Put aside linguistic quibbles about what first-century Latin actually sounded like, or whether Jews and Romans wouldn’t have used Greek rather than Latin to converse with one another. That the story was filmed in Latin and Aramaic at all is worthy of note. As necessary as they may be in some scenes, especially on a first viewing, when the film becomes available on DVD everyone who buys it should watch it at least once with the subtitles turned off. Subtitles would be an unnecessary distraction.Īt other points throughout the film, Gibson ultimately found it necessary to use subtitles still, some of the most effective scenes remain the ones for which he was able to avoid them. We don’t know what they’re saying, and we don’t need to know.
As the Roman centurions flog Jesus, their brutal, laughing mockery and derisive taunts go on for long minutes - and the Latin is left untranslated. The sequence is also an outstanding example of Gibson’s original vision of telling the story in the languages of the day, without subtitles. With inspiring performances from Jim Caviezel as Jesus and Monica Bellucci as Mary Magdalen, this new edition of The Passion of the Christ features English, Spanish and Portuguese language dubbed audio for the first time ever.One reason, certainly, is that it is the most horrifying sequence in the film, more agonizing even than the crucifixion itself, or the carrying of the cross. Betrayed by Judas Iscariot, Jesus is then arrested and taken within the city walls of Jerusalem where leaders of the Pharisees confront him with accusations of blasphemy and his trial results in a condemnation to death. Jesus must resist the temptations of Satan. Synopsis: The film begins in the Garden of Olives where Jesus has gone to pray after the Last Supper. The release will be available for purchase on February 7.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray director Mel Gibson's film The Passion of the Christ (2004), starring Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci, Claudia Gerini, Maia Morgenstern, and Sergio Rubini.
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