[BradyLS]

What I recall most from the film is the flashbacks during Jesus abuse by the Romans: his teaching on the Mount, to the stoners of Mary Magdalene...

I agree. Many critics say that this is hard to follow because his sacrifice is "given no context." They don't understand how the flashbacks scenes relate to the story, if they even mention them at all.

To the critics who "don't get" Gibson's movie and feel it should somehow be explained to them, I'll tell them what they've been telling everyone else for decades: They need to get out more, open their minds, and understand that there is more than just their own narrow viewpoint.

[Rennes Templar]

"They need to get out more, open their minds, and understand that there is more than just their own narrow viewpoint."

Very true. Not only do they need to "get out" more, I think even more so they need to "get in" more (ie, within).