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A film directed and produced by [[
Much of it is based on [[The Bible]], but not all of it; some parts are based on more mystical Roman Catholic literature detailing what happened during Jesus' last hours -- [[Ludicrous Precision|specifically, the documentations of the visions of a Stigmatic nun named Anne Catherine Emmerich]].
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Stars Jim Caviezel as Christ and [[Monica Bellucci]] as Magdalene. The rest of the cast is mostly unknown theater actors.
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* [[Anti
** While the film touches on this only very briefly, Emperor Tiberius had recently sent him a threatening letter over complaints he'd received from the priests, and was busy purging Rome of anyone connected with the traitor Sejanus, who happens to have been Pilate's sponsor for his position as governor of Judea. The priests complaining to Tiberius that he was no ''Amicus Caesaris''
** This is also why he tried to pass the buck to Herod.
* [[The Bible]]: [[Sarcasm Mode|You were expecting, maybe, Dianetics?]]
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** [[God|Everyone's]] [[Shock and Awe|a critic.]]
** Admittedly, it probably has more to do with [[Tempting Fate|hanging around a hilltop in stormy weather carrying lots of metal objects]] than actual divine retribution.
* [[Cold
* [[Creepy Child]]: We have Satan's demon baby, and we have the demon kids that drive Judas over the edge. Take your pick.
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: Compared to a normal passion play which started out as traveling French medieval theater (unless this is a case of see right below)
* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: Several variations from historical record.
** The priests would not have touched a bloody and dirty man with their bare hands.
** Victims of crucifixion were nailed through the wrists, not the palms, because the flesh of the hand would simply tear apart under the weight. Mel Gibson apparently found the imagery of the nail-pierced palms too iconic to resist, so he included that and then added rope ties for support, doubling the inaccuracy.
** Actually, ''National Geographic'' tested this and found that people ''can'' be crucified by nailing their palms to the cross and their hands ''won't'' be torn off, albeit so long as the feet were nailed as well for support (of course, the feet of Jesus were). Also, the exact method of crucifixtion is unknown and varied, and tying victims to the cross (or stake) was probably more common than nailing, so tying and nailing in combo is actually a possibility.
*** And if you want to get really dark, there is some evidence that ''multiple'' nails were used, perhaps as many as ''14'', and you could speculate that sometimes the hands ''and'' the wrists, ''and'' possibly the forearms as well, were ''all'' nailed to the cross, and not just that it was one or the other.
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** This was how he was portrayed in [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]'s "[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]" musical. Guess Gibson liked that one.
** While various people throughout history have accused the Herod family of all kinds of depravity, this particular ruler had more of a reputation with his detractors as [[The Casanova|a notorious womanizer]]; make of that what you will.
* [[Downer Ending]]: Subverted. [[Back
* [[Driven to Suicide]]: Judas.
* [[Evil Albino]]: Satan.
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* [[Flat Character]]: Jim Cavizel's Jesus. When not being tortured, his performance mostly consists of soulful gazing.
* [[Foregone Conclusion]]: Don't tell anyone! {{spoiler|Jesus dies. And is then resurrected.}}
* [[Good Eyes, Evil Eyes]]: Subverted. Jesus has yellow eyes like a few desert people do, while Satan's eyes are pale and almost colorless.
* [[Gorn]]: While [[Shown Their Work|real crucifixions and scourgings were very messy]], [[Your Mileage May Vary]] if it's [[Justified Trope]] or not.
* [[Historical Hero Upgrade]]/[[Historical Villain Upgrade|Villain Upgrade]] The exact events are lost to history outside religous tradition, however Pontius Pilate and the Sanhedrin both existed in historical record. Pilate moves up and the Sanhedrin down, in classic Biblical accounts and its of course seen here
* [[Insert Cameo]]: Gibson's hands are the one nailing Christ to the cross.
* [[It Will Never Catch On]]: [[Mood Whiplash|A humorous flashback]] with Jesus building a modern, long-legged table.[[Monty
* [[The Messiah]]: [[Captain Obvious|Of course.]]
* [[Nightmare Sequence]]
* [[No
* [[One
* [[Overdrawn At the Blood Bank]]: Jesus bleeds up more than the entire adult blood supply when he's flogged, then bleeds out three or four people's worth of blood when he's crucified.
* [[Out, Damned Spot!]]: Pontius Pilate.
* [[Passion Play]]: Naturally. One of the more famous modern examples.
* [[Punch Clock Villain]]: The Roman commander overseeing the crucifixion. He is obviously disgusted by the gruesome state of Jesus and the behavior of his cruel soldiers, but does his job anyway.
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* [[A Taste of the Lash]]: Boy howdy! Jesus gets this in spades.
* [[Truth in Television]]: While this particular case and film is not without its [[Rule of Cautious Editing Judgement|issues]], crucifixion was a common punishment in Ancient Rome. If any of them were less cruel its still within shades of black.
* [[Up to Eleven]]: The level of [[Gorn]] in the film startled even many seasoned moviegoers; [[Roger Ebert]] said in [https://web.archive.org/web/20130127062532/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=
* [[You Bastard]]: The Virgin Mary's unblinking stare (also a [[Heroic BSOD]]) directly into the camera over her [[
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