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Passion Recut

February 18, 2005

The Passion of the Christ is going to be recut to be less intense. Mel Gibson said in this article that he was trying to focus more on Christ's sacrifice than his suffering. I'm anxious to see this recut.
Last Lenten season we made a tough decision - we let our than 12 year old son decide if he wanted to see The Passion. He had heard so much about the movie, he'd read articles and heard many conversations. He decided to go. We of course over-prepared him. By the time the opening scene came across the screen we were a nervous wreck. We feared we were scarring our child for life.
My son is glad to this day he saw the movie. We are planning on viewing it again on Good Friday (he will again have the choice). I've gone to the Lord's supper since seeing the movie with a new appreciation of Christ's sacrifice. I'm glad the movie will be more accesible to teens who are ready.