I for one will be going to see the movie. Given my unabashed affection for the Jews I'll see if my sensibilities are insulted. How a Jew views the movie may be quite different though.
Mel Gibson Censoring Critics
by DevonMcBride 16 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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freedom96
Sounds like this will be a very intense movie.
I am happy for Gibson that he is in a position to do something that he is passionate about.
I hope that he doesn't get too much slack once it is all said and done.
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imallgrowedup
BZ -
After reading the link you provided, I am more convinced than ever that whoever wrote the article at the beginning of this thread was not a pastor. There is no way he could have sat through that movie and not have felt anything positive about it at all. Thanks for providing another viewpoint!
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My take? The Bible most likely presents a distorted view of how Jesus was crucified. The movie is based on the Bible, not modern historical understandings of Jesus. Big deal.
My take? The Bible presents an accurate view of Jesus, and that modern historical understandings present a distorted view of him. However, I am heartened to see that you don't deny his existence. There is hope for you yet!! *ducking*
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DevonMcBride
I have therefore tried, as a scholar who is also a Christian, to be equally open and transparent and to accept both support and criticism, especially and above all else when speaking of Jesus himself.
The man who wrote this article never claimed to be a pastor. He's a bible scholar and he's Christian, not Jewish.
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Yerusalyim
Another problem I have with this is that even if the story is 100% true this is still not censorship. Once the movie is released they can say whatever they want. As a PRIVILEGE of seeing the film early, he makes them sign a nondisclosure statement. It's been done before, and this does NOT meet the definition of Censorship.
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L_A_Big_Dawg
I seem to remember when The Last Temptaion of Christ came out, that those who supported free speech and "artistic license" told those in the fundamentalist corner that if they didn't like then don't see it. That those that protested were stifling "free speech."
Well, I basically say the same thing to them. If it bothers you don't see it, and quit trying to infringe on my inalienable rights to "the pursuit of happiness," which includes free speech, or do you all think that only applies to making movies that ridicule Christ and His life?
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Satanus
I just read a review of the movie here http://www.rense.com/general48/passs.htm I must say that after reading how powerfully gripping it is, i think that the reason for jewish opposition to it isn't because of fear of antisemitism, but rather because of fear that this movie will cause a resurgence in christianity. Here are some excerpts of the review by jody dean, who spent many yrs in the public information industry.
there is nothing in my existence - nothing I could have read, seen, heard, thought, or known - that could have prepared me for what I saw on screen last night.
What it is, is an experience - on a level of primary emotion that is scarcely comprehensible. Every shred of human preconception or predisposition is utterly stripped away. No one will eat popcorn during this film.
The film grabs you in the first five seconds, and never lets go. The brutality, humiliation, and gore is almost inconceivable - and still probably doesn't go far enough. The scourging alone seems to never end, and you cringe at the sound and splatter of every blow - no matter how steely your nerves. Even those who have known combat or prison will have trouble, no matter their experience - because this Man was not conscripted.
There was no sound after the film's conclusion. No noise at all. No one got up. No one moved. The only sound one could hear was sobbing.
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