Comments on: Not seeing the Passion of the Christ http://www.jeffreyclong.com/2004/04/15/not-seeing-the-passion-of-the-christ/ Sun, 23 Aug 2009 05:42:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Geary http://www.jeffreyclong.com/2004/04/15/not-seeing-the-passion-of-the-christ/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Geary Sat, 22 May 2004 21:27:42 +0000 http://www.jeffreyclong.com/?p=27#comment-11 I love the story of Thomas and his story is a hard one for modern Christians to swallow. The fact that you are trying to ingest "the Thomas lesson" says a lot. However, I reacted to your essay by saying that your overall thesis is pretentios. I'm sorry but when I scrolled down your site to see a picture of Mars with the comment concerning the power of "Wow" I'm forced to conclude that you've missed a huge point of the Passion of the Christ. Its about the wow. Please don't misunderstand. I saw the movie and immediately thought it would be horrible for evangelism. I'm not just a Mel "fan"atic. Its about the wow. The soundtrack, and the imagery...two huge "wow" items the text just can't deliver. I love the story of Thomas and his story is a hard one for modern Christians to swallow. The fact that you are trying to ingest “the Thomas lesson” says a lot. However, I reacted to your essay by saying that your overall thesis is pretentios. I’m sorry but when I scrolled down your site to see a picture of Mars with the comment concerning the power of “Wow” I’m forced to conclude that you’ve missed a huge point of the Passion of the Christ. Its about the wow. Please don’t misunderstand. I saw the movie and immediately thought it would be horrible for evangelism. I’m not just a Mel “fan”atic. Its about the wow. The soundtrack, and the imagery…two huge “wow” items the text just can’t deliver.

]]> By: Amanda http://www.jeffreyclong.com/2004/04/15/not-seeing-the-passion-of-the-christ/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Amanda Mon, 19 Apr 2004 11:37:35 +0000 http://www.jeffreyclong.com/?p=27#comment-10 I thought I was the only left in this entire world who hasn't seen it. But apparently not. I don't actually have a real reason for not seeing though, sans laziness. I initially thought it was going to be awesome, but then as I saw it get bigger and bigger and bigger, it just sort of lost all appeal to me. Now, I don't think I am. Or perhaps, I'll still go see it, but without the intention of being moved by it. Part of me wants to think that God approves of this movie, but I don't understand why we have to use a movie to manifest a real idea of the crucifixion of Christ. I never understood that from the start, and with the mass craze that it's started, I just don't view it the same way anymore. I thought I was the only left in this entire world who hasn’t seen it. But apparently not.

I don’t actually have a real reason for not seeing though, sans laziness. I initially thought it was going to be awesome, but then as I saw it get bigger and bigger and bigger, it just sort of lost all appeal to me.

Now, I don’t think I am. Or perhaps, I’ll still go see it, but without the intention of being moved by it. Part of me wants to think that God approves of this movie, but I don’t understand why we have to use a movie to manifest a real idea of the crucifixion of Christ. I never understood that from the start, and with the mass craze that it’s started, I just don’t view it the same way anymore.

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