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Originally posted by Colin
Buff,
I'm more interested in the movie after your review.
I'm not into martyrdom for myself though.
Will I like it as much as Gandhi? Probably not but I'll give it a shot.
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Colin, the movie is excellent on many levels -- it's creative and artistic, it's got great camera work and sound, it's got the feel of authenticity with the wardrobes and language and buildings, and the acting is stunning.
The story is probably the best story ever told:
On a purely humanist level: a man being beaten down and giving his life to fight the powers that be. And, laying down your life for your fellow man.
And then if you're religious, you've got the Son of God letting himself be humiliated and tortured to death so that the rest of us won't have to pay the price for our own sins.
It's powerful.