http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/screengrab/archive/2008/08/19/yesterday-s-hits-the-passion-of-the-christ-2004-mel-gibson.aspxWhat made The Passion of the Christ a hit?: In the 1950s, the popularity of the “religious pictures” genre was at its peak, with Hollywood studios making big-budget Biblical adaptations featuring lush production values and big stars. However, half a centuryenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20910.1126)http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/screengrab/archive/2008/08/19/yesterday-s-hits-the-passion-of-the-christ-2004-mel-gibson.aspx#119424Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:08:08 GMTbd485f5c-a45b-491f-8e52-c79e7f680fc3:119424Paul Clark<p>WA~ in the years since I viewed the film for the first time, I've become more open to the possibility of God. &nbsp;I capitalized the H's mostly as a way of giving the faithful the benefit of the doubt.</p> <p>Chana~ my bad. &nbsp;I've changed the sentence in question, adding &quot;was rumored to have stated&quot;.</p> <img src="http://www.nerve.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=119424" width="1" height="1">http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/screengrab/archive/2008/08/19/yesterday-s-hits-the-passion-of-the-christ-2004-mel-gibson.aspx#119202Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:07:54 GMTbd485f5c-a45b-491f-8e52-c79e7f680fc3:119202chana_masaledar<p>John Paul II never said that. Overzealous flunkies spread it as a rumor. </p> <img src="http://www.nerve.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=119202" width="1" height="1">http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/screengrab/archive/2008/08/19/yesterday-s-hits-the-passion-of-the-christ-2004-mel-gibson.aspx#119166Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:16:43 GMTbd485f5c-a45b-491f-8e52-c79e7f680fc3:119166W. Australopithecus<p>As another agnostic, I'm annoyed that you capitalized the initial H's in the pronouns for which JC is the antecedent. If I'm not incorrect, this is usually done to honor JC's divinity. A true agnostic would not follow this convention, IMHO.</p> <img src="http://www.nerve.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=119166" width="1" height="1">