Comments on: The Passion http://www.annelisabeth.com/blog/2004/05/10/the-passion/ writes about tech, faith and whatever Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:39:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Ann http://www.annelisabeth.com/blog/2004/05/10/the-passion/#comment-68 Ann Fri, 14 May 2004 07:05:11 +0000 http://www.annelisabeth.com/blog/2004/05/10/the-passion/#comment-68 Yeah, of course I was very impressed with the movie. But since I have a lot of friends in the film industry, and have read a few scripts myself, I couldn't help but think of the filmatography. I should probably see the movie a second time. I'm sure I'll buy the DVD. But I'm glad I managed to see it while it was still in theatres. It's just such a movie that should be seen in a theatre the first time. Yeah, of course I was very impressed with the movie. But since I have a lot of friends in the film industry, and have read a few scripts myself, I couldn’t help but think of the filmatography. I should probably see the movie a second time. I’m sure I’ll buy the DVD. But I’m glad I managed to see it while it was still in theatres. It’s just such a movie that should be seen in a theatre the first time.

]]> By: Lars Walker http://www.annelisabeth.com/blog/2004/05/10/the-passion/#comment-67 Lars Walker Wed, 12 May 2004 09:05:42 +0000 http://www.annelisabeth.com/blog/2004/05/10/the-passion/#comment-67 You've caught the point, Ann Elisabeth. TPOTC is a very, very Catholic film. I'm not an expert on Catholic devotional art, but I could recognize that what I was seeing was a meditation on the Stages of the Cross. Although the movie is highly authentic in a historical sense, Gibson deliberately did some things wrong (like having Christ carry the full cross rather than just the cross-bar) to bring the movie into harmony with other Catholic devotional works. That's not a criticism of the movie. Michelangelo's Pieta and Da Vinci's Last Supper at works of Catholic devotional art too. And Protestants can enjoy them and be blessed by them. But it helps to understand what you're looking at. You’ve caught the point, Ann Elisabeth. TPOTC is a very, very Catholic film. I’m not an expert on Catholic devotional art, but I could recognize that what I was seeing was a meditation on the Stages of the Cross. Although the movie is highly authentic in a historical sense, Gibson deliberately did some things wrong (like having Christ carry the full cross rather than just the cross-bar) to bring the movie into harmony with other Catholic devotional works.

That’s not a criticism of the movie. Michelangelo’s Pieta and Da Vinci’s Last Supper at works of Catholic devotional art too. And Protestants can enjoy them and be blessed by them. But it helps to understand what you’re looking at.

]]> By: Doug http://www.annelisabeth.com/blog/2004/05/10/the-passion/#comment-66 Doug Wed, 12 May 2004 03:05:31 +0000 http://www.annelisabeth.com/blog/2004/05/10/the-passion/#comment-66 Interesting take, Ann. I never thought about the theology in it too much myself, only that it was as close as we'll ever see to what really happened that day. But you can read my other thoughts...you know where. :-) Interesting take, Ann.

I never thought about the theology in it too much myself, only that it was as close as we’ll ever see to what really happened that day.

But you can read my other thoughts…you know where. :-)

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