Originally posted by minicoopertx
Mel spends two hours showing suffering, blood, torture, inhumanity, PLUS a few nasty bits that are not even in the scripture (the maggot-infested camel and the crow picking the guy's eye out come to mind) just to see how far he can push the envelope of gore and still get an "R" rating. I sat thru all of it knowing that if he spent THIS much time and detail on the blood, then SURELY the resurrection will be the most awe-inspiring ending of all time.
And it was like it was just tacked onto the end as an afterthought. A deflating ballon of grave clothes, a REALLY bad temple set breaks in half, and Jesus walks out with a hole in his hand. Whee. I was PISSED.
Get off the blood fetish, Mel. Appreciate the ending of the story as much as you love the gore.
While I agree, I found the ending to be wonderful. I dont think you need a very grand ending. The way it ended, (sorry to spoil what can already be learned, lol) with just showing him get up and the nail holes still in his hands I felt was profound. It was one of those elegant and simple moments that while only moments long, most people should have seen it and gotten the point.
Remember, he did tear down the temple and rebuild it in 3 days. However, he went through a lifetime of hardship that ended in those last days of complete torture.
Im not sure how you would have ended it or shown the resurrection but I dont think that needed to be overdone really. The simplicity of the ending is what caught me.
He showed the only thing you needed to see - Him standing up and the holes still in his hands.