In Reply to: Re: The Passion posted by mishmashmusic on July 24, 2003 at 07:11:12:
But look at what they *do* embrace:Martin Scorsese's 1988 film The Last Temptation of Christ was based on Nikos Kazantzakis' 1955 novel in which Jesus appears as a tormented, fearful young man confused by sex and uncertain of his path in life. The film was condemned by virtually every Christian denomination, both here and abroad, was protested, picketed, subject to boycotts and bomb threats, and excluded from the titles carried by the huge Blockbuster Video chain.
I read the book (really very good) but missed the movie. Knowing Scorsese, it was probably trash. But liberals loved it because it dissed the Christians. Likewise must they hate The Passion. Nor do I think it has anything to do with "anti-Semitism"; that's just a gloss.
clark
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Follow Ups
- "Humility is not something that our pop culture embraces." BINGO! - clarkjohnsen 10:07:02 07/24/03 (11)
- Re: "Humility is not something that our pop culture embraces." BINGO! - Super Nintendo Chalmers 23:05:20 07/24/03 (3)
- LOL! Very well put. - Audiophilander 09:26:14 07/25/03 (2)
- Political correctness - mishmashmusic 12:29:36 07/25/03 (1)
- The film's producers were probably concerned about ticket sales. - Audiophilander 23:08:40 07/25/03 (0)
- I saw "Last Temptation" a few times - mishmashmusic 10:27:47 07/24/03 (6)
- "The glossy sterile hero of modern religion." - clarkjohnsen 15:10:09 07/24/03 (0)
- Re: I saw "Last Temptation" a few times - albee33 12:24:54 07/24/03 (4)
- I like the idea behind Temptation - mishmashmusic 12:36:28 07/24/03 (3)
- "He'd be going against the Christian religious establishment today." - clarkjohnsen 15:12:38 07/24/03 (2)
- You don´t get the "nihil obstat", as your predicament is wrong - orejones 04:24:25 07/25/03 (0)
- Re: "He'd be going against the Christian religious establishment today." - mishmashmusic 19:24:48 07/24/03 (0)