Mel Gibson wants the audience to be able to see how Jesus was brutally tortured and beaten. The Passion isn’t one of those cookie-clean Biblical movies from the 50’s where you see Edward G. Robinson writing the 10 Commandments. The Passion is a brutal and sadistic film, made to show the horrors that Christ went through. And I’m sure back then, people just didn’t hear his groans, they actually saw what happened. Kill Bill is pure entertainment, and the violence is excessive, but it is mostly comical. The Passion of the Christ does not glorify violence, but tries to paint an accurate portrayal of what really happened. If you want a G-rated version of Christ’s life, go rent King of Kings.
