[Rutles4Ever]

The title to this thread reads as if he's adding more violent scenes.

Not sure why he's bending on this now.

[BRITinUSA]

If they lower the film's rating as a consequence of these custs and those under 18 get a chance to see it then I feel that it's a good move. The message is the important thing here, the violence that HE suffered was one way of getting that message across, by toning it down a notch more people may persuaded to see the movie.

The greater the spread of the message the better off we will all be.

[Kirkwood]

"Not sure why he's bending on this now."

I don't see it as bending. I see it as accommodating those who support the film and the message, but who don't have the courage to see the original. I support his having 2 versions.

[Jaded]

I know a fundamentalist who referred to Gibson eliminating a few of the subtitles as "Giving in to the enemy".

Someone will find something to complain about no matter what.

I teach 7th graders in CCE. Out of 17 in class only 2 of them saw the original movie with parents. Many of them are curious about the movie but as one boy put it, "My mother forbid me from ever seeing the movie".

We all probably know adults who didn't see it because of what they read about the violence.

More people will see Christ's Passion for the first time.