The Passion of the Christ | Full Movie | Movies Anywhere

It is perhaps testament to the material that the film can be read both as a literal illustration of the story of Christ’s suffering at the hands of the Romans... an anti-authoritarian tract that questions the very assumptions of guilt and blame...

Gibson has made a strange experimental film that he offers as an act of faith, but which seems more like an act of directorial hubris.

Mel Gibsons The Passion Of The Christ is a powerful piece of cinema. Its a breathtaking, bravura biblical epic which resonates on multiple levels. The filmmaker set out to tell a story and he delivered a film which while divisive is a masterpiece.

While Pasolini pulls his camera away from the crunching and stabbing of thorns, whips, and nails, Gibson showcases the moment of impact. That may make him the closer Caravaggio cohort...