[Bill-Watson]

Dear Pavlos -
As you might have been able to tell from my previous post on this topic, I think it's very important for each of us to assess ourselves - what our priests have to say about seeing the movie, what we do internally with visual stimuli, the state of our faith, what else is going on in our lives, etc. This is a powerful movie, perhaps most particularly in it's ability to create an emotional response to Christ's suffering, which may or may not be a good thing.
What you said indicates that you're making such an assessment for yourself, which is great.
A bit more-
In our time and culture, we don't know what crucifixion was like, but in Christ's time and culture they did, which may be a rationale that makes sense in favor of seeing the movie and getting a greater understanding of what may have happened (I don't know how much research Mr. Gibson did).
However, it's my belief that to become too attached to those images and feelings is what could be destructive, because they could then interfere with my abilitiy to discern the source of my response to Christ in the Church tradition, let alone in liturgy and other services, and in private prayer. If Christ suffered in victory over sin and death through His suffering and resurrection, it's His Resurrection that seems to me to be most important. And I think the movie pointed in that direction, since for me the final scene was the most powerful as I experienced it through my admittedly weak but hopeful and persistent faith.
In Christ's love,
I ask for your prayers,
Melissa