02-28-2004, 06:18 PM
I strongly suggest you see it, unless your own experiences with the lash brings back things that you just don't want to mess with again, and I respect that position completely. So few have "been there done that." Thank goodness.
As to to the depiction of the whipping, I have to agree with some who suggest that given the number of strokes administered, it was not "gory enough." Again, the written descriptions of what two dozen of the Cat would do to a sailor's back strike me as even more graphic than what I saw on film. You may be uniquely positioned to critique that film making, if you choose to.
If that is not your reason not to see it, now or later on video, I would say that those who have not seen the film will never have a leg to stand on in talking about it. I was quite surprised at the relative lack of gore compared to the hype machine's assertions.
There are some neat juxtapositions of the "Message" inserted as flashbacks. It is an old Hollywood technique, but I think Gibson used it to pretty good effect in how the moasic was pieced together.
It is more than the torture, much, much, more. Of course, I see it as being a film "felt" far more strongly by serious and sincere Christians (in whose numbers I am not) than anyone else.
Again, tastes differ, and you may want to wait till video drops the price. But it's worth a look, moreso than about half the films I have seen in the past year or three.
Occhi
As to to the depiction of the whipping, I have to agree with some who suggest that given the number of strokes administered, it was not "gory enough." Again, the written descriptions of what two dozen of the Cat would do to a sailor's back strike me as even more graphic than what I saw on film. You may be uniquely positioned to critique that film making, if you choose to.
If that is not your reason not to see it, now or later on video, I would say that those who have not seen the film will never have a leg to stand on in talking about it. I was quite surprised at the relative lack of gore compared to the hype machine's assertions.
There are some neat juxtapositions of the "Message" inserted as flashbacks. It is an old Hollywood technique, but I think Gibson used it to pretty good effect in how the moasic was pieced together.
It is more than the torture, much, much, more. Of course, I see it as being a film "felt" far more strongly by serious and sincere Christians (in whose numbers I am not) than anyone else.
Again, tastes differ, and you may want to wait till video drops the price. But it's worth a look, moreso than about half the films I have seen in the past year or three.
Occhi
Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the Men 'O War!
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete