The Passion of the Christ
2004
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Director: Mel Gibson
Cast: Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci, Maia Morgenstern, Francesco De Vito
Mel Gibson's deeply personal and privately financed film about the last hours of Christ became a massive hit although all of the dialogue is in ancient languages. However, it's difficult to see how anyone, even a religious zealot, could draw spiritual comfort from this ugly, boring and pointless film. Christ suffered for our sins, that is hammered home with graphic violence and extended scenes of torture, but what happened to His message?
