Tellin it Like it is or Was

Has Mel Gibson not a clue what to do with his time and money? The actor is reportably in the final stages of a film which he solely produced that depicts the "true" last 12 hours in the life of Jesus Christ. The film, entitled "The Passion" (why does this remind me of Peter Gabriel's "Passion" album done exclusively for the film," The Last Temptation of Christ"?) is spoken entirely in the authentic languages of Latin and Aramaic. Well.

Going under the contention alone that the two earlier mentioned languages are dead---who will understand what anyone is saying? This film then will have to be visually very powerful. I will also venture out on a limb and say that this will piss some people off -- not the language part, but the adaptation. I can hear it now. The Jewish community will feel once again like they are being marked with the responsibility in the death of Jesus, and The Vatican is going to go on public record, while not denouncing the actor himself who is a devote Catholic and holds Latin masses daily in his CA home, to state something to the fact that the Catholic Church does not recognize the film's message. Since the Vatican II basically rewrote history to negate the Jewish responsibility in the death of Jesus, the film "The Passion" depicts otherwise, and once again places Pilate as the kingpin who is desperate for acceptance from of the Jewish people and his willingness to please Caesar, orders the crucifixion of Jesus.
If you have two religions in your land, the two will cut each other's throats; but if you have thirty religions, they will dwell in peace. - Voltaire
Oh the division of religion.... in either sense I might actually want to view this upon release. Seeing as though I will have to watch the film, I could also listen to music, preferrably the album noted above may fit nicely in my pocket while at the theater.

On another note. God punished me today. He does this from time to time... On my way out, rather glad to have the window cracked for some fresh air in the car, I grabbed hold of my water bottle and thought, oh darn these silly little sports bottle caps, I can just throw it out the window. Just as I thought that, I see in the oncoming lane a rather large commercial van. I also see a big puddle in the middle of the road.......Shall I make you guess what happens next. The window is open just enough so that when the bastard drives by, all the water from the road sprays up onto the windshield and on the side window as well. Had the window been up, I would have been spared the spray........I was not however that lucky, but was happy to be wearing my sunglasses since they caught the bulk of the impact. Of course I laughed, and out loud to myself, as I put the darn pop top in the compartment in the side of the door.