The Passion of the Christ





A beautiful film, but not quite the masterpiece some claim it to be.

B

just wow!! a powerful movie!
but very depressing movie!

This is a Masterpiece IMO!
Oscar Worthy!! yes people OSCAR WORTHY!!!!!

A+++

I actually did not like this movie. I did not shed one tear and I found it way to drawn out.

I've seen it once, that's really enough for me. It's a VERY well made film but I just didn't connect with it or feel anything about it, and the film was... hard to watch.

- C+

This film was very hard to watch, I agree. I am still surprised at the number of children that were in the theater both times I went to see it. No matter the religious qualities, it was not anything someone under 13 should be allowed to see.

That aside, I would give the film an A-.

An AMAZING film. Touching and powerful. Best film of 2004, and one of the best ever made.

A+

The more I THINK about it, the more I don't like it. I mean it's depressing enough just thinking about this done to anyone, let alone Jesus. I mean, The Titanic was a tragedy, but do we need a movie on that? Oh, there was already? Pfft, must have sucked. :wink:

Anyway, I originally thought Passion was powerful, but I only remember one truly powerful scene, where they are beating him down, and he screams to his father to forgive them, they do not know what they are doing. That was powerful. Other than that, it was violent just to be violent, not violent just to show us how it happened. Admit it, that's why it's so violent, just to BE that violent and shocking, not at all for the reality of it. I have only seen in once, so I will see it again before passing a final judgment.

Grade: C

Best film ive seen this year so far by far!

Amazing, touching, and inspiring. A

I thought it was a wonderful movie, but I will admit I am biased. My favorite scene was at the very beginning with Satan tempting Jesus in Gethsemane. Like many people, I would have liked a little more about Jesus life, but people can always go to the source.

One scene that I didn't like was when the bird pecked out the eye of one of the thieves being crucified alongside Jesus. It's not Biblical and goes against the whole attitude Jesus had towards those who crucified Him. It's only a minor quibble, but I didn't like the scene.

I grade this an A-.

People are finally seeing the light

I'm actually a little surprised (surprised is not really the word, as I'm not) that religious people seem to like this the most...if I were religious, I'd think I would think...ok, you have a great story, a remarkable person in history, and THIS is all you could do with it?

It has some impressive aspects to it, most notably the cinematography, and many scenes on their own are great, but it doesn't add up to much, the movie only touches the surface of the events, it does not say anything that wasn't already know, is kinda arrogant about it all, and it's just a big waste of time.

C

I actually find it funny religious people like it, because no matter what excuse Gibson makes, he's exploiting the story of Jesus's final hours, in a movie form.

Before you jump down my throat, I WILL see it again, to see if it really was as good as everyone says, or as bad as I thought it was.

Rod, if we ever are actually on a deserted island together you can try to convince me The Hours is actually a good movie and I will try to convince you about The Passion!

It's easy to say Gibson was exploiting the story of Jesus' final hours after TPOTC was a huge success (both in the USA and abroad) but months before it looked like it was going to a huge failure and destroy Gibson's career. If that had actually been the case, I doubt if as many people would be debating this film. I really believe it's almost impossible for anyone, Christian or non-Christian, to watch this without preconceived ideas or emotions. I didn't find it exploitive. It was probably more realistic than some of those Hollywood productions where Jesus doesn't look like he had a scratch on him while He's hanging on the cross.

I actually found the movie very, very moving. I wept through much of it, but my Christian faith is a very important part of my life, a very real part of it. And while I'm not the most objective reviewer, I can easily compare it to other movies about the life of Jesus and say it was one of the best I've seen.

It's by far not as powerful as I wanted it to be. B-

Worthless piece of moviemaking. Made with intolerant people in mind.

D-

87

Im christian and I thought the movie was overrated. I was really hyped to see it and felt...let down. Not very good in my opinion

C

I agree, I am also a christian and I was kindof expecting much more from the film but I still found it very good.

Passion of the Christ - A+

3rd Best movie of 2004!!!!!!!

I think the religious meaning has a lot to do with why one likes the movie. For example, to me it was very difficult to see the crucifixtion shown more or less what it was like. Rome was a master of torture and proud of it. While many people want to see more on the life of Jesus, my advise is to go to Blockbuster or Media Play and just look, there are many, many films already done on that subject, some better than others.

Back to my point, I think I felt a connection to it which is why I gave it a higher rating. People who don't feel that connection will see it as just another uber-violent Hollywood film. The same logic applies to why movies can be made on "The Book of Mormon". Most of his would just shrug and continue on our ways, while devout Mormons would probably see the film in a different light.

One final note, this logic does not apply to the NBC production of Noah's Ark which was simply bad. So bad I only watch about 10 minutes of it.

With all that being said, my final grade is an 7.8/10 or B+

Very very good movie, and very sad.

A

Technically, it's a masterpiece. Stuff like the make-up, the costumes, the set design, the cinematogrophy, the visual effects, the score....everything was done very well. The acting was also above average, and Mel Gibson's direction was very very well done. I agree with Mr. X, in that the most (and basically, only) powerful scene for me was near the end, in which Jesus was beaten and he cired to God to forgive them. Even in my first viewing I found it very powerful.

I give it a B/B+. I originally rated it a lto lower, but upon a second viewing, I enjoyed it much more.

I was affected, most definitely, but I was affected not by what I was feeling, but by what I was seeing.

It's well-directed and well-acted, but ultimately, it's just one big visual manipulation. I mean, I could watch a guy on the street get whipped and slain and drained of copious amounts of blood for two hours, and I would probably cry for him, too.

It is beautiful cinema, though, and I that's what I give most of the credit to.

B

That's pretty much exactly what I thought.

Hard to beleive its been over a year since I saw this.
But the Passion sticks out as being a real great step in film making. Gibson proves to be the only director who was willing enough to show the brutality that happen to Jesus, and it was even more graphic than he showed it to be.
Cavizel did a excellent job in a very hard to do role.

Excellent, but I don't recomend this to everyone.
10/10
*****
A+