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MEL GIBSON'S passion for "THE PASSION"
More and more is starting to appear regarding this upcoming
movie. It
willbe
a must-see for all of us. This is a commentary by DAVID
LIMBAUGH about Mel
Gibson's very controversial movie regarding Christ's
crucifixion. It's
very
worthreading.
MEL GIBSON'S passion for "THE PASSION".
How ironic that when a movie producer takes artistic license
with
historical
events, he is lionized as artistic, creative and brilliant,
but when
another
takes special care to be true to the real-life story, he is
vilified.
Actor-producer Mel Gibson is discovering these truths the hard
way as he
is
having difficulty finding a United States studio or
distributor for his
upcoming film, "The Passion," which depicts the last 12 hours
of the life
of
Jesus Christ.
Gibson co-wrote the script and financed, directed and produced
the movie.
For the script, he and his co-author relied on the New
Testament Gospels
of
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, as well as the diaries of St.
Anne Catherine
Emmerich (1774-1824) and Mary of Agreda's "The City of God."
Gibson doesn't want this to be like other sterilized religious
epics. "I'm
trying to access the story on a very personal level and trying
to be very
real about it." So committed to realistically portraying what
many would
consider the most important half-day in the history of the
universe,
Gibson
even shot the film in the Aramaic language of the period. In
response to
objections that viewers will not be able to understand that
language,
Gibson
said, "Hopefully, I'll be able to transcend the language
barriers with my
visual storytelling; if I fail, I fail, but at least it'll be
a monumental
failure."
To further insure the accuracy of the work, Gibson has
enlisted the
counsel
of pastors and theologians, and has received rave reviews.
Don Hodel, president of Focus on the Family, said, "I was very
impressed.
The movie is historically and theologically accurate." Ted
Haggard, pastor
of New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colo., and president
of the
National
Evangelical Association, glowed: "It conveys, more accurately
than any
other
film, who Jesus was."
During the filming, Gibson, a devout Catholic, attended Mass
every morning
because "we had to be squeaky clean just working on this."
From Gibson's
perspective, this movie is not about Mel Gibson. It's
biggerthan he is.
"I'm not a preacher, and I'm not a pastor," he said. "But I
really feel my
career was leading me to make this. The Holy Ghost was working
through me
on
this film, and I was just directing traffic. I hope the film
has the power
to evangelize."
Even before the release of the movie, scheduled for March
2004, Gibson is
getting his wish. "Everyone who worked on this movie was
changed.
There were agnostics and Muslims on set converting to
Christianity...[and]
people being healed of diseases." Gibson wants
people to understand through the movie, if they don't already,
the
incalculable influence Christ has had on the world.
And he grasps that Christ is controversial precisely because
of WHO HE
IS -
GOD incarnate.
"And that's the point of my film really, to show all that
turmoil around
him
politically and with religious leaders and the people, all
because He is
Who
He is." Gibson is beginning to experience first hand just how
controversial
Christ is. Critics have not only speciously challenged the
movie's
authenticity, but have charged that it is disparaging to Jews,
which
Gibson
vehemently denies. "This is not a Christian vs. Jewish thing.
'[Jesus] came into the world, and it knew him not.' Looking at
Christ's
crucifixion, I look first at my own culpability in that."
Jesuit Father
William J. Fulco, who translated the script into Aramaic and
Latin, said
he saw no hint of anti-Semitism in the movie. Fulco added, "I
would be
aghast at any suggestion that Mel Gibson is anti-Semitic."
Nevertheless, certain groups and some in the mainstream press
have been
very critical of Gibson's "Passion."
The New York Post's Andrea Peyser chided him: "There is still
time, Mel,
to tell the truth." Boston Globe columnist James Carroll
denounced
Gibson's literal reading of the biblical accounts. "Even a
faithful
repetition of the Gospel stories of the death of Jesus can do
damage
exactly because those sacred texts themselves carry the virus
of Jew
hatred," wrote Carroll. A group of Jewish and Christian
academics has
issued an 18-page report slamming all aspects of the film,
including its
undue emphasis on Christ's passion rather than "a broader
vision." The
report disapproves of the movie's treatment of Christ's
passion as
historical fact.
The moral is that if you want the popular culture to laud your
work on
Christ, make sure it either depicts Him as a homosexual or as
an
everyday sinner with no particular redeeming value
(literally). In our
anti-Christian culture, the blasphemous "The Last Temptation
of Christ"
is celebrated, and "The Passion" is condemned. But if this
movie
continues to affect people the way it is now, no amount of
cultural
opposition will suppress its force and its positive impact on
lives
everywhere. Mel Gibson is a model of faith and courage.
Please copy this and send it on to all your friends to let
them know
about this film so that we'll all go see it when it comes out.
At least
we should be able to decide for ourselves.
MEL GIBSON'S passion for "THE PASSION"
More and more is starting to appear regarding this upcoming
movie. It
willbe
a must-see for all of us. This is a commentary by DAVID
LIMBAUGH about Mel
Gibson's very controversial movie regarding Christ's
crucifixion. It's
very
worthreading.
MEL GIBSON'S passion for "THE PASSION".
How ironic that when a movie producer takes artistic license
with
historical
events, he is lionized as artistic, creative and brilliant,
but when
another
takes special care to be true to the real-life story, he is
vilified.
Actor-producer Mel Gibson is discovering these truths the hard
way as he
is
having difficulty finding a United States studio or
distributor for his
upcoming film, "The Passion," which depicts the last 12 hours
of the life
of
Jesus Christ.
Gibson co-wrote the script and financed, directed and produced
the movie.
For the script, he and his co-author relied on the New
Testament Gospels
of
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, as well as the diaries of St.
Anne Catherine
Emmerich (1774-1824) and Mary of Agreda's "The City of God."
Gibson doesn't want this to be like other sterilized religious
epics. "I'm
trying to access the story on a very personal level and trying
to be very
real about it." So committed to realistically portraying what
many would
consider the most important half-day in the history of the
universe,
Gibson
even shot the film in the Aramaic language of the period. In
response to
objections that viewers will not be able to understand that
language,
Gibson
said, "Hopefully, I'll be able to transcend the language
barriers with my
visual storytelling; if I fail, I fail, but at least it'll be
a monumental
failure."
To further insure the accuracy of the work, Gibson has
enlisted the
counsel
of pastors and theologians, and has received rave reviews.
Don Hodel, president of Focus on the Family, said, "I was very
impressed.
The movie is historically and theologically accurate." Ted
Haggard, pastor
of New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colo., and president
of the
National
Evangelical Association, glowed: "It conveys, more accurately
than any
other
film, who Jesus was."
During the filming, Gibson, a devout Catholic, attended Mass
every morning
because "we had to be squeaky clean just working on this."
From Gibson's
perspective, this movie is not about Mel Gibson. It's
biggerthan he is.
"I'm not a preacher, and I'm not a pastor," he said. "But I
really feel my
career was leading me to make this. The Holy Ghost was working
through me
on
this film, and I was just directing traffic. I hope the film
has the power
to evangelize."
Even before the release of the movie, scheduled for March
2004, Gibson is
getting his wish. "Everyone who worked on this movie was
changed.
There were agnostics and Muslims on set converting to
Christianity...[and]
people being healed of diseases." Gibson wants
people to understand through the movie, if they don't already,
the
incalculable influence Christ has had on the world.
And he grasps that Christ is controversial precisely because
of WHO HE
IS -
GOD incarnate.
"And that's the point of my film really, to show all that
turmoil around
him
politically and with religious leaders and the people, all
because He is
Who
He is." Gibson is beginning to experience first hand just how
controversial
Christ is. Critics have not only speciously challenged the
movie's
authenticity, but have charged that it is disparaging to Jews,
which
Gibson
vehemently denies. "This is not a Christian vs. Jewish thing.
'[Jesus] came into the world, and it knew him not.' Looking at
Christ's
crucifixion, I look first at my own culpability in that."
Jesuit Father
William J. Fulco, who translated the script into Aramaic and
Latin, said
he saw no hint of anti-Semitism in the movie. Fulco added, "I
would be
aghast at any suggestion that Mel Gibson is anti-Semitic."
Nevertheless, certain groups and some in the mainstream press
have been
very critical of Gibson's "Passion."
The New York Post's Andrea Peyser chided him: "There is still
time, Mel,
to tell the truth." Boston Globe columnist James Carroll
denounced
Gibson's literal reading of the biblical accounts. "Even a
faithful
repetition of the Gospel stories of the death of Jesus can do
damage
exactly because those sacred texts themselves carry the virus
of Jew
hatred," wrote Carroll. A group of Jewish and Christian
academics has
issued an 18-page report slamming all aspects of the film,
including its
undue emphasis on Christ's passion rather than "a broader
vision." The
report disapproves of the movie's treatment of Christ's
passion as
historical fact.
The moral is that if you want the popular culture to laud your
work on
Christ, make sure it either depicts Him as a homosexual or as
an
everyday sinner with no particular redeeming value
(literally). In our
anti-Christian culture, the blasphemous "The Last Temptation
of Christ"
is celebrated, and "The Passion" is condemned. But if this
movie
continues to affect people the way it is now, no amount of
cultural
opposition will suppress its force and its positive impact on
lives
everywhere. Mel Gibson is a model of faith and courage.
Please copy this and send it on to all your friends to let
them know
about this film so that we'll all go see it when it comes out.
At least
we should be able to decide for ourselves.
