Saw the movie last night. Thought it was excellent. I'm afraid I set myself up for a letdown, though, as nothing amazing happened inside my soul. I guess I was expecting too much. While the high quality of this movie will certainly put audiences in a place to ask the right questions and get involved in the right discussions (the "Who is Jesus?" discussion), but I don't think it will single-handedly lead the masses to Christ. Who knows, though? God uses the foolish things to confound the wise and He's used lesser things to draw men to Himself.
I was most touched by the mother losing her son emotions that were so well done. Seeing Satan wisp through the crowd was a telltale calling card from the Braveheart movie (where Mrs. William Wallace did the same). I'm still so very glad that Gibson made this fine film. Bravo.
Posted by Doug Van Pelt at February 28, 2004 08:22 AMi saw the movie last night, very moving. i heard the dvd will have an alternate ending along with bloopers and funny outtakes. seriously though much better than most jesus movies in that it does more than just give you a history lesson, i think it will challenge people. i saw it at 5 and still managed to go out and have fun afterwords, not exactly a pick me up like dirty dancing havana nights
Posted by: junkyard at February 28, 2004 09:45 AMweird how your thoughts parallel mine alot of the time. you almost took the words almost exactly out of my mouth, especially the satan/braveheart similarity.
Posted by: silent floor at March 2, 2004 03:25 AMLoved the symoblism especially when Christ smashes the head of the snake. That was beautiful. This film re-reminded me about Christ. It caused me to refocus my life. I loved the looks Christ gave his followers as they failed him. The look of compassion and love. This film was powerful.
Posted by: knoteforsaken at March 13, 2004 05:11 PM