Tuesday, February 24, 2004
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST
No matter what you think about all the hoopla surrounding this movie, it's the talk of the town. And that bodes well for Christians and non-Christians alike. Just think, when do you last remember people from all different walks of life spending so much time talking about Jesus?
Did Mel Gibson create controvery where there was none just to get free publicity for his film? Maybe. Are the Jews upset about possible an anti-Semitic portrayal? Probably. But let's be realistic for a minute here. This is still just a movie. The newspaper articles and interviews and public backlash have taken this movie into the stratosphere. Let's bring it back to earth.
The bottom line is that Mel Gibson has made a movie that documents 12 significant hours in Jesus' life. And from this film, we may never take Good Friday and Easter for granted again. I hope this film changes people for the better. I hope this film makes people think. I hope it makes people inspired. I hope they feel "the passion."
Plus, let us not forget that we all killed Jesus. We all drove those nails into his hands and feet. And we all yelled "Crucify him!"
But you can't keep a Good Man down.
No matter what you think about all the hoopla surrounding this movie, it's the talk of the town. And that bodes well for Christians and non-Christians alike. Just think, when do you last remember people from all different walks of life spending so much time talking about Jesus?
Did Mel Gibson create controvery where there was none just to get free publicity for his film? Maybe. Are the Jews upset about possible an anti-Semitic portrayal? Probably. But let's be realistic for a minute here. This is still just a movie. The newspaper articles and interviews and public backlash have taken this movie into the stratosphere. Let's bring it back to earth.
The bottom line is that Mel Gibson has made a movie that documents 12 significant hours in Jesus' life. And from this film, we may never take Good Friday and Easter for granted again. I hope this film changes people for the better. I hope this film makes people think. I hope it makes people inspired. I hope they feel "the passion."
Plus, let us not forget that we all killed Jesus. We all drove those nails into his hands and feet. And we all yelled "Crucify him!"
But you can't keep a Good Man down.
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