The passion

[Demigorgon]

Ok, so I'm seeing trailers all the time for this Mel Gibson movie "The Passion".

Aside from whether you believe any of it or not, why can't they at least try to make it somewhat historicly and regionaly accurate?

Like everyone, including Jesus, were caucasains?

And historians have shown that the romans didn't crucify people through the hands and feet, it was the wrist and ankles, yet there they are, hammering away..........

and this is just what I've seen from the trailers.

/end rant.

 

[Jet Grind]

Mel Gibson movies aren't exactly known for their historical accuracy. No doubt Christians everywhere will use this as one of their evangelism tools.

 

[Scoobmaster]

Well, in a way Mel is staying consistant....


Since WHEN have religion and accuracy ever co-existed??!!

 

[ceo_esq]

Ok, so I'm seeing trailers all the time for this Mel Gibson movie "The Passion".

Aside from whether you believe any of it or not, why can't they at least try to make it somewhat historicly and regionaly accurate?

Like everyone, including Jesus, were caucasains?

Uh... semitic people are caucasian. I assume what you mean is that the actors look too pale, but I didn't notice any blond heads or blue eyes in the trailer. Not surprising: it was filmed in southern Italy. Many of the actors in supporting roles are Italian, and presumably all the extras are locals (I assume you think the film's Roman characters look appropriately Roman). The Virgin Mary is played by an ethnic Jew, and I've read that Jim Caviezel's eye and skin color were intentionally altered to give him a more Mediterranean-looking complexion in the role of Jesus.

And historians have shown that the romans didn't crucify people through the hands and feet, it was the wrist and ankles, yet there they are, hammering away..........

Some people are believed to have been crucified simply by tying them to crossbeams and leaving them there. The fact is, there's not a huge body of evidence indicating just how Jesus was crucified. We know that if a cadaver is suspended from nails through the palms without other means of support, the nails will strip out between the fingers. However, in the trailer for The Passion, Jesus' limbs appear to be securely lashed to the cross with rope - so regardless of whether it's historically accurate, at least Gibson's crucifixion scene doesn't defy the laws of physics.

and this is just what I've seen from the trailers.

Have you seen any of those movies about Jesus from the '60s and '70s? Comparatively, I'll bet Gibson's movie plays like a History Channel documentary. You've accused the filmmakers of not having even "tried" to achieve a "somewhat" accurate production, but I don't think that comment is at all justified. Not only are you nitpicking, but some of the things aren't even real nits.

If all else fails, try to remember that, at bottom, it's art.