - 2:48am
With an approx. 125 million dollars in ticket sales to date, the critics of this movie, it's safe to say, are being ignored. Whether you love it or hate it, it's certainly stirred up conversation and that's always a good thing in my mind. I'm planning to see it again.
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Wed, 03-03-2004 - 1:10am

>>"Pilate is seen going through his well-known doubts before finally washing his hands of the matter and turning Jesus over to the priests, but Caiaphas, who also had doubts, is not seen as sympathetically. The critic Steven D. Greydanus, in a useful analysis of the film, writes:The film omits the canonical line from John's gospel in which Caiaphas argues that it is better for one man to die for the people that the nation be saved. ....
why the omission? what was seen in the movie is obviously not portrayed AS IT HAPPENED. it is not fact. it is an interpretation. "<<


I don't know what Omission is being


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Wed, 03-03-2004 - 1:20am


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Wed, 03-03-2004 - 1:24am


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Wed, 03-03-2004 - 1:28am


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Wed, 03-03-2004 - 1:33am

1Pe:1:19-21: But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:


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Wed, 03-03-2004 - 11:28am
thank you so much. i really started to cry when i wrote him. I think it's finally hitting me ..the film that is...and how amazing ti was for him to stand up to the world
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Thu, 03-04-2004 - 1:03am
an interesting article on the accuracy (and innaccuracy) of the passion: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4212741/

also, the movie is in aramaic and latin, right? didn't they speak greek back then?

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Thu, 03-04-2004 - 2:59am

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It was the age of the Roman Empire, so they would not have spoken Greek.

Miffy

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Thu, 03-04-2004 - 8:12am

Excellent article.


I did a search on the language Jesus spoke. From that search it appears that many different languages were spoken in that area at that time. Therefore differences of opinion.

 


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