Very Gory- But it Should Be.
3.5/4 stars

Whether by the use of the languages of the time or by the exquisite photography that is really masterly you get the real sense of being there and living the last days of Christ on Earth as if by a distance,unseen but still there.

Moreover Christ ,His Mother, His friends e.t.c are portrayed as real people in the most realistic way I have ever seen.We see at a time Christ teasing His mother,playing with Her and we feel Their human side so close to us and our family.We feel the human side of Jesus in a very simple ,convincing way.

I will agree with some who state that there is a lot of violence in this film.Brutal violence.But I will disagree with some who say it is TOO MUCH.Unfortunately,that's what things were like at that time.So anybody who wants to see the true suffering of Christ will have to himself be tortured in a way psychologically,because it is really painful to see any human being suffer so,how much more then an adored person like Christ?But if He was able to suffer so much for the people,I think that we could at least put up with watching it.It will be painful,shocking,emotional but it is the truth of what happened and if you love truth you must brace yourself to endure it.At least that's what I did.

And I found myself more appreciative of the love that Christ has for us to go through this for our salvation.To not feel hate for his tormentors because he wanted to save them too.To not feel hate for some of his fellow countrymen who gave him to their brutal oppressors in an act of treachery and cowardice,surrendering to painful death and torture one of their own people.To not feel hate towards the people who crucified him the Romans,because they ''did not know what they were doing''.

Christ's immense love for the people is what defeated Satan who is depicted in a very imaginative way as a fallen angel in decadence.I would say that his presentation is like a masterly picture in a museum.The actor who played that part is terribly talented in managing to give us an idea of a once powerful, now bitter being in a fallen state far from the grace and light of God.A sad picture and quite contributing in mood to the whole film.Unfortunately,having had some experience with the occult myself,I would say that he is of uglier and more frightening form,green brownish in complexion.I know that to some this statement sounds ridiculous but not to those who know of such things.

The actor who played the part of Christ was also very convincing and humane ,simple but touching and made the idea of Christ in my head,more realistic,simple,vivid and lovable than before.The whole cast of course were excellent in their roles especially the European actors who had real class in their expression and talk.Very high quality acting.And I liked the actor Hristo Shopov in the role of Pilate very much.

Review by Wolfman