April 06, 2004

Eli, Eli...

Aunque a muchos de mis amigos probablemente.. no.. mas bien de seguro no les gustó La Pasión de Cristo... I did like it, very much indeed.
A decir verdad, no aguanto ver tanta sangre, tanto dolor, tanta violencia sin sentido... Debo admitir que había momentos en los que me tapaba los oídos y cerraba los ojos, sentía un dolor en el pecho que no me dejaba en paz.
Por una parte creo que le faltaron más escenas de la vida de Cristo.. esos flashbacks le daban un poder indescriptible en algunos momentos y de pronto volvíamos al descuartizadero. Neta que me dolía con sólo verlo, sentía que la piela me ardía cuando me atrevía a asomar la vista en las escenas más violentas.
Ahora entiendo porque a algunas personas les pareció que había un mensaje antisemita en la película... pues claro!! Es como cuando vemos una película de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y odiamos a TODOS los alemanes (yeah.. dude, I don't hate them but I can't say I like them either). Aquí es obvio que te va a dar coraje ver cómo su propia gente, los sacerdotes judíos, lo mandan al matadero y el afán de acabar con su vida por una.. usted disculpe.. pendejada. Let's not forget that Jesus was a Jew.

I remember praying as a kid and thinking about Jesus as a boy... I used to think about him learning to speak, taking his first steps, playing with other kids.. Sometimes I would imagine Mary scolding him for not washing his hands or what not.. and when I saw this movie it was like Mel had had the same thoughts, the same feelings. It just killed me when Mary runs to help Jesus when he has fallen down with the Cross and the flashback of Jesus as a little boy... I couldn't stand it.. I had to cry.

I could have loved them movie if it wasn't so morbid, so painful to the eyes and the heart. But I can say it made me think, it made me feel... It reminded me of the love I have always felt when I think of Him. It reminded me of the man he was and the love he gave.. It was overwhelming. Mel... you dirty little bastard, you made the whole world notice Him again. God bless you and all my atheists friends too.


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