Reply #21: I won't bother seeing the film but am puzzled by its focus [View All]

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I heard that it is depicting 12 hours of Christ's "passion." Now, a little basic math tells me that if you include his final breath we are talking about sometime between Thursday and Good Friday. The time between sentencing and the last gasps on the cross. Nothing about the teachings of the man or of his message of redemption and resurrection occur during this period of time. Just the bloody moments in between the significant statements/and or claims made by the man and his followers.

So what's the message in this film? That a man suffered a horrible fate? And every one should flock to partake in the shame? Those who go to watch the film may be the devout. Or, they may be the same as those who flocked to watch the original. I personally can't see much difference. A lynchmob is a lynchmob. People who gain gratification out viewing of other people's misery are sadists not practicing their faith.

Would these same individuals watch a film where they actually were challenged to learn about Christ's teachings, or to apply those lessons to their lives? Or are those ideas simply too complex to fit into their worldview? These people are the same who carry Christ before them into battle, persecute others in his name, and ignore his message of compassion for the poor and downtrodden. They are the ones who make up this film's audience.

Those who flock to this bloody film are truly the ones who killed Christ.

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