A reader wondering if the Lutheran minister quoted in this piece is resorting to scare tactics to discourage people from viewing TPOTC:

Lund especially criticized the movie’s final resurrection scene, which he said was accompanied by a cadence resembling a battle march.

“With a new hardness not seen before, Jesus jumps up to seek revenge on those who killed him,” Lund said. “In Gibson’s version, that can only be one group of people. The [first] two hours and five minutes of the film make it clear just who is going to be in trouble now.”

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