The contradictory religious blockbuster is sitting high on the Netflix main charts

Mel Gibson Asking biblical epic 2004 “Passion of Christ” Goes high on Netflix this Easter season. According to FlixpatrolThe film became the fourth most viewed film in Netflix on April 21, 2025, immediately behind “Ihostage”, “Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror” and “Divhesable me 4.” This choice is evidence of a variety of movies available for platform broadcast, but the feature of Gibson is perhaps the polarization of the pile like The barbed theme of “the passion of Christ” by -still is divided After all these years.

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“The Passion of Christ” tells about Jesus from Nazareth (Jim Cavizel) in the last hours of his life, in which he was betrayed by one of his disciples, rolled endlessly and crucified. The film is also characterized by its extreme and shocking violence, which is comparable to the so-called “porn torture” hobby, which was popular with horror fans when Gibson’s movie was released in the mid-2000s.

Despite all the bleeding, The “passion of Christ” was a hit rolling This received praise in the circles based on faith, including Pope John Paul II, who assessed his accurate retelling of the biblical fairy tale. However, the reviews were more ambiguous, somehow accused the film of too much to survive. Gibson’s film was also accused of walking anti -Semitic topics, which led to the film accused of severe attacks on the Jewish community. Despite these serious disputes related to his film, he does not prevent the return of Gibson to return to.

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Mel Gibson for many years tried to remove the continuation of “Christ’s passion”And his dream looks to come true. Under the name “Passions of Christ: Resurrection”, the project is scheduled to start shooting in Italy this summer, with a planned release date of 2026 on the maps.

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Jim Cavizel is expected to repress his role Jesus, while the story will be the chronicle of the events that took place in three days between the death of Jesus and his return to life. And that’s not all; During the interview “Joe’s Experience” (through Term) Gibson showed that the film also explore the drop of angels and visit hell, which is a difficult task. In his own words:

“It will be not easy, and it will take a lot of planning, and I am not sure I can take it off. To tell you the truth, it’s very ambitious. But I will do it because it’s what you should do, yes, approach the plate, right?”

With a sequel on the horizon now seems the perfect time for “Crust passion” to find a new rental life on Netflix. Given this, its rejuvenated popularity will probably lead to greater polarization, as this film breaks down the audience for over 20 years.

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