Passion of the Christ

This week, i watched Passion of the Christ, a fitting movie for easter time. It's funny how conflicting this movie is with what easter has become. The movie is absolutely brutal, which is faithful to how the real events of Jesus's death are portrayed in the Bible, in contrast with how pure Easter has become as a symbol for our forgiveness and Jesus's resurrection from the grave. To emphasize this, Mel Gibson uses a lot of slow motion to make each shot linger on. Overall i didn't hate the movie for anything in particular but it didn't engross me too much. I think part of that can be credited to it being a dramatic retelling of a story i already know, rather than a brand new story that develops as it goes on. I think this movie is good enough to merit watching for anybody, especially around easter time. Is it my favorite movie? No. Was is astronomically better than Jack and Jill? Yes. i'd rate it somewhere between a 5 and 6 out of 10