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The Passion of the Christ, very interesting and fascinating.
If you're a Catholic, you will appreciate it more, since the intended audience is Catholic.
Hindi nagustuhan ng US critics, mga Protestant kasi sila karamihan. Bakit daw puro torture ang emphasis, imbis na buhay at ministry ni Jesus. Hindi kasi sila familiar sa Catholic tradition of Passion plays, which is all about the stations of the cross, with emphasis on the trial, suffering and crucifixion of Jesus.
You might be surprised that the movie was not biblically accurate. Many scenes were based on the writings of the Catholic nuns Anne Catherine Emmerich and Mary of Agreda.
Sister Emmerich bore the stigmata (mystical wounds of Jesus), and through mystical private revelations wrote
The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
http://www.jesus-passion.com/DOLOROUS_PASSION_OF_OUR_LORD_JESUS_CHRIST.htmSister Mary also experienced mystical private revelations, and wrote the
Mystical City of God: Divine History of the Virgin, Mother of God.
One example of a scene not in the Gospels is the part where Jesus' arm had to be stretched so that his palm would reach the pre-bored hole for the crucifixion nail, which resulted in the dislocation of his shoulder. This scene was based on Emmerich's
The Dolorous Passion, and not from scripture.
Another example is the 6th Station of the Cross --- "Veronica wipes the face of Jesus." Bata pa lang ang Pinoy, alam na alam na niya yan dahil sa prusisyon, may statue ni St. Veronica, may tatlong imprint ng mukha ni Jesus sa white veil.
That was in the movie, but that is not biblical. Wala sa scripture yon. That's Catholic tradition, also contained in Emmerich's writings from her mystical visions. In the movie, the character's name in the credits was "Seraphia." This was based on Emmerich's
The Dolorous Passion, which says the true name of Veronica was "Seraphia
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Veronica It was a great movie, no question about that. It was not scripturally accurate, pero ok lang, since it was just a movie. I appreciated it as a presentation from the Catholic point of view, even if I'm not Catholic.
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I got teary eyed at the end. For me it will be more of an effect if meron scene with doubting Thomas sa ending. Baka maiyak ako ng husto hehe.
Hindi talaga kasama ang doubting Thomas sa Passion plays.
The usual Passion play is based on the 14 Stations of the Cross. The 14th Station is the laying of Jesus on the tomb, so it should traditionally end there.
But sometimes, a 15th Station is included --- "The Resurrection of Jesus." Maybe that's why Mel Gibson ended the movie with the resurrection. Meron naman talagang non-traditional 15th Station; magiging optimistic ending pa ang movie pag sinama yon.
Pero hindi na talaga puwedeng mag-extend ang movie sa doubting Thomas.
