Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7552 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-03-26
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, Box set, PAL
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 121 minutes

Synopsis
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST depicts the last 12 hours of the life of Jesus of Nazareth (Jim Caviezel), beginning with his betrayal by Judas Iscariot (Luca Lionello) and ending with his crucifixion and subsequent resurrection. Directed by Mel Gibson (BRAVEHEART)--who funded the film himself and co-wrote the screenplay--PASSION uses flashbacks to substantiate a handful of pertinent moments in Jesus' life and teachings, such as the Sermon on the Mount and the Last Supper, as well as his relationships with his mother and his disciples. Still, the drama focuses on the seemingly endless torture inflicted upon Jesus by Roman soldiers at the urging of the Jewish crowd that considers him a blasphemer, despite the attempts of a sympathetic Pontius Pilate (Hristo Naumov Shopov) to spare him from death. The faint of heart should be prepared for the brutal, barbaric beatings that Christ endures. Maia Morgenstern, Monica Bellucci, and Hristo Jivkov are touching as Mary, Magdalene, and John respectively, who are devastated by Jesus' fate yet aware that they can do nothing to change it. Performed in Aramaic and Latin with English subtitles, Gibson's labour of love is sure to prompt discussion and debate as to historical and Biblical fact.

Customer Reviews

An Amazing Film!!!
First of all, I am not religious, at all, but it didn't stop The Passion of The Christ from having an extremely powerful effect on me. It is very moving, and 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, and worst, and 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, and 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', and only serves to water down the viewing experience and 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 and powerful film that everybody should see". So I will now stop my rambling and finish by saying that The Passion of the Christ is one of the most important films I have ever seen, and 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.
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
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 and 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 actually 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 and 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 and stop persecution in all shapes and forms and perhaps there can be peace in the Middle East.

This film is hope