So my friends are going to see The Passion of the Christ on Friday night, nixing card night. All I’ve heard about this movie is how it is basically a two-hour torture scene, so I don’t see the point of going. I don’t mind seeing a retelling of a story I already know (case in point LOTR), but if it’s at the price of being subjected to violent images for two hours (images that will no doubt remain in my mind longer than that), I just don’t know if it’s worth it.

On the other hand, as Tom pointed out, this movie is a great cultural phenomenon and it’s only normal to see it and make up one’s own mind about something that is stirring so much discussion.

So, is it worth seeing a movie described by my upstairs neighbor as “the most violent movie I have ever seen” just so I can be in on all the conversations? Any insights?