Making a bloody, gory, historically inaccurate and violent movie that tells a tiny part of the story of the Messiah is not the way to get real converts to Christianity, methinks.
like smurf said, it was to make the story of his life come alive
histrocally the suffering is probably more accurate in this movie than in any other presentation published to the public
if you believe otherwise you are somewhat naieve and unschooled in history
what is the point of saying that He suffered for us when you think that He was flogged like a schoolchild
and it wasn't that violent
compare it to popular culture and be realistic
So when u look at this movie try to see beyond the actions of the jews and the pharasees, try to see what the movie is really about. Christ.
when I saw this movie I did not think that the jews are to blame,
if you actually see it you would get to witness a very nice scene of brotherhood
Simon of cyrene starts of not wanting to help Jesus
to then struggle to help Jesus "carry his cross" and then not wanting to leave Jesus's presence
He was a jew, and so was Simon
that is the truth of the life of the Christ
remember it is a movie with a message, of a message
not a historical documentary
it does not have to be accurate so much as it has to be "true"
the truth is that this movie will do far more good than the rants of richjob on it would ever do
so what are we to believe
richjob if you seek out lies then all you would find is lies
you will surround yourself with lies
seek truth and you will find truth as well as differentiate the truth from the falsehoods
if you do not strive to understand, then perhaps you would never understand
remember RC is a means to enrich your life to the point where you are capable of living a good life and be eventually rewarded for it by living forever in His presence
but that is not the only way, though we believe it is the best way
remember he is the way, the truth, and the life
in the end it is how good you live your life
what kind of person you are that you would be rewarded for
and whether you are a Muslim, or a Hindu doesn't matter
truth is truth and he is truth
once you live a life that recognises that truth you recognise Him
whether you know it or not, whether you want to or not
and if you follow that truth you will be rewarded
evil and that of evil will cause us to stray
and such evil practices wrapped up as religion will do the same
but not everything that is not strictly RC is evil
and not everyone who practices RC is good either
life is far too complex to be defined as such
try to understand