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MadMez · 08-02-2003, 02:34 PM

After suffering through Braveheart, with the bridge-less battle of Striling Bridge, this next epic should be a blast..

http://www.sassiweb.it/thepassion/

"all the actors speak Aramaic or Latin, and there won't be subtitles." Wot? No Greek?

"The first scene shot (it doesn't mean surely it will be the first in the movie) is the hanging of Judas. " Thank you! That clears that one up then!

Some of the comments in the Guestbook are lovely, and as both "The Patriot" and "Braveheart" gave rise to some nice objective debunking of popular history, I hope that this might cause a light to go on and enlighten some of the superstitious.

Toto · 08-02-2003, 02:52 PM

Vorkosigan started a thread in CSSSA on Gibson's film and its historical problems.

Gibson Film and Censorship

I was thinking of moving it to this forum, since it hasn't gotten much response there.

The web site you linked to is selling "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ From the Visions of Anne Catherine Emmerich", the anti-Semitic work that is criticized for historical inaccuracy and rabid anti-Semitism.

Godless Wonder · 08-02-2003, 03:11 PM

There's an article in last week's Houston Press about Mel Gibson's father (who lives in Houston now).

Quote:

From his home in northwest Houston, he mails out his eight-page newsletter titled "The War Is Now!" He has 600 subscribers worldwide. He's also authored the self-published books Is the Pope Catholic? and The Enemy Is Here, which features a cover with a map of Italy and an arrow pointing to Rome.

He's gained international notice in some segments of the theological community from his years spent denouncing the pope as an imposter

Here's a link:
http://houstonpress.com/issues/2003-...l/1/index.html

Layman · 08-02-2003, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MadMez
After suffering through Braveheart, with the bridge-less battle of Striling Bridge, this next epic should be a blast..

http://www.sassiweb.it/thepassion/

"all the actors speak Aramaic or Latin, and there won't be subtitles." Wot? No Greek?

"The first scene shot (it doesn't mean surely it will be the first in the movie) is the hanging of Judas. " Thank you! That clears that one up then!

Some of the comments in the Guestbook are lovely, and as both "The Patriot" and "Braveheart" gave rise to some nice objective debunking of popular history, I hope that this might cause a light to go on and enlighten some of the superstitious.

The film will have subtitles. Gibson didn't want to do it, but decided he had to. Gibson has actually screened it with some subtitles, but is going to take some of them out because they detracted from the impact.

wordsmyth · 08-02-2003, 10:43 PM

Personally, I loved both "The Patriot" and "Braveheart". I could care less whether they were historically accurate or completely made up stories.

I, of course, do not think "The Passion" will be historically accurate other than perhaps the setting, but it could still turn out to be an excellent movie.

JoeWallack · 08-03-2003, 07:17 AM

JW:
Did you know that the Raelians are now trying to clone Mel Gibson's father?

Joseph

"In order to be an immaculate member of a flock of sheep, one must above all be a sheep oneself." - Albert Einstein

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Errors...hristian_Bible

http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/abdulreis/myhomepage/

08-02-2003, 02:34 PM	#1
MadMez Regular Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bend, OR, USA Posts: 360	"Gibsonizing" the "Crusifiction" After suffering through Braveheart, with the bridge-less battle of Striling Bridge, this next epic should be a blast.. http://www.sassiweb.it/thepassion/ "all the actors speak Aramaic or Latin, and there won't be subtitles." Wot? No Greek? "The first scene shot (it doesn't mean surely it will be the first in the movie) is the hanging of Judas. " Thank you! That clears that one up then! Some of the comments in the Guestbook are lovely, and as both "The Patriot" and "Braveheart" gave rise to some nice objective debunking of popular history, I hope that this might cause a light to go on and enlighten some of the superstitious.

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JoeWallack Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Nazareth Posts: 2,357	When Hutton Gibson Talks People Listen JW: Did you know that the Raelians are now trying to clone Mel Gibson's father? Joseph "In order to be an immaculate member of a flock of sheep, one must above all be a sheep oneself." - Albert Einstein http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Errors...hristian_Bible http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/abdulreis/myhomepage/

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08-02-2003, 02:52 PM	#2
Toto Contributor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Los Angeles area Posts: 40,549	Vorkosigan started a thread in CSSSA on Gibson's film and its historical problems. Gibson Film and Censorship I was thinking of moving it to this forum, since it hasn't gotten much response there. The web site you linked to is selling "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ From the Visions of Anne Catherine Emmerich", the anti-Semitic work that is criticized for historical inaccuracy and rabid anti-Semitism.

08-02-2003, 10:43 PM	#5
wordsmyth Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Des Moines, Ia. U.S.A. Posts: 521	Personally, I loved both "The Patriot" and "Braveheart". I could care less whether they were historically accurate or completely made up stories. I, of course, do not think "The Passion" will be historically accurate other than perhaps the setting, but it could still turn out to be an excellent movie.

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