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The passion of the Christ /

The Passion of the Christ was the cinematic event of 2004. In the year leading up to its release it inspired one of the fiercest controversies, and perhaps the most significant exception to rules limiting the distribution of film violence and blood-letting, since the late 1960s. The film's unfl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: King, Neal, 1963-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Series:Controversies (Palgrave Macmillan)
Subjects:
Passion of the Christ (Motion picture)
Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • A personal and procedural Note
  • PART I: KEY DETAILS
  • Cast
  • Crew
  • Other details
  • Ratings, by nation
  • PART II: PRODUCTION AND MARKETING
  • The turns of events
  • The needs of groups
  • The final push
  • PART III: RATING CENSORSHIP
  • Deference in Hollywood
  • Support for violence
  • Defiance in New Zealand
  • Titillation
  • Horror
  • The fate of a prophet
  • Conclusion
  • PART IV: EVANGELICAL RECEPTION
  • Dangers of media violence
  • Uses of media violence
  • The scholars and violence
  • Redemption through media violence
  • Stolen fire
  • PART V: THE PLOTTING
  • Narrative structure
  • Character focus
  • Undermotivation
  • PART VI: THE SENTENCING
  • Synopsis
  • The finished version
  • Caiphas's curse
  • PART VII: CONCLUSION
  • PART VIII
  • Appendix A: Christian watchdog sites
  • Appendix B: References.