The Passion Of The Christ Analysis

Christianity is one of the largest religions in the world. Christians based their faith on Jesus Christ, who is the son of God. In 2004, Mel Gibson directed The Passion of the Christ to show the public who Jesus Christ is and his story of his arrest, trial, and suffering. In today’s world of controversy, the public has different opinions when they first see The Passion of the Christ, such as too much bleeding and doubts of the true reality of what happened to the son of God. In general, critics like and dislike “The passion Of the Christ” based on the reviews of Roger Ebert, J.B Hixson, and Peter T. Chattaway The Passion of the Christ is the highest grossing religious film in worldwide box office of all time. The film demonstrated the last …show more content…
15). The movie is almost two hours , for many people it felt as the majority of the movies was mainly Jesus’s torture and suffering of his death. The movie ended up being really emotional for many people. The director Mel Gibson wanted to engaged the audience to feel emotional over the death of Jesus when he died for the sins of people according to the Holy Bible. Roger Elbert also stated he was moved by the skills of the actors and technicians (Par. 15). The actors played a big role according to his review. Many believe if a actor has good skills of acting, then the movie will have a connection with the audience. Lastly, Robert Elbert’s review stated he was moved by the desire of the actors and technicians to see this project through no matter what (Par.15). During the time of the film, the actors were going through a lot such as Jim Caviezel’s sickness while he was shooting the scene of the crucification . Even though he was sick and aside from that he got struck by lighting, he still had the desire to keep filming and finishing the film. Critics like The passion of the Christ based on the Reviews of Roger Ebert because of the depth of feelings, skills of the actors and technicians, and the desire to film the