March 05, 2004
Your Favorite Scene in The Passion of the Christ
Our friend at Powten asked an interesting question on his blog: what is your favorite scene during the movie The Passion of the Christ? This is actually a tougher question that it seems, primarily because Mel Gibson did such a great job of translating scripture into the movie. However, I think I've chosen mine and I noticed that Quenta Narwen likes the moment just before mine.
Mine occurs when Jesus falls under the weight of the cross and Mary runs to him. Jesus quotes a line from Revelation, but it is so profound and so perfectly placed within the context of the movie that it blew me away: "See, Mother, I make all things new." It gets to me just thinking about it; this was the essential mission of Christ - a mission that He had to endure because of my sins.
So what's your favorite scene? I'm very interested to see what others think - in my mind this is a very personal movie and I would expect to see as many answers and reasons as there are viewers. Just post a comment letting us know.
God bless,
Jay
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Hi Jay;
There are NUMEROUS scenes which touched me deeply, many of them having to do with the relationship between Jesus and His Mother. I would have to agree with you and with 'Quenta Narwen'...the scene where there is a flashback to Christ as a child who trips and falls, with his Mother dropping everything to run to pick him up... "I am here" ...she says, touched me beyond words. As the scene is continued, and we see Mary going to Jesus' side as He falls on the Via Delorosa, she says the same thing..."I am here"...I sobbed at this scene unlike ever before while viewing a film. The profundity of the scene ('See Mother, I make all things new'), coupled with the humanity evident throughout the scene was overwhelming. The love shared by Mother and Son was deeply, deeply moving.
One other scene I'd like to mention occurred during Jesus' trial with the Jewish leaders. Peter denies Jesus three times...(again evident in this scene, the chaos of humanity juxtaposed with the calm Divinity of Christ). Upon realizing what he has done, Peter goes to Mary and looks to her, and says (something like) "Mother, I have failed..." The kindness, motherliness and acceptance that Mary showed in her reaction to Peter really gave me insight into Mary's motherly role towards us all.
God Bless,
Nickie.
Dear Sir,
My favorite scene was God's tear and the desolate waste of Satan at the end. Although, I also like the significance of the scene you point out above.
shalom,
Steven
Posted by: Steven Riddle at March 8, 2004 04:21 PMOne of my favorite scenes was when Christ was carrying the cross and Satan was depicted on one side of Him with His Mother directly opposite. She clearly is our Mother, the woman of Revelation, who will crush the serpent. God has given her to us to protect us from Satan and to lead us to her Son. It saddens me that so many miss out on this unique heavenly relationship with their Mother. Hopefully this movie will make Protestants reconsider their view of Mary.
Posted by: Maria at March 12, 2004 06:01 PMMy favorite scene is when Mary
kisses Jesus feet while he is on
the cross, and when He is taken down, she caresses Him. Other movies have always shown Mary just standing there at the foot of the cross, it seems more likely that she would have held her son as she does in this movie. Madeline
My favorite scene is the flashback to when Jesus was building the table...when he comes in to eat, he washes his hands and jokingly splashes the water around at His Mother. Something never mentioned in any part of the Bible, but it was awesome how Gibson made you think about the many moments Jesus had in his life that are not recorded. To think of Jesus joking around with His Mother is extremely moving to me.
Posted by: Tyler at October 11, 2005 09:18 AM
