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'''The Passion of the Christ''' was a movie produced by [[Mel Gibson]] and bankrolled with his own money.  The film is based on the last 24 hours of the life of [[Jesus]], as read in the [[Gospels]].  Gibson felt that God wished him to make this movie as a "repayment" for the forgiveness of God. {{fact}}

'''The Passion of the Christ''' was a movie produced by [[Mel Gibson]] and bankrolled with his own money.  The film is based on the last 12 hours of the life of [[Jesus]], as read in the [[Gospels]].  Gibson felt that God wished him to make this movie as a "repayment" for the forgiveness of God. {{fact}}

Gibson was not even able to find a major distributor for his film.{{fact}}  For a year before the movie was even released, and well before it was first previewed or seen, attacks on the movie began.  This turned out to be coupled with personal attacks on Mel Gibson with such titles as "Crazy Mel" and then attacks on his father and a call to Mel denounce his father, which Mel wouldn't do.{{fact}}  The New York Times especially started a campaign of almost daily attacks on Mel Gibson and his family.{{fact}}

Gibson was not even able to find a major distributor for his film.{{fact}}  For a year before the movie was even released, and well before it was first previewed or seen, attacks on the movie began.  This turned out to be coupled with personal attacks on Mel Gibson with such titles as "Crazy Mel" and then attacks on his father and a call to Mel denounce his father, which Mel wouldn't do.{{fact}}  The New York Times especially started a campaign of almost daily attacks on Mel Gibson and his family.{{fact}}