[Lord Aquaman]

Mel Gibson and his controversial religious money maker "The Passion of the Christ" hasn't gotten any Oscar nods whatsoever - not for directing, acting, cinematrography, torture - nothing. I'm assuming that's because the film caused too much controversy, but tell me, does anyone here feel that Mel deserves an Oscar for "Passion"?

And while we're on the subject of "The Passion" and Oscar, should Jim Caviezel be given an Oscar for his portrayal of the battered, beaten, bloodied, bruised/long-suffering Jesus Christ?

[barend]

i don't know... for me it didn't live up to the hype...

everyone said it was the biggest anti-semetic tool ever created...
and yet when i saw it... Nothing. I went to that movie assuming i'd come out a nazi, but all i got was the lousy opinion that Mel Gibsons good on both sides of the camera... and can really pull together an impressive film...



but seriously... i liked it.
my only greivence is that it was just too catholic...
for how well i thought it was made, i think it missed the point of why you would tell the story...

I'm no expert Christian, but I would have thought the most important thing about Jesus was the example he lead his whole life, not the slow painful death that we watched for however long i was in there...

but it is being nominated for best foreign language film. So Mel stil gets a chance at the bling-man. but i think the film deserves a little more credit... It was well made, well acted, and nicley artistified...
just a little malfocused...

[jariten]

the film left me feeling pretty cold and detached, although he did make some bravish choices. I heard originally that he didnt even want subtitles in it.

[barend]

i also thought killing off the main character was quite a brave choice...
but then he comes back at the end...

[Helena]

i also thought killing off the main character was quite a brave choice...
but then he comes back at the end...

Excellent, barend.

[Stongbah]

Thanks for the spoilers you tool.