Posted by quequel on October 11, 2003 at 12:19:02:
In Reply to: Mel Gibson's THE PASSION posted by giveawayboy on October 08, 2003 at 03:16:39:
I love this stuff! Of course, I'll have to see the movie to make a judgment, but I'll probably wait to see it on DVD, because I like all the "Making of" and other extras. But I'll throw my 2 cents in about whether it would be better to read the gospels--of course it would! BUT Christians are the ones reading the gospels. Nonchristians don't normally choose several hours of reading something they've been taught to believe is obscure and out of date over going to see a Mel Gibson movie because the artsy chick they want to date says that's where she wants to go.
Eek--that was a convoluted sentence, but after you read it a few times, you might see what I mean. There may not be a bunch of Nonchristian viewers, but hopefully there will be a few, and those few might not be as likely to pick up a copy of Matthew, because it carries a stigma and doesn't have graphics.