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Seems like you're making a bit of a stretch there doctor. Mel's quote doesn't seem near as restrictive (audience-wise) as your interpretation is. I didn't see any signs at my local theater that said "only for christians & those with a healthy understanding of christianity". Nor did I see that in any of the print or TV ads. Didn't even see Mel try to make that arguement in the handful of interviews I've seen.



Since Gibson's original idea was to release the film with no subtitles and only the Aramaic and Latin speech, I stand behind my statement that a beforehand knowledge of the Gospels in necessary to watch the film and come away with the understanding of the event that Gibson was trying to bring home. Did he forbid anyone else from seeing it? No. Did people who have never followed the life of Christ have problems understanding the movie and following it? From personal testimony I've heard, yes.

I'm not saying that no one can watch this film, I'm just saying that a lot of people on this board aren't understanding the point of it. They are trying to look at it as if it was any other movie like Lord of the Rings or The Matrix when it is not. You can't compare a movie by standards that it does not even attempt to follow. It's not something for you to watch while munching popcorn and trying to get to first base with your girlfriend. It's not entertainment. It's something for you to think about and apply it to your understanding of Christianity. If you have no understanding of Christianity, then the effect of the movie is not going to be as powerful or the same.

you should have been handling Gibson's PR......because you summed it up perfectly.

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