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Originally Posted by Kandarian Demon
No - but it's gory. I always found it funny how so many people who would normally condemn such movies were praising Passion of the Christ, considering that all the movie has to offer is blood and brainless violence.
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I can see how that's all the movie has to offer for some people, and is certainly the popular (and tired) thing to do to point out the irony that such a gory movie would be popular with Christians, but considering that the cornerstone event of the world's most populous religion is the brutal and humiliating death of Christ (and subsequent resurrection), it offers a lot more than brainless blood and gore to a lot of people.
I'm a Christian, and the movie is very difficult for me to watch. I've only done it a couple times, and it's the only movie I can think of where I'm in tears for almost the entire duration. Not out of sadness or guilt though. It's hard to describe. Definitely more out of thankfulness for him saving me from a lot of stupid shit I've done in my life.
Anyway, no I wouldn't classify it as horror since its purpose is not to attempt to scare the audience, but rather dramatically interpret a real life event. I'd put it in a similar category as Schindler's List, Holocaust and Roots. The gore level is on par with a torture horror movie though, and like realdealblues mentioned, the dramatized Satan parts are definitely horror-esque.