wow what a movie..

[Evie]

I'm glad you mentioned this because your original post led me to believe that the gospel narratives are sufficient, thus rendering all religious movies unworthy. I personally was moved by how powerfully this movie demonstrated the extent of Jesus' love for us. You do have to have a bit of a strong stomach to watch a couple of scenes because they are heart-breaking.

If you define gratuitous as "unwarranted" or "unnecessary", I don't think it's a fair label. Sadly, our society has been numbed by daily doses of violence, much of which includes strong imagery. I think the film's makers depicted Christ's violent suffering in a way that can get the attention of today's filmgoers without overdoing it (e.g. today's "slasher" flicks). If you're a sensitive soul, it's probably not a film for you, but I wouldn't be too harsh on it if you haven't seen it.

yes,people will sit through people stabbing each other,killing each other with guns,knives etc,watching those stupid Halloween movies,and won't watch or complain about the whippings,blood,the torturious parts of this movie. Um,hello,that's part of it. We would not he saved without everything He went through for us.

 

[AlanBoB]

The bible includes more vulgar topics, issues, people along with more bloody battles, situations, deaths, sins, deceptions, and attrocities than any media these days.

*shrug*... don't see you complaining about it. Asking for an edited version, a less explicit version.

You can avoid violence, you can hide it from your children, you can even disquise it, or you can trick yourself into beleiving you can. Either you accept it, approach it, and/or teach it to your children in the way you feel is right, or the world will.

Its not ok for a movie to be overly violent, though its ok to send our sons and daughters off to a foreign country to experience it first hand, in its worst form... war.

Whether you like it or not violence is a part of this world, a part of life, accept it or not, it still is there. Better to accept it and deal with it on your own terms, than to ignore it as it affect you on its terms.