mel gibson's the passion
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Ah yes...another film about Christ and the crucifixtion. Well, I haven't heard much about this one, except that it's expected to increase anti-Semitism.
hffan2000
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well as far as it possibly being anti-semitic, i don't think it will cause i think he's got the good sense not to cut anything that could be percieved as such. i mean you couldn't make a movie about Jesus and do it right by being anti-semitic cause he was a jew. i guess we'll see when it comes out.
bob
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Even though i am not religious i am intrigued by this film, it seems incredibly daring to make such a unique personal vision....
As for the Anti-Semitism you must walk a fine line between making the movie accurate to the Gospel accounts and not making it anti-semitic one which can be pulled off by a little common sense...
But i do admit i am a little confused about how Gibson can claim to be wanting to be extremely accurate when a 3 hr movie is being made out of a couple of thousand words
As for the Anti-Semitism you must walk a fine line between making the movie accurate to the Gospel accounts and not making it anti-semitic one which can be pulled off by a little common sense...
But i do admit i am a little confused about how Gibson can claim to be wanting to be extremely accurate when a 3 hr movie is being made out of a couple of thousand words
Wasn't this the movie where all the characters will be speaking only Hebrew, Aramaic and Latin?
And as far as I've heard, Gibson intends not to even subtitle it... "this solution is good for the soul".
There wouldn't be many people on this Earth who would catch every spoken word in this flick...
[Edited by Finn on 10-06-2003 at 12:59 am]
And as far as I've heard, Gibson intends not to even subtitle it... "this solution is good for the soul".
There wouldn't be many people on this Earth who would catch every spoken word in this flick...
[Edited by Finn on 10-06-2003 at 12:59 am]
Yolegoman
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If that rumour is true, Mr Finn, then I will be very shocked...
Hmm.
"Go's to dig up link to trailer he saw some time ago"
Be right back!
The Fan Website: http://www.passion-movie.net/
The Trailers: http://www.passion-movie.net/english/trailer.html
Wow.
Found this in the FAQ:
Q. Is THE PASSION really going to be in Hebrew, Latin, and Aramaic?
(A) Yes, all spoken language in THE PASSION is either in Latin, Aramaic, or Hebrew. It is still under discussion as to whether or not there will be subtitles in the theater release. Rough cuts of the film that have been seen do contain subtitles throughout the film.
[Edited by Yolegoman on 10-05-2003 at 03:03 pm]
Hmm.
"Go's to dig up link to trailer he saw some time ago"
Be right back!
The Fan Website: http://www.passion-movie.net/
The Trailers: http://www.passion-movie.net/english/trailer.html
Wow.
Found this in the FAQ:
Q. Is THE PASSION really going to be in Hebrew, Latin, and Aramaic?
(A) Yes, all spoken language in THE PASSION is either in Latin, Aramaic, or Hebrew. It is still under discussion as to whether or not there will be subtitles in the theater release. Rough cuts of the film that have been seen do contain subtitles throughout the film.
[Edited by Yolegoman on 10-05-2003 at 03:03 pm]
BTW, this gives me a good occasion to rant about the correct spelling of antic Latin.
The way Pilatus says the famous phrase "Ecce, homo" (Look, he's a man") said with an American accent ("Eche Oumou") sounds so terrific, that it makes a latinist shiver.
The correct way to pronounce the phrase in antic Latin would be something like "Ekke, hoomo".
Maybe Gibson has given a language course to his actors, but he should have chosen his teachers more carefully.
The way Pilatus says the famous phrase "Ecce, homo" (Look, he's a man") said with an American accent ("Eche Oumou") sounds so terrific, that it makes a latinist shiver.
The correct way to pronounce the phrase in antic Latin would be something like "Ekke, hoomo".
Maybe Gibson has given a language course to his actors, but he should have chosen his teachers more carefully.
Marcus Petrius
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Be carefull when talking about transliteration and pronounciation of classis languages. If you say something wrong the modern Greeks and Italians will get mighty pissed.
America should teach the classics more, I applaud you Finn.
Well, it seems I'm agreeing with you again, Ren.
Literature...a real shame people don't know it better. We really must discuss it sometime...some pretense of a thread, I suppose...or the Mercenary Lounge.
Literature...a real shame people don't know it better. We really must discuss it sometime...some pretense of a thread, I suppose...or the Mercenary Lounge.
Finn said:
Yeah, I know...but they brought up literature, somehow, so I had to jump on the bandwagon.
Better a barbarian then social death, I always say
I understand the to issues that surround this film are the Anti-semitism accusations and the breakdown of the Vatican II theological work. I am sure this will be the second thread in the film classics that gets locked, but not after we all get a chance to discuss it after seeing it. If you don't think it is big news, check this out....
Passion
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Passion
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