The Passion of the Christ: please help me

Originally posted by O'Mankie:
BTW. on the subject of over-hyped movies….is it just me and my wife who think "Lost in translation" was a load of shite?

No, not just you at all.

Although Scarlet is pretty so it was not a complete loss.

I hated Lost in Translation, I think my wife liked it.

Scarlet does nothing for me. I think she is dating that turd Jared Leto. So that lowers her a couple of notches right there.

Lost in Translation had some good moments that were ruined by Sofia Coppola's reliance on Japanese stereotypes to illustrate the culture. The argument could be made that since both of the characters were more or lest outcasts in Japan that this was a reasonable thing to do, but I think she could've done better.

Scarlett Johansson was the one redeeming quality of Ghost World, gave a good performance in Lost in Translation and The Man Who Wasn't There, and I've heard was excellent in Girl With The Pearl Earring. Forgiving her turn in Eight Legged Freaks, I generally like her work.

yeah, how sad is it that scarlett is dating that fool? someone needs to give her a copy of this. i still love her. altho i agree lost in translation wasn't all that. it was pretty, but pretty pointless.

I though Thora Birch and Steve Buschemi were the redeeming qualities of Ghost World, not to mention the script and directing. Scarlet Johansen? Blah.

Originally posted by j_lee:
Lost in Translation had some good moments that were ruined by Sofia Coppola's reliance on Japanese stereotypes to illustrate the culture. The argument could be made that since both of the characters were more or lest outcasts in Japan that this was a reasonable thing to do, but I think she could've done better.

Scarlett Johansson was the one redeeming quality of Ghost World, gave a good performance in Lost in Translation and The Man Who Wasn't There, and I've heard was excellent in Girl With The Pearl Earring. Forgiving her turn in Eight Legged Freaks, I generally like her work.

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
I though Thora Birch and Steve Buschemi were the redeeming qualities of Ghost World, not to mention the script and directing. Scarlet Johansen? Blah.

agreed

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
I hated Lost in Translation, I think my wife liked it.

Scarlet does nothing for me. I think she is dating that turd Jared Leto. So that lowers her a couple of notches right there.

No I didn't. You're thinking of Garden State.

I know someone who thinks Jared Leto is rather hot. He was purdy in fight club, before the beating.

Who would have thought Rhett and Ratio cination had the same taste in women?

I quite liked Ghost world. I have not disliked a Scarlet movie yet, although I have not seen 8 legged….

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
I though Thora Birch and Steve Buschemi were the redeeming qualities of Ghost World, not to mention the script and directing. Scarlet Johansen? Blah.

What can I say? I didn't like Ghost World. The movie is, for the most part, so wrapped up in being jaded and anti-establishment that the characters seemed hollow. Enid tries to rebel but is ultimately just an onscreen cliche of every too-cool-for-that art student. If I want to experience that I can do it at any local university.

Originally posted by Bags:

Originally posted by hitman:
…when even JC had Mary Magdalene.

WHAT? You're crazy…you're buying in to that DH Lawrence/Martin Scorsese lunacy.

No…not really…but what are you buying into???

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
why […] why […] why […]why […] screw it up

Why the need for all of these "Why???" queries anyway? I though HE was, supposedly, omniscient, or something..? Couldn't he just dispense with it? Or maybe God isn't omnipotent after all. Maybe HE needs our help?


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"Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein."
-Joe Theismann

Originally posted by Taipei Personality:

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
why […] why […] why […]why […] screw it up

Why the need for all of these "Why???" queries anyway? I though HE was, supposedly, omniscient, or something..? Couldn't he just dispense with it? Or maybe God isn't omnipotent after all. Maybe HE needs our help?

blah blah blah. . .

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
blah blah blah. . .

What? Have you run out of great authors/philosophers to quote?

Originally posted by Taipei Personality:

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
blah blah blah. . .

What? Have you run out of great authors/philosophers to quote?

no, far from it. but, what do you care anyway. you admittedly ignore them.

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
no, far from it. but, what do you care anyway. you admittedly ignore them.

"Reality is that which when you stop believing in it does not go away."
Philip K. Dick

Who said God had perfect foresight anyway?

If you read Genesis, Each time he creates something new, it's followed by the line - " and He saw that it was good."

Many have interpreted this to mean that He was kind of ad-libbing the whole creation gig. If he knew exactly how everything would turn out, why would he have to judge it as "good" after the fact?

Originally posted by j_lee:
Enid tries to rebel but is ultimately just an onscreen cliche of every too-cool-for-that art student. If I want to experience that I can do it at any local university.

she should have shacked up with Steve Buscemi and lived happily ever after

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
why would he have to judge it as "good" after the fact?

Alternatively, you could argue that this is the sign of a proud God. He is God, of course whatever he does is going to be good, right?

Originally posted by Forumie Partie Markie:
Alternatively, you could argue that this is the sign of a proud God. He is God, of course whatever he does is going to be good, right?

Not necessarily.

Remember that whole Noah deal? He had to erase the whole blackboard and start again.

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Who said God had perfect foresight anyway?

If you read Genesis, Each time he creates something new, it's followed by the line - " and He saw that it was good."

Why didn't HE KNOW it was good? Did he use HIS eyes to see it? Does HE need sensory organs?

…doesn't sound like the actions of an omnipotent being to me. Rather the opposite.