Cultural barriers are real, even in today's advanced information world, and for Oriental audiences, when it comes to Jesus, many people may only have the impression of Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper".

Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting "The Last Supper" shows the world how Jesus faced this inevitable death before his crucifixion, Jesus in the light held a wine glass and a pancake, and talked to his followers, while Judas, hiding in the dark, was terrified, knowing that his next embrace would plunge the wise sage in front of him into the vortex of death......

This film shows the torture and torture that Jesus was subjected to in the first twelve hours of his crucifixion.

The film is an artistic recreation of a scene from the Bible, but Mel Gibson actually made it into an action movie, and the torture scene in the film is shocking, and Jesus' face is beaten to a bloody blur that is unforgettable.

Mel Gibson gives the film a Caravaggio-esque baroque, accentuating a realistic cinematography with strong color contrasts.

This makes the film look more violent and darker.

Nearly half of the content was filmed at night or in enclosed interiors, in order to better reflect the fierce conflict between light and darkness.

The colors of the characters' costumes are mainly brown, black and light brown, which can better interpret the hearts and personalities of the characters while matching the overall tone of the scene.

Any film with a religious theme is prone to controversy, let alone a film directed and shot by Mel Gibson.

At that time, Martin Scorsese's "The Last Temptation of Christ" can be said to have committed public outrage and finally lost money.

In order not to repeat the mistakes of the past, after Embassy Pictures bought out the copyright of "The Passion of the Christ", Ronan specially found an authoritative person in the religious field to review the film, and made sure that it did not violate the doctrine and was faithful to the Bible before putting it in theaters.

Even so, it sparked a tidal wave of protests.

After watching the film, for people like Ronan, the impression left by the film is bloody.

Mel Gibson said in the propaganda, "I just want to be as cruel as possible, beyond the limits of people's patience." In this way, the audience can truly appreciate how much sacrifice Jesus paid to redeem mankind and open the door to eternal life for mankind. ”

The official release of "The Passion of the Christ" has made the already hot controversy even more hot.

Whether it is the bloody cruelty shown on the film, or the racial and religious issues involved, it has triggered polarized debates.

Bloody, brutal.

This is almost everyone's first reaction after watching The Passion of the Christ, which is a direct experience from the senses, and the results can be obtained without rational analysis, so it is the most real.

After all, the film is more than 120 minutes long, and about 100 minutes of it are spent in Jesus enduring horrific punishment.

Critics of the film say it's bloody, arguing that director Mel Gibson is maliciously provoking the audience, and that he is just trying to make the audience unbearable.

But the sensitivity of the film's subject matter and the violence in the picture did not stop fans from paying for tickets to enter the cinema.

The film market is always so interesting, and the more controversial the film, the more it tends to attract audiences.

Good movies are not as marketable as controversial movies, which is about to become a common phenomenon.

Thanks to the popularity of the film before its release, the number of theaters at the time of the opening increased to nearly 3,300, and many of the multi-theater chain theaters sent letters to the embassy films, asking for three or four copies.

That is, prepare three to four theaters to show "The Passion of the Christ".

The film was explosive in its opening weekend, and this has long been agreed in the industry.

All the controversy and popularity can only be real and effective if they are converted into box office, otherwise they are useless, and the argument can only stay on the argument.

After the first day of release in North America, the good news reached Ronan's office, and "The Passion of the Christ" earned $25.88 million in a single day in North America, easily surpassing the romantic comedy "50 First Loves" starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, and firmly stood at the top of the box office list on the day.

And this also set a record for the opening of the North American film market in February and a single-day box office record.

Because of the previous controversy and popularity, the outside world expected the box office of "The Passion of the Christ", but did not expect it to be such a big hit.

Although the film caused great controversy, the number of supporters was no less than the protesters, and even more so, and major church organizations across the United States have spoken out one after another, believing that the film basically conforms to the biblical record.

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye knows who is standing behind the crowd or media who really protest against this film.

They are indeed powerful, but in this part of North America, they cannot be dominant.

Because those who oppose them are equally powerful.

The reasons behind the controversy in the film are quite complex, and some things cannot be explained clearly by applying the Bible.

Besides, no one can say whether Mel Gibson has other thoughts outside of the film.

Ronan told Embassy Pictures to only do publicity and distribution, and not to participate in the controversy itself, so that the media and public opinion can quarrel to their heart's content.

The number of media outlets that support and praise The Passion of the Christ is no less than the number of media that criticize it.

The Dallas News newspaper said: "Despite the controversy surrounding the film, the film is deeply and delicately shot and has a great impact on audiences with or without religious beliefs." ”

The Washington Post praised: "The Passion of the Christ is an ambitious work focused on art, the best film in the world since 2004." ”

Renowned film critic Roger Albert also praised the film: "There is no film more heroic than the characters in The Passion of the Christ." At any given time, the story of the Passion of Jesus would be the most adventurous of films: God incarnates a human being, and a human man kills God. ”

A certain heavyweight church figure even gave a direct interview to the media, praising Mel Gibson and the "Passion of the Christ": "The Passion of the Christ is very historical, Christ did not condemn them for being betrayed by the Jews, because we believe that the sin of all mankind is the root cause of Christ's suffering, and we are all responsible." The Passion of the Christ is a story about love. ”

This is a pluralistic society, and no one can deny the influence of certain groups, but it is also impossible to manipulate the whole society when there are equally huge forces on the opposite side.

Even the person in power in the White House, after watching the film, briefly told the media his opinion: "The Passion of the Christ is the greatest heroic story, the greatest adventure story, and the greatest love story. ”

Given the social environment of North America as a whole, Mel Gibson will not be subjected to much harassment, and even the number of people who support him is far more than his opponents.

But in Hollywood, it's a little different.

However, "The Passion of the Christ" was a box office hit, and even if some groups quietly blacklisted Mel Gibson, Mel Gibson will not lack investors and collaborators.

Besides, neither Mel Gibson nor "The Passion of the Christ" have touched certain bottom lines.

As for the Jewish forces in Hollywood banning Mel Gibson on this, that's a joke.

Against the backdrop of the box office success of The Passion of the Christ, Mel Gibson represents a huge interest.

At the same time as the box office on the first day in North America, Walt Disney and Mel Gibson jointly issued a public statement, and the two sides officially reached a cooperation agreement, Disney will become the producer of the new project "Apocalypse" directed and produced by Mel Gibson, with an expected investment of up to $40 million to $50 million.

The Big Six in Hollywood are heavily influenced by Jewish influences, but "The Passion of the Christ" is a big hit, and Disney's cooperation with Mel Gibson is not a matter at all.

Ronan was completely sure that he had made the right step to buy the rights to The Passion of the Christ, and even Mel Gibson himself didn't have a for the time being, let alone Embassy Pictures, which was purely the distributor.

After working hard in Hollywood for so many years, Ronan is very sure of one thing, the distributor of some particularly sensitive films is far less affected by the producer.

For example, in the past and now in "Blair the Witch", the real unlucky ones are the producers.

and Lionsgate, which once released "Fahrenheit 911", director Michael Moore later encountered various difficulties, and Lionsgate not only took advantage of the super sales of this documentary to develop rapidly, and later became the seventh largest film company in Hollywood.

Disney's collaboration with Mel Gibson on "Apocalypse" did not provoke any protests, as does many ordinary film project investment collaborations in Hollywood.

Subsequently, there was related news, NBC TV announced that it would collaborate with Mel Gibson on a documentary called "Big Doubt", but Mel Gibson is not the director, but the actor in it.

Taking advantage of the success of "The Passion of the Christ", Mel Gibson was in the limelight in Hollywood for a while, and can be called the hottest star and director since 2004.

It is said that after seeing the popularity of "The Passion of the Christ", the Oscar director team has begun to urgently revise the host's lines and the guests' cross-words, striving to add some content related to it.

There is no pressure on Oscar to do such a thing.

"The New Yorker" praised Mel Gibson: an actor and a director, which is not uncommon in Hollywood, but there are only a handful of real successes, and Mel Gibson is the most stable on the road of "directing" and "acting"!

Thanks to the controversy and polarized coverage of public opinion, "The Passion of the Christ" went on to the next level, with a $34.2 million in a single day on Saturday, setting a new single-day box office record for the North American film market in February.

The hot box office has brought huge influence.

It is no exaggeration to say that there are more people who hate Mel Gibson these days, and more people support Mel Gibson.