John: Thanks for sharing your assessment. I think it would make me want to give up religion as well.
But others disagree. I just heard opening weekend was the biggest of all time: $150 Million-plus in gross receipts over two days. Perhaps he'll donate so much money to the Catholic Church it will be able to keep all those priests from going jail. RBS >-----Original Message----- >From: John A. English, n/OEF >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 10:38 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [ZION] The Passion > > >Ron, > > I went expecting to be encouraged in my faith. >What I saw was horribly >graphic and really not much else. There were some >scenes that relieved the >pain but overall not enough. The film in being about >the passion, death and >resurrection of Christ was not very balanced. There >was not much time spent >speaking to the resurrection and a lot of time spent >beating up in Christ. > > Also, it seems to me that the emphasis was very >much on the evil Jewish >leaders and at the same time showing Pilate(the real >villain in my eyes) as >a thoughtful Roman who cared about his subjects. Then >Pilate and Jesus >began speaking Latin whereas most likely Jesus did not >know Latin, and >Pilate probably did not know Aramaic, which they had >him speaking to the >Jewish leaders. > > I left the movie wanting to give up on all religion. > > In a positive vein, it did get my attention, and >I've spent days focusing >on Christ and his suffering and his gift, almost >without thinking about >other things. I think this is positive. > >Peace and all good, >John A.E., n/OEF > > The most beautiful thing we can experience is the >mysterious. It is the >source of all art and science. He to whom this emotion >is a stranger, who >can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is >as good as dead; his >eyes are closed. --Einstein (1879-1955) > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: RB Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 8:54 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [ZION] The Passion > > >John: > >When you get a moment, I'd love to read your impressions as, >based upon several reviews, this is not likely to be a >movie I'll >see. > >Ron > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: John A. English, n/OEF >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 7:15 PM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: RE: [ZION] The Passion >> >> >> >>I saw it and it is to me worse than R rated. I wish I >>had not gone. >> >>Peace and all good, >>John A.E., n/OEF >> >> The most beautiful thing we can experience is the >>mysterious. It is the >>source of all art and science. He to whom this emotion >>is a stranger, who >>can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is >>as good as dead; his >>eyes are closed. --Einstein (1879-1955) >> >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Jonathan Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 9:24 AM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: [ZION] The Passion >> >> >> FWIW: My mom saw it...which surprised me. >>She's usually >>about as straight laced as they come and she said it >>was amazing. 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