Will less violence make Gibson's Passion an Easter hit?
The Passion of the Christ is to be re-released in the UK for Easter, in a recut version.
Mel Gibson has re-edited his biblical epic, cutting six minutes of footage, particularly from some of the most violent scenes. It will now have a 15 certificate rather than an 18.
A spokesperson for the British Board of Film Classification told the Hollywood Reporter that the film-makers "have toned down the visual impact of the violence," including the flagellation of Christ.
"We think they have removed a lot of what we call 'the processed violence' from the film. It's still at the high end of '15' but they have made enough alterations," said the BBFC spokesperson.
"I hope to cater to those people that might not have seen the original because of its intensity or brutality," said Gibson in a statement yesterday, adding that he hoped the re-edited film will attract cinema fans who thought "the intensity of the original film was prohibitive."
Same, I only watched it because I had heard it was so gorey. It was so built up though that it was less than I expected. I still flinched when they drove the nails through his hands, but it wasn't as bad as I had feared.
Yeah, me too. I think people over-reacted because of seeing Jesus being whipped and abused and such. If it was someone else, it may not have seemed so gory to them.
"I'm for it so we can put Nuclear power plants up there, and then beam the power back to earth on a laser beam." ~ Whidden
03-02-2005 08:20 AM
