In Reply to: Re: hey ,carol, posted by Anovagrrl on February 26, 2004 at 05:59:05:
I just spoke to a friend who saw "The Passion of the Christ" last night. He told me that the movie does indeed show Christ standing up and leaving his tomb.
I agree with your comments about Christ's reserection being more important than his death. The Bible does say that if Christ is not raised, then our faith is in vain.
I'm inclined to give Mel Gibson the benefit of the doubt concerning his motivations for putting so much focus on Christ's brutal execution. Having heard the interviews, I don't believe he did it for the reasons you suspect.
I wish I could see this film, but the format is not blind-friendly.