[jjhmom]

Believers and Non-believers,

Well, DH and I just returned from seeing "The Passion of the Christ". Let me say this, it was a very emotional experience for (what seemed) everyone in the theatre including DH and myself. I can see why so much heart was put into this film, and I do not think that it could have been any better. I will not give details to the movie because I am sure that some of you have yet to see it and I do not want to take away from your experience. But I will say this......

The violence in the movie was horrid, yes, but no more than you would see in your average horror flick or action movie. The one particular fact that I left with is that the violence is hard to bare because it has a "personal connection". We have heard of the pain that Jesus suffered, but to watch it so graphically displayed is what makes it so hard to watch. Since I believe that this movie was based on the most accurate facts that Mel Gibson could portray regarding Jesus' crucifixion, it made the brutal mistreatment hard to watch. All of the discussion about the violence is well mentioned by anyone who questions the thought of seeing this movie. If you want to see it, do not let this hold you back. It is worth it to see this movie. The events just could not be deterred. What was told to happen, happened.

I hope that if any or all of you have the chance to see this movie that you go.

Sincerely,
Jennifer