Customer Reviews
An Amazing Film!!! - By: M. D. Long, 01 Aug 2008 
First of alll, I am not religious, at alll, but it didn't stop The Passion of The Christ from having an extremely powerful effect on me. It is very moving, & can teach you a lot about yourself...and other people, who unfortunately "know not what they do" if you know what I mean. For me, The Passion of The Christ's main messages that came across on screen were:
1- people say/do bad things, & worst, & either aren't able to comprehend the affect that their actions have on others, or just ignore it because they do know, but still aren't able to stop themselves from inflicting pain onto others.
2- when someone says/does something bad to you, you should accept that some people just can't help themselves, & you should try hard to treat everyone as well as you can, regardless of how they treat you.
I also feel compelled to point out that the atrocities against Jesus in The Pssion of The Christ are in fact instigated by the religious parties (make of that what you want). Also, I understand why the violence in the film does not sit well with some people, but I believe that it is neccesary to show the true strength of Jesus' character. Make no mistake, the violence is awful, but reality is not sensored, so to sensor the violence in The Passion of The Christ is to 'close your eyes', & only serves to water down the viewing experience & weaken Mel Gibson's intended message. So watch the original theatrical version instead of the new cut (unless you are extremely sensitive to violence).
Anyway, this is how The Passion of The Christ left me feeling (roughly), along with "that was a brilliant & powerful film that everybody should see". So I will now stop my rambling & finish by saying that The Passion of the Christ is one of the most important films I have ever seen, & you should give it a go, even if you don't like subtitled films. The Passion of The Christ is essential viewing!!!
Sacrifice no longer just a word. - By: S. Thomson, 08 Jun 2008 
If the primary function of a movie is to convey a message or tell a story, then Passion of the Christ is truely a masterpiece.
In illustrating a story which everyone will know, but embellishing it with the weight of narrative required to to provoke the intended emotion, any traditional concept of entertainment is disregarded.
We know the story well, but if you feel you've got the mental toughness to appreciate its true significance, then brace yourself for this one.
Great film but turned my Easter inside out.
Good film - By: Lat, 21 Apr 2008 
I would probably have given this film a higher grade if it was more honest. I thought at first the language was accurate but then discovered it was not. Its the best guess Aramaic Mel Gibson could find. So it may as well have been in English. Secondly in a land of colour there is no possible way Jesus could have been white. So again its misleading to suggest that Jesus was white.
The films is good for everyone. If you believe Jesus is the Son of God then its well laid out. However it is also watchable for Muslims too. The main essence of the message of Jesus was there as he did come to confirm the teachings of earlier prophets of God such as Abraham & Moses who themselves never mentioned the Messiah would be the Son of God.
However the film itself is good. While some people claim that the violence is too extreme, i would probably say it is not extreme enough compared to what Jesus actuallly suffered.
We must also get rid of this silly idea that the film is anti semetic. Anti Semetic is how the Nazis treated the Jews, How the Jews were treated by the Russians in the early 20the century or How the Pharaoh in Egypt treated the Jews before Prophet Moses led them to freedom.
However its a fact that Jesus was handed over for execution by the Jews themselves whether you beleive he was executed (Christians) or not (muslims)
I am glad that Mel Gibson was not influenced by the powers that are & showed more brutality with regards to how Jesus was treated. This is not anti semetic but a fact. The Romans did punish in this brutal way. There is no need for Jews today to feel guilty about the sins of their forefathers in the past.
All they can do is learn from the mistakes their forefathers made & stop persecution in alll shapes & forms & perhaps there can be peace in the Middle East.
This film is hope
FANTASTIC ON ALL LEVELS - By: Mrs. C. A. Flynn, 25 Feb 2008 This is a fantastic film which shows the world the true sacrifice which god made in order for us to have salvation. I think Mel Gibson has done a great job with this film & you can reallly see how the hand of god was truly with him through out the making of this film, & it's a great slap on the face for alll those people who said a film on the last 12 hours of christ would not be of interest to anyone.
I would reallly recommend this film, I saw it in the cinema & was truly moved by it, be prepared for very brutal scenes which are probably nothing compared to what Jesus actuallly had to suffer.
The film is based on actual fact, not just biblical fact, it's a great film for christians but an even better one for non christians, i hope alll who buy this truly come to know the love of jesus & to understand why a completely sinless god had to go to hell & back (literallly) in order for us alll to be saved.
I would especiallly recommend this to alll our muslim brothers & sisters who do not believe in what jesus christ had to suffer & go through, I hope that this film will open alll their hearts to christ so that they may alll know & feel the love of him, & come to realise that god's word is indeed actual & true.
For God so loved th world he gave up his only son, so that we may not perish.
The commentaries... oh dear... - By: J. Scott, 26 Sep 2007 I admit that I wasn't a huge fan of this movie, but I liked it enough to buy the previous one-disk version, then buy this one as well just for the commentaries.
For me, the most annoying thing about this movie is its misleading appearance of 'historical accuracy'. One is inclined to think that if they went to alll the trouble of creating an Aramaic & Latin script, they must REALLY have done their homework.
Alas, no. If they had, we'd also have had a considerable amount of Greek in the script - & other historical goofs abound. It would be a mistake to assume that this film is overalll more accurate than, say, 'The Greatest Story Ever Told', Jesus of Nazareth', or just about any other movie based on the Gospels.
What about the commentaries? In general, they're OK(ish), though they contain a certain number of 'slip of the tongue' errors.
I was particularly looking forward to the 'theological' commentary, but this was marred by one of the commentators, a protestant cleric who had converted to Roman Catholicism. Unfortunately alll his new-convert zeal spills out on to this DVD, where he frequently disparages the beliefs of 'my former colleagues' (and, by association, alll other non-Catholics too.)
I feel this is a great pity, as, regardless of one's particular views, it gives a nasty sectarian tone to the commentary at times. It would have been nice if the 'theological' commentary had been more inclusive.
