I am sorry but I was so glad that this film was not nominated for best director, or best picture. Caviesel probably should have been nominated for best actor, but it doesn't matter because everybody knows that is going to Jamie Foxx for Ray anyway so there was really no point in nominating anyone else. Any way back to this move. It just doesn't work as an award contender anyway. This really doesn't work in the sense of story telling which from the beginnings of storytelling in the Greek world, let's not get into a debate over that, but the earliest stories and plays still in existence today are from the ancient Greeks. The story to be good has to have a character that is tragically flawed, for serious performances. This was even true in the stories told with Christian elements before now, let's not forget the saga of Everyman, but this film with the exception of being the most graphic depiction of the crucifixion and therefore maybe the most accurate still did nothing for the Christian religion by examining the nature of Christ, why he did accept the crucifixion or more importantly why that his death was important. I think for the Christian majority that love this film they should really turn their attention to "The Last Temptation of Christ" directed by a man that is nominated again this year and "In Sha' Allah" will win, finally. That does a superior job analyzing the true nature of Christ. It would be like making a movie about the life of Martin Luther King and just showing him getting shot in the head and then watching his body begin to rot for the rest of the movie.
Review of The Passion of the Christ
