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April 5, 2004 The Passion of the Christ

I went to see The Passion of the Christ with Sharon on Saturday. It was a very moving film since it realistically and graphically portrayed the last twelve hours of Jesus Christ. It personally had great significance for me and no doubt will with others brought up in the Christian faith. I got a chance to bore Sharon with my pundit’s take on religion after the film. Although she did put me to shame when I got Pilate and the centurion who converted at the crucifixion mixed up.

My experience was somewhat marred by the person behind me kicking me constantly throughout the film despite the IFC cinema rows giving a canyon’s worth of leg room. I also had one of the obligatory “I’ll switch my phone on silent but still answer it” people sitting next to me. It was also the first time that I’ve been to the IFC and I well enjoyed the “business class” seats that they offered. Although five minutes after the official showtime started, one wonders why they had three people serving one person at a time at the refreshments counter.

Anyway, I guess a movie “date” with Sharon was more than enough to make up for niggling complaints I’m moaning about. Go see the film, it’s well worth it and I am definitely getting this one on DVD. Read the full review of the film in the Reviews section – The Passion of the Christ.