Thursday, 13 May 2004

Arts

Last chance to see

In case you hadn't noticed, I watch a lot of films. I love my local cinema so much that I see pretty much every film they show. (That's not so daunting a prospect; they only have one screen.) As a result, I go to all kinds of movies I'd normally choose not to.

Tonight is an exception.

For the past fortnight, The Riverside Theatre has been showing The Passion of the Christ. Tonight was my last opportunity to go. I chose to stay in instead.

Most of my friends have seen the film, and their views represent the wide range of reactions given by the reviewers. Some say it was fantastic, others a heresy.

Originally I didn't want to see it because I didn't want my money going to something I suspected I'd disapprove of. Later I steered clear of it because I wanted to be able to judge it in its own right, and the echoes of reviews were drowning out my own critical voice. But when it came down to it, I didn't go this week because I'm plain not interested.

So don't ask me what I think of Passion. I'm in no position to answer.

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