I hope they never make the fourth book of Maccabees into a film.
Side note: When I went to see the Dead Sea Scrolls last month, I saw the heel of Yehohanan. He is the only crucified individual (skeleton) whose remains have ever been found. But Yikes! The heel bone still has the nail in it.
Like you, I also wish Gibson would speak out and separate himself from his father's statements. He has outwardly proclaimed at least once that he will always honour his father (in public, perhaps he meant), but when his father dishonours so many others - by saying nothing he complicitly is supporting him, and that far worse in my book.
I won't see this movie (until it shows up free on TV at least.) First - I have no wish to endure the violence. I couldn't bear to see Saving Private Ryan either. Operation shows on the other hand, don't bother me at all. But there's something about simulated violence that I can't stand.
Secondly, with my background in Redaction criticism, I will FREAK out when I start seeing the textual inaccuracies that I keep reading about. I'd just better avoid it... Can there be such thing as a textual purist? Let's just say, I have a feeling I'll loathe this movie the way a die-hard LOTR purist hated the films.
Why I AM genuinely looking forward to this movie coming out on cable: The use of Aramaic.
(Bah Gibson you eeeedeeeot! You should have used Greek, not Latin for the rest.)
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Date: 2004-02-25 01:07 am (UTC)Side note: When I went to see the Dead Sea Scrolls last month, I saw the heel of Yehohanan. He is the only crucified individual (skeleton) whose remains have ever been found. But Yikes! The heel bone still has the nail in it.
Like you, I also wish Gibson would speak out and separate himself from his father's statements. He has outwardly proclaimed at least once that he will always honour his father (in public, perhaps he meant), but when his father dishonours so many others - by saying nothing he complicitly is supporting him, and that far worse in my book.
I won't see this movie (until it shows up free on TV at least.) First - I have no wish to endure the violence. I couldn't bear to see Saving Private Ryan either. Operation shows on the other hand, don't bother me at all. But there's something about simulated violence that I can't stand.
Secondly, with my background in Redaction criticism, I will FREAK out when I start seeing the textual inaccuracies that I keep reading about. I'd just better avoid it... Can there be such thing as a textual purist? Let's just say, I have a feeling I'll loathe this movie the way a die-hard LOTR purist hated the films.
Why I AM genuinely looking forward to this movie coming out on cable: The use of Aramaic.
(Bah Gibson you eeeedeeeot! You should have used Greek, not Latin for the rest.)