I'm guessing here but if you read the Bible and you're not already anti-Semitic then peace be still (let it marinate). ~SPOILER ALERT~ it-is-just-like-the book. I think it is easier for us to create in our minds a picture of Jesus literally as a sacrificial Lamb instead of God in skin. It helps our human brains rationalize torture. We don't think of the Terrorists as being people when we are cutting them up to obtain answers, excuse me I mean delivering them to the butchers to be cut up, but we do want the answers. As long as the means justify the ends we tend to rationalize it as being acceptable. It was ok for Rodney King to get beat to a pulp, he was breaking the law, right? neg-a-tive.
I can not speak for everyone, only myself when I say, I really could care less about the Jews or Christians for that matter. I'm not going to see the movie to get a history lesson (let's not debate the history issue right now people, focus!!). I am going to see the movie in hopes of putting a name with a face. By that I mean, I want to be one of the people who's standing in the crowd who wants to help, who wants to scream this is not right, someone do something, but can't for fear that I will become the next sacrifice. Because isn't that what it's all about? I'd rather it be you if the alternative is me. I don't want to see what happened then, if it means hurting now. I don't want to understand their plight if it doesn't free me from my own. I want to be the saved not the Savior and I would rather watch such a feat if the alternative is to live it.
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1 - Dew
After seeing the movie last night (or this morning rather) I have not the words to accurately describe the emotion that went through that theatre.
There was a little boy who sat beside me on the front row. He looked to be no more than 15, cheerful and energetic, it seemed, as normal (he walked across the seats to get to this row before the movie started). While the scene where the Romans are punishing Jesus to appease the Jews was playing, I thought I heard the little boy laughing. I did not want to look directly over, but it was growing louder and louder and I wondered to myself why would he be laughing at this point? I'm not the most emotional person when it comes to movies (yes I walked out of the theatre dry) but laughter wasn't what I was feeling at the moment.
After another five minutes of a twenty minute scene the little boy could barely breathe, it turns out he wasn't laughing at all, he had been crying the entire time. He finally had to stand up and walk out. Mind you, this is far before a crucifix has even been seen.
How powerful was that he had to walk out? I know he was young but in a time when we can see A man's insides implode on cable (Law and Order CI) I was astounded to see such a reaction to lashing. And i'm sure there were others, he just happened to be beside me.