the Passion of the Christ. Exactly two hours of Jim Caviezel groaning and pretending to bleed a lot. Surprisingly little story. Even most of the symbolism won't make a lick of sense if you haven't read the Bible or heard the stories. Satan is in the movie, for example, but his presence makes zero sense, changes nothing and means nothing if seen only inside the context of what the movie presents us with. As such, the movie is 100% preaching to the choir. You're not supposed to watch it if you don't already know the New Testament in and out. I'm not religious, but I still find theology interesting. This movie has nothing on Cecil B. Demille's Ben Hur and The Ten Commandments - two movies that I enjoyed very, very much. Those movies work outside the confines of an already devout Christian mind, Passion of the Christ does not.
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