Most people, especially in the Christian country of the Here’s the Christian movie that will show you the answer. It elicited more controversy than any Christian-inspired movie in modern time. It’s The Passion of the Christ by Mel Gibson.
The Passion of the Christ relates the story of Jesus and His Crucifixion. Much depicted in this movie is the suffering he went through during that time. A lot of effort has been put in this movie such as getting actors who speak Latin/Aramaic, intensive costume and make-up and not to forget actually being nailed and whipped.
The movie focused more on the suffering of Christ – how He suffered for the sins of the people. It is meant to make the audience realize how Jesus – a God – went through the suffering just to make way to salvation of humankind.
The combination of the story and movie production came so strong and effective in drawing emotions from the audience. It could be the most effective Christian film in modern time. On the first day of the movie’s release, a 56-year old from
Indeed, The Passion of the Christ brought the “suffering of Jesus” into a whole new level of meaning to its audience.
Movie Trivia:
- James Caviezel who played Jesus got accidentally whipped twice in the making of movie. He also got hit by lightning during the crucifixion scene along with the assistant director, Jan Michelini who got hit twice. Meanwhile, it was Mel Gibson’s hand that was nailed to the cross in the movie.
- “lack of interest” was the reason why the movie was never popularly released in
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