From: max demian (oikoumenist@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Mar 29 2005 - 19:52:59 BST
hmmm...
Personally I think that _The Last Temptation of Christ_ better served the
story. Creating new concepts, it pushed the story further, pushed the love
of Christ to a different realization. The story will always be repeated, but
I agree, it can be repeated in different ways. Bruce may be the man for the
job. Why can’t Jesus be bald?
max
>From: David Buchanan <DBuchanan@ClassicalRadio.org>
>Reply-To: moq_discuss@moq.org
>To: "'moq_discuss@moq.org'" <moq_discuss@moq.org>
>Subject: MD Happy Easter
>Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 18:30:07 -0700
>
>
>Have you heard that Mel Gibson has re-edited "the Passion of the Christ".
>Some viewers had complained that there was too much blood and gore. I guess
>the idea is to depict torture and death in a way that even grandma and the
>kids can enjoy with their popcorn.
>
>Anyway, those changes had me thinking. What if it was re-made so that the
>blood and gore was not so one-sided. I mean, the amount of graphic violence
>doesn't bother me so much as the idea that Jesus does all the suffering and
>the Romans hardly get scratched. The blood and gore needs to be more fairly
>distributed, you know? Now imagine if Bruce Willis were cast as the lead to
>give the film more of a "Die Hard" feel. I mean why can't we have a Jesus
>who fights back, for Christ's sake?
>
>It would be easy to take the idea too far. A muscle-bound rambo type would
>work. "Are you gonna let me save the world this time, father?" And it would
>be even more ridiculous the have steroid monster like Arnold because his
>catch phrase, "I'll be back", would be ringing in everyone's ears even if
>he
>never said the line. The is why I suggest Bruce. He's got that regular-guy
>quality and a good sense of humor. I can see him winking from the cross and
>saying something dry like, "you guys really kill me" or "thanks for all the
>fish".
>
>And speaking of crosses, why does it always have to be an unjust
>crucifixion? Why not update the torture methods a little? People have seen
>it too often and its horror has softened over the years. Even little old
>ladies think nothing of wearing crucifixion on a necklace. No, we need
>something that inspires fear and dread in today's imagination. Maybe take a
>few scenes from the prisons of Iraq or Alabama.
>
>And how about if he gets plastic surgery after rising from the dead so that
>he looks exactly like Pontius Pilot. He uses this disguise to infiltrate
>the
>palace and win his revenge. Oh. Wait. I guess there would be some problems
>with historical accuracy if we show him having plastic surgery after coming
>back to life. We'll say he was just in a coma.
>
>Its just a thought.
>
>
>
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