Have you heard or read about the new movie Mel Gibson has directed called "Passion"? Check out part of Gibson's conversation with Bill O'Reilly on The Factor...
O'REILLY: Mr. Gibson, I understand the movie you're shooting right now about the death of Jesus of Nazareth is pretty graphic, pretty explicit.
MEL GIBSON, ACTOR/DIRECTOR: It is, yes.
I've never seen a rendering that equals this for reality. The versions I've seen either suffer from bad hair, inaccurate history, or not just being real. And somehow, because of that, I think I think you're distanced from them somehow. They're more like fairy tales. And this actually happened. It occurred. I'm exploring it this way, I think, to show the extent of the sacrifice willingly taken.
O'REILLY: You're going to make it in Aramaic and Latin, all right, so that no one is going to even understand what's said. The images are going to be explicit and powerful. What is the point?
GIBSON: Well, the point is that I think you can transcend language with the message through image. And I'm very happy with what we're getting.
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If there is one thing I have been longing to see for years it has been a film that would have the KAHUNAS to show the reality and the horror of Christ's death. I LOVE the fact that he is using the original language. He also says that this may be a film that is "hard to take..." because he plans to show the truth about what Roman scourging and crucifixion looked like. Gibson also said in another interview: "This is a movie about love, faith, hope and forgiveness, He died for all mankind. He (Jesus) suffered for all of us. It's time to get back to that basic message. The world has gone nuts. We could all use a little more love, faith, hope and forgiveness."
I am very much looking forward to seeing this film. Pray that God uses "Passion" to draw men and women to Himself. What an incredible conversation starter for people. Lets be prepared to recognize the doors this could open with many of our friends and co-workers. Thanks to Mel Gibson for being a conduit for God's truth to be shown to the world.
Pray for this film.
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