![]() The Recut shows the shots of John, Mary Magdalene and Mary at this point. John and Mary Magdalene, which holds her hands in front of her face. The next whiplash in the off, blood splatters into the Romans face. The Theatrical Version shows more of the Roman ripping the metal hooks out of Jesus' back. The Roman with the whip walks behind Jesus. ![]() ![]() He drops on his kness and gets beaten with the stick some more.Ī close-up of Jesus. Several hits and a shot of Caiphas were removed. The Recut shows alternative footage which the Theatrical Version shows later. ![]() Jesus gets hit two more times on his back.ĭifferent takes of the shot of Jesus' face. The Roman with the stick can be seen a frame earlier. The hard landing after the fall was shortened.Ī shot of Judas hanging at the tree was removed. The Recut is 280,18 seconds (4:40 minutes) shorter than the Theatrical Version. This is a comparison between the Recut and the original Theatrical Version, both by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. The movie was eventually released as "Unrated" but failed to be the success it was expected to be. Supposedly, this version was intended to receive a PG-13 rating, which did not work out as there are still many scenes left that make this impossible. In order to both make some more money and raise acceptance levels, Gibson later announced a re-release of the movie to the silver screen in a new and Recut version.įor this Recut, Gibson replaced a big part of the gory scenes with less drastic footage, removing almost five minutes of violence. The well-made movie about Jesus' last days is to this day the most successful R-Rated movie in the US and grossed more than $600 million worldwide. However, there was no lack of commercial success despite all this. Besides alleged antisemitic tendencies, it was mainly the explicit violence which made many viewers and critics condemn the movie. There was a lot of criticism for Mel Gibson's bible epic The Passion of the Christ when it was released in cinemas in early 2004.
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