The Passion Of The Christ

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MacGuffin

#15
March 24, 2003, 03:02:32 PM
Mel Gibson gave an exclusive interview: "Gibson wanted the film accurate "down to the clothes they wear" and "the eating habits of the Jews...", and will digitally re-color Caviezel's eyes. In regards to the business aspect (i.e. spending the money on this) Gibson says he's "gotta do it" it means that much to him. He talked about turning Scorsese down for the role of Christ in 'The Last Temptation of Christ' because he had read the book and didn't think it was his idea of fair or accurate. Talking about potential backlash Gibson said "It won't be boring". It was not an easy shoot; nearly everyone got sick including the flu. The running time would be about 90 minutes as two hours would be overwhelming, he hopes people know the story well enough that subtitles won't be necessary but he will include visual clues as to what's going on".
"Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art." - Andy Warhol


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Duck Sauce

#16
March 24, 2003, 03:33:39 PM
I think/hope Gibson is setting himself up for a big failure.

I like seeing others fail.

Cecil

#17
March 24, 2003, 04:37:24 PM
Quote from: Duck Sauce
I like seeing others fail.

thats why youre going straight to hell, bub

Ghostboy

#18
March 24, 2003, 06:48:02 PM
I don't understand the hostility towards this film. I'm really excited about it; I love it when big stars use their clout to push challenging material. Gibson is a fine director, historical inaccuracies or not, and while I would have liked to see a non-white star play Jesus, the whole 'dead language' aspect pretty much makes up for it, as far as I'm concerned. I think this could be a really beautiful movie. And I don't think it will play well at all to conservative audiences, either.

Pedro

#19
March 24, 2003, 06:56:13 PM
Quote from: GhostboyI don't understand the hostility towards this film. I'm really excited about it; I love it when big stars use their clout to push challenging material. Gibson is a fine director, historical inaccuracies or not, and while I would have liked to see a non-white star play Jesus, the whole 'dead language' aspect pretty much makes up for it, as far as I'm concerned. I think this could be a really beautiful movie. And I don't think it will play well at all to conservative audiences, either.
Ditto.  I'm going with you on this one.

CollinBullock

#20
March 30, 2003, 11:11:06 PM
I will see the film.  You know, it very well might fall flat on it's ass, but I give the guy props.  He is doing this ONLY because he feels a need too, and that's the most anti-hollywood attitude one can have, god bless him.
Reality is extraordinary.  Unfourtanetly, the best parts don't make good movies - Terry Gilliam

budgie

#21
March 31, 2003, 03:57:24 AM
Love the no subtitles/emphasis on the visuals thing, but like RK I'm doubtful about Gibson's ability to make it credible. I tried watching Braveheart but it just seemed overblown and clumsy so I gave up. I fear that if he's inserting really 'helpful' visual cues so we all get the terribly important message/depth of Mel's passion for the subject it's gonna be like painting by numbers.

MacGuffin

#22
April 28, 2003, 08:53:35 AM




"Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art." - Andy Warhol


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sphinx

#23
April 28, 2003, 09:13:49 AM
Quote from: MacGuffinMel Gibson gave an exclusive interview: "Gibson wanted the film accurate "down to the clothes they wear" and "the eating habits of the Jews...", and will digitally re-color Caviezel's eyes.

...computer guys haven't added the twinkle in my eyes yet....

QuoteIt was not an easy shoot; nearly everyone got sick including the flu.

i didn't know the flu could get sick

cowboykurtis

#24
April 28, 2003, 10:51:18 AM
those stills look pretty nice. is john toll shooting it?
...your excuses are your own...

dufresne

#25
April 30, 2003, 03:17:51 AM
Quote from: cowboykurtisthose stills look pretty nice. is john toll shooting it?

no, Caleb Deschanel is...http://us.imdb.com/Name?Deschanel,%20Caleb

and Jim Caviezel is a fine actor.  I like him best in The Thin Red Line.
There are shadows in life, baby.

Ghostboy

#26
July 12, 2003, 03:23:24 AM
AICN premiered the trailer a few minutes ago...check it out at

(it's about 23mbs, if that matters to anyone).

I don't know if this will be a theatrical trailer or not, since it mainly seems to consist of footage from the climax (not like it's spoiling anything), but man...it's pretty effective. I'd like to see more of the quiet moments (stuff in the garden in particular), and I still think there are too many white people, but other than that this is a very powerful trailer. I especially love the shots of the women watching him as he carries the cross...the two Mary's, I assume. Monica Belluci is barely recognizable.

I'm anticipating this even more now. It'll be a wonderful companion piece to Last Temptation Of Christ...two view from two different sides of Catholicism.

Redlum

#27
July 12, 2003, 10:43:34 AM
Thats a really powerful preview. Anyone know the budget on this? It looks huge.

edit: 25 mil, posted earlier
\"I wanted to make a film for kids, something that would present them with a kind of elementary morality. Because nowadays nobody bothers to tell those kids, \'Hey, this is right and this is wrong\'.\"
  -  George Lucas

Ghostboy

#28
July 12, 2003, 10:49:23 AM
I watched it again this morning, and I really love it. When he cries out on the cross, it's pretty hair raising. Also, the two Mary's are there, but there's a third woman, the eerie looking one, who I'm guessing is Satan, since IMDB says Satan is played by a woman.

I wonder if the film will go past the Passion, to the resurrection of Jesus.

SoNowThen

#29
July 12, 2003, 12:11:07 PM
I'm pretty stoked about this flick. At first I furrowed my brow at Gibson and no subtitles, but now that I've had time to wrap my head around it, I think it sounds great.

Nothing will beat Last Temptation for me... unless maybe I make it. But I love the fact that Bellucci's in it. Damn straight -- if Jesus was gonna pick a hooker to hang out with, I'd like to think she'd look like Monica.  :-D

Anyway, here's to hoping that more stars use their clout to do risky projects (not including festering shit-sores like Battlefield Earth).

btw, RK, the ninjas comment -- hilarious.
Those who say that the totalitarian state of the Soviet Union was not "real" Marxism also cannot admit that one simple feature of Marxism makes totalitarianism necessary:  the rejection of civil society. Since civil society is the sphere of private activity, its abolition and replacement by political society means that nothing private remains. That is already the essence of totalitarianism; and the moralistic practice of the trendy Left, which regards everything as political and sometimes reveals its hostility to free speech, does nothing to contradict this implication.

When those who hated capital and consumption (and Jews) in the 20th century murdered some hundred million people, and the poster children for the struggle against international capitalism and America are now fanatical Islamic terrorists, this puts recent enthusiasts in an awkward position. Most of them are too dense and shameless to appreciate it, and far too many are taken in by the moralistic and paternalistic rhetoric of the Left.
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