The movie is like an extended nineteenth-century revivial sermon that is long on judgment and short on grace.
How to Watch The Passion of the Christ
Lowell Grisham's thoughts prior to seeing the movie.
Maybe my expectations were too high, but I found I could never deeply enter the drama; I was distracted by its main character—not Jesus—but director Mel Gibson.
Thoughts on the film from the Right Reverend Mark Beckwith.
Gibson repeatedly stabbed my conscience with a two-hour reminder of my personal shortcomings and the dire state of humanity.
