this seems to be to be a good entry on "the passion of the christ", rather, not on the movie specifically, but about what it's based on and the events surrounding it, and why some people have taken issue with the way it was made.

The entire movie is focused on his last twelve hours of life, picking up after the Last Supper, skipping almost entirely every important piece of his ministry. A movie about Jesus' life that included an extremely graphic portrayal of his death as just one part of the film would be more theologically consistent, more accurate, and more compelling.

and with that, "the passion" has officially become the movie i've talked about most without having actually seen. and that should stop. so if i by chance see it sometime, i'll write about it, but i'm being stupid by discussing it even further with no basis to go on.

so i'm going to talk about another bunch of movies i haven't seen -- most of the oscar films! i have to fill out a like 32 entry ballot for the oscar pull, and i've basically only seen lord of the rings. i might not do so well this time around. we shall see. let me know if you're interested in gambling on movies avec moi.