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A 4 page paper which examines the elements that make Mel Gibson’s controversial 2004 film worth seeing. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Christ. There has been no epic more mired in controversy or inspired more debate in the media and around dining room tables with the possible exception of another film
on the life of the Christian savior, Martin Scorseses The Last Temptation of Christ. But after all of the talk of anti-Semitism and righteous indignation subsides, the film must
finally be accurately evaluated in terms of cinematic art. Regardless of ones religious affiliation or beliefs and despite being "an almost relentless two-hour depiction of agony and torture" and
an audience awareness of the ending even before the opening credits roll, The Passion of the Christ is a film worth seeing (Grace 13). The narrative opens in the
Garden of Gethsemane, and the gothic tone is immediately established in the perfect marriage between Caleb Deschanels cinematography and John Debneys haunting music. In Pamela Graces artistic consideration of
the film, she writes, As Jesus prays in the garden of Gethsemane, the camera tiptoes around him like a stalker, and John Debneys score is a high-toned creep show of
menacing orchestral undertones and spine-jabbing choral effects" (Grace 13). Under Gibsons painstaking direction, The Passion of the Christ has the feel of a horror film, and the crucifixion of
Jesus is without question one of the most horrific episodes in world history. There are foreign language subtitles offered in the name of realism, which though annoying at times,
serve their intended purpose. After the dark clouds that are hovering over Christ that night in the garden lift and a new day dawns, the films mood dramatically shifts
from fear to dread (Grace 13). Just as Christ (played impressively by newcomer Jim Caviezel) demands of the three sleepy apostles who cowardly abandon him to, "Stay here. Watch,"
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