Posts from arthurarnell in thread „The Passion Of Christ“

  • The Passion Of Christ

    Hi Chisum Itdo and Jen


    Its strange we were talking about Gibsons new film, when my wife came home from work I got to read the Daily Mirror and under the banner of Christopher Hitchens who apparently writes for Vanity Fair his headline is


    I Detest This Film With A Passion


    Its a long article but to give you a taste one paragraph says:-


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    Now he has made a film that principally appeals to the gay Christian sado-masochistic community: a niche market that hasn't been sufficiently exploited.
    If you like seeing handsome young men stripped and tied up and flayed with whips, The Passsion of Christ is the movie for you.


    He then goes on to describe in great detail the torture scenes.


    He also says:


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    Along with the protracted torture comes a simple-minded but nonetheless bigoted version of the more questionable bits of the Gospels, Its boring all right- much of the film is excrutatingly tedious - but it also manages to be extraordinary nasty


    As I have said the article is long and I can only give a flavour.


    as you so rightly say roland Freedom to pay your money and take your choice is all that matters in the end.


    As for me. As I said in my earlier post in a country that is supposed to be the least god fearing in the world, I'll settle for DeMille's, Hustons or Steven's version of the Jewish history book.



    Regards


    Arthur