Softer Passion

I read this on a Newsmax Update and so quoted the whole thing here. I might be interested in seeing a "kinder, gentler" Passion.

A Softer 'Passion'This March, mega-moviemaker Mel Gibson is set to release a new version of the blockbuster "The Passion of the Christ."In an effort to accommodate people who love the story but wanted the brutality toned down, the movie has been painstakingly re-tailored.In making a subdued version of the film, Gibson, who has recently been referred to as Hollywood's most powerful figure, was responding to something that his fans wanted."There has been quite a demand by the religious community to bring [the film] back for Easter," Bruce Davey, Gibson's partner at Icon Productions, told Variety. At the same time, fans of "The Passion" wanted a version that would tone down the scenes of torture and suffering that are a part of the Crucifixion story. "Mel wanted to try and accommodate those people by making a version that is softer and gentler," Davey explained.Distributor Newmarket Films will release "The Passion Recut" nationwide on March 11.The Left Coast Report can't think of a better way to deepen the Easter experience than to view this act of cinematic devotion