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lol...it was a beautiful movie...and the most correct one I have ever seen....the only thing that did not fall into place throughout the entire thing is that his cloths did where not folded when he left the tomb

The Passion of the Christ was amazingly well done! I saw it a couple years ago. I remember my Mom never wanted me or my sister to see it even though we wanted to in theaters, but one day my Dad bought a box of DVD's at a yard sale and The Passion of the Christ was in there - unopened and still in the wrapping. My sister and I decided to watch it and when I watched it. It hit me like a brick! I was watching everything fine for a while and then once Jesus starts enduring heavy duty punishment, it made me wanna cry. I tried to hold back the tears because I was embarrassed to cry in front of my sister and mom and so in bed that night, I just let it all out. That was by far one of the hardest movies to watch, but it didn't sugarcoat the details.

I also know that it's one thing to hear in church about Jesus' crucifixion before communion or through a sermon, or even a personal Bible read, and a completely different thing to actually see it on film. It never made me take Jesus' death so lightly again. I used to think, "Yeah, yeah, I know the story. I've heard it a billion times. Same thing every time." when I was younger and didn't have so much faith, but when I got older and watched The Passion of the Christ, it moved me completely and everytime I hear a sermon on how Jesus died for us or read it, I think of what was in that film and just the images in my mind can break me to tears. It's just so phenomenal that Jesus would do that for us! For sinners who probably weren't deserving of salvation, he has given the chance of Salvation! Praise the Lord! heart

Wow, that's interesting that your daughter wanted to watch it and that movie does have a strong message and a strong impact. It's amazing that because of that movie criminals turned themselves and others in. It's like amazing. I know The Passion of the Christ has an amazing impact on me and made me realize it's nothing to be sugar coated and nothing to be taken lightly.

My Mom automatically said, "No." to me about seeing it and I was already like 16 or 17. Although, considering your daughter is so young, I understand the concern because the details are sometimes hard for even adults to take in.

It is totally a different thing to hear people talk about it and a totally different thing to see it on film. I think as human beings, sometimes seeing images can have more of an impact on us. I appreciate Mel Gibson spending his own time and money for that. I appreciate Mel Gibson's bravery when making films, also when he makes films about the government that they probably hate such as Conspiracy Theory.