The Passion of Brian

drahcir yarrum

I haven't yet seen the movie The Passion of Christ but understand that it is a powerful movie for those who are believers. I haven't been a JW for many years but wondered what the organizations position is on the bros seeing this movie. Does anyone have any insight on this?

joannadandy

lol..nice title...I wonder if the Python boys might take another crack at the Jesus tale?

simplesally

J--- I was thinking the same thing! Can you imagine the Python guys doing a skit on this???

toreador

there was a thread on this a week or so ago where someone said how the WTS viewed it. They said not to go to it. There was a lot more detail in the thread though. You would have to do a search for it.

dustyb

an elder told me that he wanted to see it. he said that from the commercials, most of it was accurate besides the cross. so..........

galaxy7

I was told at my last bible study going to see it was a not a good idea

because we wouldnt gain anything by seeing it as it would not be accurate.

so says the local Jdubs here

Python film to challenge Passion Monty Python's film The Life of Brian is to return to US cinemas next month following the success of The Passion of the Christ.
The Biblical satire will be re-released in Los Angeles, New York and other US cities to mark its 25th anniversary.
Adverts will challenge Mel Gibson's blockbuster with the lines "Mel or Monty?", "The Passion or the Python?"
Distributor Rainbow said it hoped the film would "serve as an antidote to all the hysteria about Mel's movie".
The Life of Brian follows a Jewish character from Nazareth who is worshipped as the Messiah then crucified by Romans.
We decided this is an important time to re-release this film
Henry Jaglom
Rainbow Film Company It was condemned as blasphemous before its original release, although Monty Python said it was intended as a spoof on Bible films and intolerance rather than Christianity.
The film could not be completed until former Beatle George Harrison stepped in to finance it after EMI Films withdrew, fearing it was too controversial.
Rainbow president Henry Jaglom said: "We decided this is an important time to re-release this film, to provide some counter-programming to The Passion."
He said the surviving members of the Monty Python comedy team "all agreed this was a good time" to bring back the film and would help promote it.
Mr Jaglom, whose partner John Goldstone produced the original film, said trailers for the comedy would start to appear in cinemas on Good Friday.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/entertainment/film/3563405.stm

Published: 2004/03/24 09:42:06 GMT

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Sirius Dogma

ignored_one

Thank you. That is the best news I have read all day!