Gibson's gotta be schizo

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In Reply to: But that doesn't explain Gibson's "Passion" NT posted by Jazz Inmate on February 15, 2008 at 09:51:23:

(Posted as comments, not preaching.)
With regard to the "passion"; the suffering, death, and resurrection of Christ define Christianity. Remove those and Jesus is just another teacher; not the Son of God sent to restore the broken bond with Man. I understand what Gibson tried to do, but he badly overdid it and created a caricature.
I thought some scenes in "Passion" were brilliantly done; Pilate's wife meeting Mary; Mary mopping her Son's blood from the cobbles; the trembling hand of the adulteress reaching for Jesus' foot as he defends her from the mob; Mary's flashback to the toddler Jesus falling when He stumbles with the cross. I find it hard to accept that they came from the the same creative source as the rubber 'scourge' suit and the buckets of blood and gore. In "Apocalypto", he did it again; squandering a carefully crafted Mayan reality on a fake blood-drenched imagery and a hokey pursuit story.
There's either someone else behind the Director's curtain, or Mel got two very conflicted sides and better not fall off the meds. Or maybe he knows each gallon of blood is worth $10 million in receipts.

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy - WB Yeats

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Follow Ups Full Thread

Topic - "Apocalypto:" Mad Max in the jungle. - tinear 12:45:08 02/14/08 (10)

Glad you liked it.... - SF tech 02:24:36 02/16/08 (0)

Ugh! you want my review of the blu-ray? - Jazz Inmate 13:18:31 02/14/08 (8)

Jesus' Death is as vital as His Life. Without it - ArdRi 23:04:12 02/14/08 (6)

Did you expect non-sarcastic answers? nt - clarkjohnsen 11:44:52 02/15/08 (1)

What makes you think I was being sarcastic? - Jazz Inmate 14:26:23 02/15/08 (0)

But that doesn't explain Gibson's "Passion" NT - Jazz Inmate 09:51:23 02/15/08 (1)

Gibson's gotta be schizo - DWPC 11:52:20 02/15/08 (0)

Next up, two and a half hours on the stone moving, the family - tinear 05:20:10 02/15/08 (0)

Whatever. * - EBerlin 05:06:38 02/15/08 (0)

You wrote that? Damn good! Total agreement. Total. nt - tinear 14:21:35 02/14/08 (0)

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Gibson's gotta be schizo - DWPC 11:52:20 02/15/08 (0)

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