The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Form is the argument.”
Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.
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The Passion of the Christ
Drama · 2004
A graphic portrayal of the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life.
Movie details
The Passion of the Christ
“By his wounds, we were healed.”
2004 Drama 2h 7m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
7.3 / 10
277.6K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
50 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
47 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
7.5 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
A graphic portrayal of the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Passion of the Christ?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Where it lives
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Mel Gibson
Written by
Mel Gibson · Benedict Fitzgerald
Jim Caviezel
Jesus
Maia Morgenstern
Maria
Christo Jivkov
Juan
Francesco De Vito
Pedro
Monica Bellucci
Magdalena
Mattia Sbragia
Caifás
Toni Bertorelli
Anás
Court is in session
Put The Passion of the Christ on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.