The Michigan Daily has a tradition of giving pictures in its entertainment section funny captions. Usually they make fun of the actor or something about the movie. In its review of The Passion of the Christ, the Daily chose to put a picture of Jesus struggling to drag the cross through city streets with the caption, "Thank you sir, may I have another!" made famous by Great Expectations (I think?).
Question: do you find this offensive or funny? As a side note, the Daily has recieved (and printed) several scathing letters criticizing its choice of captions.
I didn't find the caption particularly funny, but I was not offended by it either. To me, it just represents the disillusionment of people, thinking that this movie represents the last and final word of G-d that was written in the Bible that has been somehow transformed into a motion picture. Let's face it folks: Mel Gibson is a regular guy. Sure, he may be 'born again,' but he's no diety. He's not G-d - he's just a director. So let's not treat his works as though they're somehow holy.
To me, it's just a movie. I belive that the Bible, the Koran, the Torah and other religious texts cannot be synthesized in such a way. They are what the reader believes them to be. So while I wasn't offended by the picture, I believe that the reaction to the picture is misguided, especially since this isn't an isolated case - the Daily prints sarcastic captions for every movie, not just The Passion.
Link for those interested.
Question: do you find this offensive or funny? As a side note, the Daily has recieved (and printed) several scathing letters criticizing its choice of captions.
I didn't find the caption particularly funny, but I was not offended by it either. To me, it just represents the disillusionment of people, thinking that this movie represents the last and final word of G-d that was written in the Bible that has been somehow transformed into a motion picture. Let's face it folks: Mel Gibson is a regular guy. Sure, he may be 'born again,' but he's no diety. He's not G-d - he's just a director. So let's not treat his works as though they're somehow holy.
To me, it's just a movie. I belive that the Bible, the Koran, the Torah and other religious texts cannot be synthesized in such a way. They are what the reader believes them to be. So while I wasn't offended by the picture, I believe that the reaction to the picture is misguided, especially since this isn't an isolated case - the Daily prints sarcastic captions for every movie, not just The Passion.
Link for those interested.
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