[RoseofTexas]

OH MY GAWD, the letter to Mel is exactly what I was thinking...PLEASE MR. GIBSON, don't let HELLywood near it!! Please for goodness sake, don't let it be nominated for ANY award! I went to the early showing of the Passion and it was PACKED and the rest of the showings were SOLD OUT!! I saw BIG BURLY MEN crying, old folks in sheer silence, there wasn't a dry eye in the place. I for one will email Mr. Gibson to thank him first of all, and to CONCUR with the writer's feeling:
"Keep this film outside. Don't let them use it as a tool to show how open-minded they are, after the fact. Since this is one of the few perfect films ever made, and since it deals with a subject matter sacred to you and to most of its audience, there will never be four other films worthy of being listed with it in any category."

[gobucks]

I'm just grinning from ear to ear Rose. I couldn't agree w/ you more. It was like what I would have written, all of it, too.

Our theater was utterly packed. Gasps, quiet crying, shock, awe ... all filled the room. At the end, stunned, STUNNED silence. My wife and my 3 teens then proceeded to have a wonderful evening discussing the film.

And, of course, I flipped through all 4 gospels, checking everything. MEL IS A GENIUS indeed with how he folded in his artistic interpretation and yet fully, completely honored the gospels.

Jim Cavizel ... what an unearthly actor. We were all blessed this Easter season. But, I don't know if I can go see it again. It was just too .... real.