The Passion

Well, Marilyn Manson sure did a good job as Satan, and Steven King as teleplaywriter. Just kidding. Overall, I feel as Andy Rooney did, I'm glad it was only two dollars in stead of $9 where he lives. It was worth $2 to be able to discuss it with friends. I couldn't help thinking of Marilyn Manson everytime Satan appeared, and the black crow picking the eye of the criminal on the cross was definently Stephen King style. I yelled, "Shit!" when a monster jumped out of a bush at Judas! Who would of figured? Stephen King? Jesus could not have lived through that beating in my opinion much less carried that big cross up hill. Simon had a hard time carrying that cross as a healthy man. And why doesn't Jesus answer anyone when they ask him questions? He just stands there silent. Good Grief. I guess that is where Bro. Lee gets it. Showing Mary's heart breaking was the most moving part for me - when she saw Jesus falling down with the cross, enter a flashback of 3-year-old Jesus falling down and his mother running to his aid--then again in real time. I also appreciate Mel protraying Jesus with a sense of humor by showing him splashing water on his mother during a happier time. They could have paid more attention to Jesus' right eye that would be swollen in one scene and not in the next. Mary Magdelin was a beautiful ho. I didn't care for the ending. I wonder where all Jesus' other scars from that horrific beating went, and why only the feet and hands remain scared? I hear from my cousin in Jordan that this film is playing at the Mecca Mall in Saudi Arabia! Is that ironic or not?