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* AudienceAlienatingPremise: The controversial film has been called out by detractors for glorifying the violence Jesus suffered, and not his teachings, of which we get only a few passing references. David Edelstein called it "a two-hour-and-six-minute snuff movie". Robert Wilonsky critically stated, he found the movie "too turgid to awe the nonbelievers, too zealous to inspire, and often too silly to take seriously, with its demonic hallucinations that look like escapees from a Creator/DavidLynch film".
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* AudienceAlienatingPremise: The controversial film has been called out by detractors for glorifying the violence Jesus suffered, and not his teachings, of which we get only a few passing references. David Edelstein called it "a two-hour-and-six-minute snuff movie". Robert Wilonsky critically stated, he found the movie "too turgid to awe the nonbelievers, too zealous to inspire, and often too silly to take seriously, with its demonic hallucinations that look like escapees from a Creator/DavidLynch film".
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* CrossCastRole: Rosalinda Celentano plays Satan.
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* ActorAllusion: Ironically Fabio Sartor, who plays the centurion Abenader, previously played the apostle James the Great in Series/Jesus1999.

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* ActorAllusion: Ironically Fabio Sartor, who plays the centurion Abenader, previously played the apostle James the Great in Series/Jesus1999.''Series/Jesus1999''.
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* DevelopmentHell: Mel Gibson announced that a sequel was in the works in 2016. It was initially planned for a 2021 release, but has been pushed back twice so far. As of February 2023, a target has been set for 2024.

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* DevelopmentHell: Mel Gibson announced that a sequel (focusing on Christ's resurrection with elements of Literature/TheBookOfRevelation) was in the works in 2016. It was initially planned for a 2021 release, but has been pushed back twice so far. As of February 2023, a target has been set for 2024.
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** Jim Caviezel (a Traditionalist Catholic, like Gibson) had to go through extensive hair and makeup work (at times, across his entire body), and would also suffer great injuries in his performance as Jesus. He really had to carry the cross, which injured his shoulders from the weight (and once his head, as he tumbled and the whole thing fell along), got headaches from the crown of thorns, had to stay with only a loincloth in a cold environment for the crucifixion, ''was struck by lightning'' ('''''twice'''''), and, during the flagellation, was accidentally whipped for real at least once (ironically providing reference to the makeup crew, which had to match the injury). Thus, sometimes [[EnforcedMethodActing the expression of anguish on his faceis totally real.]]

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** Jim Caviezel (a Traditionalist Catholic, like Gibson) had to go through extensive hair and makeup work (at times, across his entire body), and would also suffer great injuries in his performance as Jesus. He really had to carry the cross, which injured his shoulders from the weight (and once his head, as he tumbled and the whole thing fell along), got headaches from the crown of thorns, had to stay with only a loincloth in a cold environment for the crucifixion, ''was struck by lightning'' ('''''twice'''''), and, during the flagellation, was accidentally whipped for real at least once (ironically providing reference to the makeup crew, which had to match the injury). Thus, sometimes [[EnforcedMethodActing the expression of anguish on his faceis face is totally real.]]
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* ActorAllusion: Ironically Fabio Sartor, who plays the centurion Abenader, previously played the apostle James the Great in Series/Jesus1999

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* ActorAllusion: Ironically Fabio Sartor, who plays the centurion Abenader, previously played the apostle James the Great in Series/Jesus1999Series/Jesus1999.
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* ActorAllusion: Fabio Sartor, who plays Abenader, previously played the apostle James the Great in Series/Jesus1999

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* ActorAllusion: Ironically Fabio Sartor, who plays the centurion Abenader, previously played the apostle James the Great in Series/Jesus1999
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* ActorAllusion: Fabio Sartor, who played Abenader, played the apostle James the Great in Series/Jesus1999

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* ActorAllusion: Fabio Sartor, who played plays Abenader, previously played the apostle James the Great in Series/Jesus1999
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* ActorAllusion: Fabio Sartor, who played Abenader, played the apostle James the Great in Series/Jesus1999
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* StarDerailingRole: The film delivered a massive blow to Creator/JimCaviezel's mainstream film career. Since then, his political activism has helped him establish himself in the microcosm of Christian right-wing movies.
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*** Subverted in DVD, Blu-ray, and most digital copies, as viewers can disable the subtitles at any time.
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* WorkingTitle: Simply ''The Passion''.
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* RecycledProp: Being filmed in the same studios of ''Film/GangsOfNewYork'', some of those film's sets were reused.

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* RecycledProp: PropRecycling: Being filmed in the same studios of ''Film/GangsOfNewYork'', some of those film's sets were reused.
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* RecycledProp: Being filmed in the same studios of ''Film/GangsOfNewYork'', some of those film's sets were reused.
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* DevelopmentHell: Mel Gibson announced that a sequel was in the works in 2016. It was initially planned for a 2021 release, but has been pushed back twice so far. As of February 2023, a target has been set for 2024.
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** Jim Caviezel (a Traditionalist Catholic, like the director) had to go through extensive hair and make-up (at times, full-body) and would also suffer as much as Jesus himself: He had to carry a heavy cross, injuring his shoulders (and once his head, as Caviezel tumbled and the thing fell along), got headaches from the thorny crown, had to stay with only a loincloth in a cold environment for the crucifixion, ''was struck by lightning'' ('''''twice'''''), and during the flagellation, the guy playing the guard accidentally whipped Caviezel's back at least once (ironically providing reference to the make-up crew, which had to match the injury...). Thus sometimes [[EnforcedMethodActing the expression of anguish is totally real.]]

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** Jim Caviezel (a Traditionalist Catholic, like the director) Gibson) had to go through extensive hair and make-up makeup work (at times, full-body) across his entire body), and would also suffer great injuries in his performance as much as Jesus himself: Jesus. He really had to carry a heavy the cross, injuring which injured his shoulders from the weight (and once his head, as Caviezel he tumbled and the whole thing fell along), got headaches from the thorny crown, crown of thorns, had to stay with only a loincloth in a cold environment for the crucifixion, ''was struck by lightning'' ('''''twice'''''), and and, during the flagellation, the guy playing the guard was accidentally whipped Caviezel's back for real at least once (ironically providing reference to the make-up makeup crew, which had to match the injury...). Thus injury). Thus, sometimes [[EnforcedMethodActing the expression of anguish is on his faceis totally real.]]



** During the cross-carrying scene, Creator/JimCaviezel dislocated his shoulder when he collapsed and the cross fell on him. He insisted that the take be kept in the final film, so that the pain Jesus was supposed to be experiencing would seem more real. (Caviezel also noted how half the blood dripping from his mouth in that take is KensingtonGore and [[DyeingForYourArt the other half is his own]])
** During the flogging scene, Caveziel was wearing a protective guard on his back while being whipped, but on the last blow the guard slipped and he was whipped for real.
** To prevent injury the cross was on pads of sorts to lessen the impact as it was dropped to the ground. While recording it actually showed the cross bouncing a couple of inches off the ground. It was left in because of its simple effect.

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** During the cross-carrying scene, Creator/JimCaviezel dislocated his shoulder when he collapsed and the cross fell on him. He insisted that the take be kept in the final film, so that the pain Jesus was supposed to be experiencing would seem more real. (Caviezel also noted how half the blood dripping from his mouth in that take is KensingtonGore [[KensingtonGore fake]] and [[DyeingForYourArt the other half is his own]])
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** During the flogging scene, Caveziel was wearing a protective guard on his back while being whipped, but on the last blow blow, the guard slipped and he was whipped for real.
** To prevent injury injury, the cross was on pads of sorts to lessen the impact as it was dropped to the ground. While recording recording, it actually showed the cross bouncing a couple of inches off the ground. It was left in because of its simple effect.



** The original plan was to [[RealityHasNoSubtitles have no subtitles]] during the whole film (whose dialogue is entirely in Aramaic and Latin). This idea was scrapped because test audiences insisted that at least the important lines should be understandable rather than guesswork from the character interactions.

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** The original plan was to [[RealityHasNoSubtitles have no subtitles]] during the whole film (whose dialogue is entirely in Aramaic and Latin). This idea was scrapped because test audiences insisted that at least the important lines should be understandable rather than make audiences do guesswork from the character interactions.
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** Jim Caviezel had to go through extensive hair and make-up (at times, full-body) and would also suffer as much as Jesus himself: He had to carry a heavy cross, injuring his shoulders (and once his head, as Caviezel tumbled and the thing fell along), got headaches from the thorny crown, had to stay with only a loincloth in a cold environment for the crucifixion, ''was struck by lightning'' ('''''twice'''''), and during the flagellation, the guy playing the guard accidentally whipped Caviezel's back at least once (ironically providing reference to the make-up crew, which had to match the injury...). Thus sometimes [[EnforcedMethodActing the expression of anguish is totally real.]]

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** Jim Caviezel (a Traditionalist Catholic, like the director) had to go through extensive hair and make-up (at times, full-body) and would also suffer as much as Jesus himself: He had to carry a heavy cross, injuring his shoulders (and once his head, as Caviezel tumbled and the thing fell along), got headaches from the thorny crown, had to stay with only a loincloth in a cold environment for the crucifixion, ''was struck by lightning'' ('''''twice'''''), and during the flagellation, the guy playing the guard accidentally whipped Caviezel's back at least once (ironically providing reference to the make-up crew, which had to match the injury...). Thus sometimes [[EnforcedMethodActing the expression of anguish is totally real.]]
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** [[Music/DeadCanDance Lisa Gerrard]] was approached to do the score.

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* CreatorBreakdown: Jim Caviezel had to have heart surgery due to all the stress he suffered while making the film.



** Jim Caviezel (Jesus Christ) is American.

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** Jim Caviezel Creator/JimCaviezel (Jesus Christ) is American.



** Monica Bellucci (Mary Magdalene), Claudia Gerini (Claudia Procles), Luca Lionello (Judas Iscariot), Luca De Dominicis (Herod Antipas), Mattia Sbragia (High Priest Caiaphas), Rosalinda Celentano (Satan), Toni Bertorelli (Priest Annas ben Seth), Sergio Ribini (Dismas, the repentant criminal), and Francesco Cabras (Gesmas, the unrepentant criminal) are all Italian.

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** Monica Bellucci Creator/MonicaBellucci (Mary Magdalene), Claudia Gerini (Claudia Procles), Luca Lionello (Judas Iscariot), Luca De Dominicis (Herod Antipas), Mattia Sbragia (High Priest Caiaphas), Rosalinda Celentano (Satan), Toni Bertorelli (Priest Annas ben Seth), Sergio Ribini (Dismas, the repentant criminal), and Francesco Cabras (Gesmas, the unrepentant criminal) are all Italian.



* OnSetInjury: Creator/JimCaviezel really suffered making the film. He sustained gashes to his back from multiple whippings, hypothermia, and a separated shoulder from carrying a giant cross. He was also struck by lightning before filming the Sermon of the Mount scene.



** During the cross-carrying scene, Jim Caviezel dislocated his shoulder when he collapsed and the cross fell on him. He insisted that the take be kept in the final film, so that the pain Jesus was supposed to be experiencing would seem more real. (Caviezel also noted how half the blood dripping from his mouth in that take is KensingtonGore and [[DyeingForYourArt the other half is his own]])

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** During the cross-carrying scene, Jim Caviezel Creator/JimCaviezel dislocated his shoulder when he collapsed and the cross fell on him. He insisted that the take be kept in the final film, so that the pain Jesus was supposed to be experiencing would seem more real. (Caviezel also noted how half the blood dripping from his mouth in that take is KensingtonGore and [[DyeingForYourArt the other half is his own]])
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* DarkhorseCasting: Other than Creator/MonicaBelluci and Creator/JimCaviezel, almost all of the cast was comprised of unknown stage actors from Italy and the Middle East.

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* DarkhorseCasting: Other than Creator/MonicaBelluci Creator/MonicaBellucci and Creator/JimCaviezel, almost all of the cast was comprised of unknown stage actors from Italy Europe and the Middle East.



** Monica Belluci (Mary Magdalene), Claudia Gerini (Claudia Procles), Luca Lionello (Judas Iscariot), Luca De Dominicis (Herod Antipas), Mattia Sbragia (High Priest Caiaphas), Rosalinda Celentano (Satan), Toni Bertorelli (Priest Annas ben Seth), Sergio Ribini (Dismas, the repentant criminal), and Francesco Cabras (Gesmas, the unrepentant criminal) are all Italian.

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** Monica Belluci Bellucci (Mary Magdalene), Claudia Gerini (Claudia Procles), Luca Lionello (Judas Iscariot), Luca De Dominicis (Herod Antipas), Mattia Sbragia (High Priest Caiaphas), Rosalinda Celentano (Satan), Toni Bertorelli (Priest Annas ben Seth), Sergio Ribini (Dismas, the repentant criminal), and Francesco Cabras (Gesmas, the unrepentant criminal) are all Italian.
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* DarkhorseCasting: Other than Creator/MonicaBelluci and Creator/JimCaviezel, almost all of the cast was comprised of unknown stage actors from Italy and the Middle East.
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* CreatorBreakdown: James Caviezel had to have heart surgery due to all the stress he suffered while making the film.
* DoingItForTheArt: Creator/MelGibson chose to bankroll the film with his own money, shooting it entirely in Aramaic and Latin, and originally didn't even want to include subtitles. It's easy to forget, in light of the film's huge box office, that this was actually a huge financial gamble.

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* CreatorBreakdown: James Jim Caviezel had to have heart surgery due to all the stress he suffered while making the film.
* DoingItForTheArt: Creator/MelGibson chose to bankroll the film with his own money, shooting it entirely in Aramaic and Latin, and originally didn't even want to include subtitles. It's easy to forget, in light of the film's huge box office, office draw, that this was actually a huge financial gamble.



** James Caviezel (Jesus Christ) is American.

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** James Jim Caviezel (Jesus Christ) is American.



** During the carrying-his-cross scene in ''Film/ThePassionOfTheChrist'', Creator/JimCaviezel dislocated his shoulder when he collapsed and the cross fell on him. He insisted that the take be kept in the final film, so that the pain Jesus was supposed to be experiencing would seem more real. (Caviezel also noted how half the blood dripping from his mouth in that take is KensingtonGore and [[DyeingForYourArt the other half is his own]])

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** During the carrying-his-cross scene in ''Film/ThePassionOfTheChrist'', Creator/JimCaviezel cross-carrying scene, Jim Caviezel dislocated his shoulder when he collapsed and the cross fell on him. He insisted that the take be kept in the final film, so that the pain Jesus was supposed to be experiencing would seem more real. (Caviezel also noted how half the blood dripping from his mouth in that take is KensingtonGore and [[DyeingForYourArt the other half is his own]])



** The original plan was to [[RealityHasNoSubtitles have no subtitles]] during the whole film (whose dialogue is entirely in Aramaic and Latin). This idea was scrapped because test audiences insisted that at least the important lines should be understandable rather than guess-work from the character interactions.

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** The original plan was to [[RealityHasNoSubtitles have no subtitles]] during the whole film (whose dialogue is entirely in Aramaic and Latin). This idea was scrapped because test audiences insisted that at least the important lines should be understandable rather than guess-work guesswork from the character interactions.

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* CreatorBacklash: [[DownplayedTrope Somewhat]]. Jim Caviezel is ''not'' keen with ''The Passion of the Christ'', but not to the point where he regrets working on it. This was mainly due to the struggles he went through while filming (getting struck by lightning, accidentally being scourged, having his shoulder dislocated, and suffering from pneumonia and hypothermia), as well as going hand to hand with Creator/MelGibson.

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* CreatorBacklash: [[DownplayedTrope Somewhat]].Somewhat. Jim Caviezel is ''not'' keen with ''The Passion of the Christ'', but not to the point where he regrets working on it. This was mainly due to the struggles he went through while filming (getting struck by lightning, accidentally being scourged, having his shoulder dislocated, and suffering from pneumonia and hypothermia), as well as going hand to hand with Creator/MelGibson.



* GoneHorriblyRight: The emotional content of ''The Passion of The Christ'' was so powerful that it moved several people across the world to turn themselves in to police and confess to their crimes.
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* IronyAsSheIsCast: Pregnant Maia Morgenstern playing the Virgin Mary. Also, Maia Morgenstern is Jewish, which some felt was ironic casting, given the film’s criticism that it was anti-Semitic.

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* IronyAsSheIsCast: Pregnant Maia Morgenstern playing the Virgin Mary. Mary, although Catholics would argue it fits with Mary's role as "Mother of the World." Also, Maia Morgenstern is Jewish, which some felt was ironic casting, given the film’s criticism that it was anti-Semitic.
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* GoneHorriblyRight: The emotional content of ''The Passion of The Christ'' was so powerful that it moved several people to turn themselves in to police and confess to their crimes.

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* GoneHorriblyRight: The emotional content of ''The Passion of The Christ'' was so powerful that it moved several people across the world to turn themselves in to police and confess to their crimes.
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* GoneHorriblyRight: The emotional content of ''The Passion of The Christ'' was so powerful that it moved several people to turn themselves in to police and confess to their crimes.

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