{"id":818,"date":"2004-02-28T14:44:48","date_gmt":"2004-02-28T19:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amynews.com\/?p=809"},"modified":"2015-10-08T17:40:40","modified_gmt":"2015-10-08T21:40:40","slug":"movie-review-the-passion-of-the-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amynews.com\/2004\/02\/movie-review-the-passion-of-the-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"Movie Review – The Passion of The Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"
So … a few weeks ago I told someone my function. And though it wasn’t like a “I Never Desire To Talk To You Again<\/i>” type response … it was somewhat of a “You Can Be Saved<\/i>” type of reaction. About a week ago … she began pestering me major league to go see the new Mel Gisbon movie, The Passion of The Christ<\/a>, because … ya know … I’d want to be saved afterwards and might just stop this whole transsexual nonsense. At least that’s the impression I was getting. Unfortunately, I found The Passion of The Informed to be very strong … and despite avoiding, declining, making it clear I didn’t want to go … my indifference was not strong enough and I found myself forced to go.<\/p>\n Yet to accommodate my lack of interest in going, she agreed to go to my favorite theatre. Since apparently there are a lot of people who wanted to see the movie … I got there about 2 hours before the show to purchase the tickets. Though at the time I was there, seeing how there weren’t many people at the ticket counter, I decided to test out a couple of my pre-viewing jokes about the movie on the ticket seller dude … “He wouldn’t have been in that mess if he hadn’t lost his light saber again<\/i>” … got a nice laugh outta him … and the obvious spin on the dialogue between Peter and Jesus after Jesus dropped his cross on Peter’s toe (with Peter yelling “Jesus Christ<\/i>“) got a shaking his head side to side laugh and “lady, you’re going to go to hell<\/i>” smile. We got to the theatre in plenty of time and it wasn’t as nearly packed as expected … so we quickly obtained two ideal, aisle seats. I went back to get my dinner … a Frozen Mountain Dew and popcorn … and as luck would have it had my favorite concession counter boy waiting on me … I’d say he’s about 18, tall, black, short hair, slim and has a disarming smile …<\/p>\n “The usual, Miss?<\/i>”<\/p>\n “Yes, thanks. But I need it to go … and quick.<\/i>”<\/p>\n *anxiously looking side to side*<\/p>\n “Just kidding !<\/i>” \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n As far as the movie goes … it is was visually intense. Sets and lighting conveyed an ominous sense … passion. I certainly think one felt a passion from the director in making this movie and a passion from the actors in their presentation. It was graphically very violent … lots of beating up on, whipping of … The Christ. Open wounds, blood and torn flesh was clearly and repeatedly seen. I also think that all the actors brought their A-game to the movie. Every character was played very, very well. But after all was said and done … the movie just didn’t really grab my interest.<\/p>\n Why ?? Well …<\/p>\n At first, I thought maybe it was because I know how it ends … psst … he dies<\/i>. But heck, I knew that the Titanic sunk, and I still really liked that movie<\/a> … so just knowing the ending couldn’t be it.<\/p>\n Then I thought, maybe it was because it was subtitled. But I can read, so the subtitles really weren’t that challenging. Besides, they really didn’t play too much of a role … the dialogue, though not sparse, was certainly not excessive … and wasn’t rushed … you weren’t hurried in reading the subtitles. Plenty of time to read even for lip movers.<\/p>\n
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\nI then went to meet my friend for a few pre-viewing drinks … I had never been to that particular sports bar before … but found it moderately acceptable … the boy to girl ratio was great … it was packed and there were hardly any other girls in the bar … just like shooting fish in a barrel ! \ud83d\ude42 Anyways … despite being bi when it comes to my beer orientation (a description recently coined while in the bar with The UnUsual Suspects … our waitress inadvertantly brought a Bud Light for Sister when she also brought me a Coors Light; however, Sister, who normally drinks Bud Light, had wanted a Black and Tan on this occasion. Singer needed another, but she drinks Coors Light … the obvious solution was stated eloquently by Singer … “Amy’s beer bi, she’ll drink Bud Light or Coors Light, give her Sister’s Bud Light, I’ll take Amy’s Coors Light and you can pour Sister a Black and Tan<\/i>.” Simple.) … I ordered myself a Coors Light and located my friend. We just talked and gabbed while enjoying a few beers. Easy talk and she provided the requisitement affirmation by commenting on my Luckys<\/a> … “Wow, your ass really does look great in those jeans.<\/i>” Well that’s my motto … when going to be saved, make sure your butt looks good.<\/p>\n