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The Passion and the fury: why has a reverent movie about Jesus Christ become one of the most controversial films in history?(Culture War)
But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.
--Isaiah 53:5
Mel Gibson's movie The Passion of the Christ begins with a black screen and the above-quoted passage of Holy Scripture from the prophet Isaiah. It ends with a scene of the resurrected Jesus Christ stepping from the tomb. In the two hours of film that run between those two bookends, writer-director-producer Mel Gibson has focused on the last 12 hours of Christ's life on earth: The Passion--His arrest, torture suffering and execution.
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