Easter is soon approaching, and one is reminded of the "The Passion" as well as other movies depicting the life and death of Jesus. In actuality the Mel Gibson movie is quite mediocre compared to "King Of Kings", "The Greatest Story Ever Told", "The Last Temptation of Christ", and "Godspell" in terms of a cinematic work.
Here is a collection of critiques of "The Passion" which allows for an opening of debate that religious fundementalism would wish to suppress.