The "Evil" Message of The Passion

[arisbe]

"It is frightening that so evil a message could receive so welcome a reception.

"When charges of anti-Semitism, denied by the producers, surrounded the film before its opening, there was outrage from many circles. But when the principals behind the film tell us openly that its message is that not only Jews but all men are implicated in the death of Jesus, the voices of moral outrage fall silent...

"If the anti-Semitic view of the Jewish race as inherently corrupt is irrational and evil, how much more irrational and evil is this view of the human race?

"Will The Passion itself play a major role in spreading this conception of man's nature? Of course not. But the audiences and acclaim the film is enjoying speak to just how prevalent this conception has already become. If there is an idea behind the film worth opposing, it is this, its intended message. Teach man to regard himself as a loathsome, despicable being, and he becomes ripe for any mystical dictator, who will wield the whip that is supposed to make man atone for his 'transgressions.' Deprive man of self-esteem, teach him to spit in his face, and one paves the way for another Dark Ages." -- Onkar Ghate, Ph.D., resident fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute.

Comments

[st-sardonicist.livejournal.com]

The Ayn Rand Institute? Now there's an unbiased source!

[supergee.livejournal.com]

One might expect them to be impartial between theistic religions.

[st-sardonicist.livejournal.com]

I'm just always amazed that anyone takes Ayn Rand seriously.

Thanks for the best quote I've yet to see on The Passion

[divineserpent.livejournal.com]

""Will The Passion itself play a major role in spreading this conception of man's nature? Of course not. But the audiences and acclaim the film is enjoying speak to just how prevalent this conception has already become. If there is an idea behind the film worth opposing, it is this, its intended message. Teach man to regard himself as a loathsome, despicable being, and he becomes ripe for any mystical dictator, who will wield the whip that is supposed to make man atone for his 'transgressions.' Deprive man of self-esteem, teach him to spit in his face, and one paves the way for another Dark Ages." -- Onkar Ghate, Ph.D., resident fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute."

[nandan.livejournal.com]

I'm cool. They were selling indulgences at Barneys, so I bought a few.

[fixnwrtr.livejournal.com]

I saw Passion last night and was not impressed. Film-wise, it is barely passable and all the blood and gore was over the top and unnecessary. Let's make this as disgusting and bloody as possible so people will feel guilty about what they've done and turn to Christianity. The best acting in the whole thing was the actresses who played Mary, Mary Magdalene and Claudia. It was heart felt, emotional, and restrained.

I was left with one thing though. They let Barabbas go (which in the past was played by Anthony Quinn). For some reason the name sticks in my mind. Barabbas. Son of the Father. Makes me wonder.