Since then he has often been caught up in controversy – especially since the disintegration of his marriage to Robyn Gibson (nee Moore). US-born Mel Gibson came to Australia on the eve of becoming a teenager and shot to fame on the back of the Mad Max films after studying at Sydney’s National Institute of Dramatic Art. This is one of the most contemporary and most talked about. Many films have been made about the crucifixion since the birth of cinema. In other words, even for non-believers, there’s value in knowing how and what the majority think and why they act the way they do. Decide not to conform and it can be very uncomfortable understand your society and your place in it and life will be much more comfortable. Being a society based on Christianity brings with it a set of rules and expectations and a certain level of assumed knowledge. Christianity in AustraliaĮxpanding on that a little, Australia’s affiliation with Christianity is continuing to decline: 96 percent of people identified as Christian in 1911 and 61 percent in 2011 but the latest census shows that loyalty to Christianity is still present in over half the population. It is a perfect film to remind us all of the true meaning of Easter. Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion. He has said his source material is predominantly those sections of the four gospels that relate to Christ’s death, but other parts of the New Testament too. I imagine they will want to measure Mel Gibson’s interpretation of the events depicted – principally the 12 hours leading up to the crucifixion – alongside their own. To many people, Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ is the content and nothing else.

Contrast the content against your own interpretation

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