The Passion Of The Christ<\/strong> is an example, something to be studied in film schools (and it probably is).<\/p>\nAnd when you think about the fact that Mel Gibson took into consideration not having any music at all…<\/p>\n
The violence.<\/h3>\n I wouldn’t say this is not for everyone to watch. Everyone should watch (at one point in their lifetime). The torture reflects perfectly the reality of someone who was accused in those ancient times. Historically, it’s accurate.<\/p>\n
In my opinion, the problem stands on not that these were happening back then, but because they still happen today. Quite present, if we look at how some families treat their members.<\/p>\n
I can’t get an image out of my mind I’ve seen it not more than 4 or 5 years ago: some Ukrainian soldiers crucifying a Russian one. Then they set the cross on fire and left the scene.<\/p>\n
I feel like mentioning here also the rituals that take place in the Philippines each year. Volunteers crucify themselves in order to bring prosperity in their lives or showing gratitude towards God by replicating (some of) his Passions. This is highly debatable. I can understand the process of thinking like that, but every spiritual belief must be within.<\/p>\n
It’s spiritual.<\/h3>\n The mystery behind some scenes and some elements he used in the movie. Like the Eye colour of Jesus that changes in some moments. Or how well portraying is the Gospel scene when Christ sweated blood. Something that’s human-like and happens under a great amount of stress.<\/p>\n
The trial<\/h3>\n It is a scene, a flashback from the past, where Jesus was making a table for a rich man (he was a carpenter).<\/p>\n
The scene stuck with me for some time. It was trying to show how the relationship with His mother was and the human part of Jesus. But I know that Mel Gibson was trying to say more than a flashback about the Mother-Son relationship.<\/p>\n
Back then, people used to eat from the ground. That was the habit and it still is today in some cultures. The table was high, and at first, Mary thought you will need to stand on your feet to eat. But Jesus explained that the seats will be taller too. He didn’t make them yet.<\/p>\n
But He also Represents the New Law. The old one (represented by the fact that people used to eat from the ground) to the new one, for Rich<\/em> man, not made yet<\/em>. Took me some time to figure that out. Or better yet said, only after spiritual discovery and reading and getting more knowledge I came to this conclusion.<\/p>\nThis movie is fiction. It is spiritual and it’s based on true facts. But it does let place for the imagination of its director. And he does a wonderful job, event at the trial scene, where he constructs the scenario like in real life, where they do try to give Him the presumption of innocence until He proves His guilt. And they ask questions, but in the end, is only one that needs to be answered to be condemned.<\/p>\n
Remember Mersault, in Camus’s The Stranger, trialled for murder but accused of not grieving his mother’s death. Obviously, this is not a comparison, it’s just a reminder since I recently read that Mersault was awarded the most impactful murder “trial” in literature.<\/em><\/p>\nAnd, again, about Peter (us), who is witnessing everything but yet does nothing. Like us I say because we are witnessing wrong things and do nothing about it, starting from the climate change and our habits – use less water, recycle – to the relationship we have with people around us – family, friends, and how we are not giving them the attention needed. And deny it, more than 3 times.<\/p>\n
It’s not like we don’t love<\/em> them.<\/p>\nAfter the trial began, Judas was almost innocent in his trying to redeem Jesus from the hands of his accusers and return the money. Werry well represented by Mel Gibson, who showed us that once the evil is inside us, we see the evil in everything – in this case, in small kids. Judas hangs himself, as opposed to Peter, who repented himself and asked for forgiveness when he betrayed Jesus when he said he doesn’t know this Man<\/em>. The exegetes have interpreted Juda’s suicide as a trick for his soul to be redeemed from hell, knowing that Jesus was about to enter shortly to take some souls back into heaven, thus fulfilling the scriptures.<\/p>\nThis movie is a masterpiece. One favourite scene is when Christ, carrying his cross, falls to the ground, but shortly takes his cross on the back. Mary comes to attend to her Son, masterfully portrayed by Mel Gibson with a flashback to when Jesus was a child and he fell on some stairs, and His mother came to the rescue.<\/p>\n
After the flashback, looking into His mother’s eyes, Jesus says:<\/p>\n
Look mother, I’m changing everything.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\nI’m having goosebumps just from my memory.<\/p>\n
It’s close to 20 years already since the movie was released and there’s talk about a\u00a0sequel\u00a0<\/em>from the same production team. I’m probably not the only one looking forward to it.<\/p>\nIt’s not easy to make such a movie, that people like myself keep re-watching it every year. Nevertheless, only thinking about the ending, when Christ is Risen, that He came to save our souls. Our souls. He came to save something that we don’t seem to care about that much these days…<\/p>\n
Why are we so afraid anymore? When Christ has conquered death for us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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