PASSION FRUIT
Published February 04, 2004
I know you WANT to believe the Bible is the "literal word of God", but the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John) are a mess of mistakes, contradictions, and outright fictionalized docu-drama lies and inventions. (You think CBS did a bad job with the Ronald Reagan Story!?)
But hey, that's okay: John Wayne had his 'Alamo' and Mel Gibson can have his "Passion".
This bloody epic is said to be one of the most violent films ever made, but that won't stop thousands of conservative church leaders from jumping on the bandwagon and sending busloads of young children and teenagers to see the movie. Christian evangelicals have never been opposed to using the ol' "SCARED STRAIGHT" technique when it comes time to pass around the plate.
(Note to Parents: Shark's Universal Law #32 states that:
"ALL Youth Ministers are Pederasts"
---so act accordingly.)
Anyway, for those interested in a HYPOCRISY and cultural context, in 1972, Clockwork Orange was the first movie in history to receive a XXX rating for violence---but the ULTRA-VIOLENCE in this upcoming RIGHT-WING CHRISTIAN/CONSERVATIVE BLOCKBUSTER makes Alex and his Droogs look like Teletubbies.)
Ultra-violence is bad when it's in a 'secular' movie or a mindless video game, but when it comes to propaganda for the "flock" (euphemism for "sheep"), there are NO RULES.
For the best review of "The Passion"---one doesn't have to turn to Michael Medved for God's official opinion: THE POPE was shown a copy of "The Passion"---after which he said: "It is as it was," and gave a VERY jittery TWO-THUMBS UP.
Of course, it was GIBSON'S PR COMPANY that spread that "Good News", but I don't believe those *LIARS for a second!
The Pope can't hold his head up for two hours straight.
*thou shalt not lie
- PASSION FRUIT
- Published: February 04, 2004
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- Filed Under: Culture: Humor and Satire
- Writer: Shark
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Umm, you seem to have strong opinions about this movie. What exactly makes you say the Bible is historically inaccurate? I've heard that, and I'm wondering what proof you have. If you don't believe in Christianity and don't want to watch some movie about a guy named Jesus, then you don't have to. Really. Oh yeah, for the violence in this movie, my personal opinion is that there's a difference between gratuitous violence and non-gratuitous violence. Both are equally disturbing, but like in "Saving Private Ryan" there's some non-gratuitous but still very violent violence. Really. A lot of Christians don't know what they are talking about, so take what I say (as one of them) with a grain of salt. Who knows, I might be right. But I might be wrong.
By the way, there's nothing wrong with making a movie based on a book, even if that book is fiction (as you claim the Bible is). Wouldn't that be Lord of the Ringsish? Well, a little different, because the Bible is religious and whatever, but if it's not true there's nothing wrong with a good, well-thought out story. Even if the Bible's not true the story must be decent if people have kept it around ~2000 years even when all the philosophers said "God is dead."