The long view."The Passion of the Christ": Special Unitarian Edition[TM] FADE IN fade v. fad·ed, fad·ing, fades v.intr. 1. To lose brightness, loudness, or brilliance gradually; dim: The lights and music faded as we set sail from the harbor. : INT. SMALL CANDLELIT can·dle·lit adj. Illuminated by candles: a candlelit ceremony. ROOM It's the Last Supper Last Supper, in the New Testament, meal taken by Jesus and his disciples on the eve of the passion. Jesus broke bread and passed a cup of wine among the disciples, identifying himself with the bread and the wine and linking the meal to his impending death on the . The Apostles APOSTLES. In the British courts of admiralty, when a party appeals from a decision made against him, he prays apostles from the judge, which are brief letters of dismission, stating the case, and declaring that the record will be transmitted. 2 Brown's Civ. and Adm. Law, 438; Dig. 49. 6. are gathered around the table, with their spouses (and spouse-equivalents). Jesus sits at the center of the table, gazing wisely at his company. JESUS A simple meal, yes, but a fine one. PETER What's interesting is that the bread and the wine were both produced in a sustainable way. JESUS Really? I didn't know that. ANDREW We know a guy who produces all of his own stuff, totally organically. You should try his artisan cheeses. JESUS That would be nice. But I may not have time to do it. I don't have much time left to walk among you. PETER What? Why? JESUS One of you will betray me, one who is eating with me now. ANDREW What are you talking about? That's crazy! JAMES One of us? C'mon! JESUS Hey, don't shoot the messenger. I'm just sharing info, here. JUDAS Excuse me, I hate to interrupt A signal that gets the attention of the CPU and is usually generated when I/O is required. For example, hardware interrupts are generated when a key is pressed or when the mouse is moved. Software interrupts are generated by a program requiring disk input or output. , but I've been going over the bill, and did somebody order a separate entree? THOMAS I did. I'm trying to cut down on carbs. JUDAS Well, then you should put in more money. THOMAS What? JUDAS There was a set menu that we all agreed on and you ordered a la carte. Basically, you owe. THOMAS Why do you always have to be so difficult? JUDAS Fine! Forget it, then! I'm never going to be the guy who figures out the bill again! JESUS Guys! Guys! Please. Look, Thomas, just render unto un·to prep. 1. To. 2. Until: a fast unto death. 3. By: a place unto itself, quite unlike its surroundings. Judas your fair share of the bill okay? And Thomas, please, cut Judas some slack 1. (operating system) slack - Internal fragmentation. Space allocated to a disk file but not actually used to store useful information. 2. (jargon) slack . He's clearly dealing with a lot of abuse issues from his childhood. CUT TO: INT. PONTIUS PILATE'S OFFICE--LATER THAT DAY Jesus has been brought before Pilate. PILATE So, you are King of the Jews Jews [from Judah], traditionally, descendants of Judah, the fourth son of Jacob, whose tribe, with that of his half brother Benjamin, made up the kingdom of Judah; historically, members of the worldwide community of adherents to Judaism. ? JESUS I hate labels. PILATE Well, okay, but they say that you are King of the Jews. JESUS I'm really not into the whole "King" thing. It's like a power thing and it's toxic. PILATE Not following you. JESUS I'm just saying, hey, I'm a guy that some people believe is a certain thing and some people don't believe is a certain thing and it's up to you to, like, decide for yourself and stuff. PILATE This is a very irritating conversation. JESUS What. Ever. FADE OUT. "The Passion of the Christ": Special Episcopalian Version[TM] FADE IN: INT. SMALL CANDLELIT ROOM It's the Last Supper ... PETER This wine is excellent. What is it? JAMES A Merlot. PETER Really? It seems too complex to be a Merlot. JAMES My wine guy says it might have someCabernet Franc in it as well. PETER I was going to say ... THOMAS It almost has a Southern Rhone quality. Maybe some Mourvedre in there? PETER I don't get the Mourvedre. THOMAS I'm tasting so many things here. Ripe berries. Leather. Wood smoke. JAMES I'm getting the wood smoke. Mmmmm. JUDAS What's this whole shebang Noun 1. whole shebang - everything available; usually preceded by `the'; "we saw the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment" going to set me back? PETER What? JUDAS Nice wine. But what's the damage here? JAMES Oh, I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. . PETER I feel it's inappropriate to discuss money. JUDAS Did you guys pay full price for the wine? C'mon! You should have gone to my guy and gotten a discount! JAMES Judas, please. We're having a nice dinner here. Could you not be so ... so ... JUDAS So what? JAMES So ... so ... PETER So Jewish? JUDAS What are you talking about? We're all Jews here. JAMES I guess. CUT TO: EXT EXT Extension EXT Extended EXT External Ext Extraction EXT Exterior (screenwriting) EXT Extinguisher EXT Extruded EXT Extinguished EXT Exeter, England, United Kingdom - Exeter (Airport Code) . GOLGOTHA--LATER It's the scene of the Crucifixion crucifixion, hanging on a cross, in ancient times a method of capital punishment. It was practiced widely in the Middle East but not by the Greeks. The Romans, who may have borrowed it from Carthage, reserved it for slaves and despised malefactors. . FROM A DISTANCE we see a field of crosses. Mary the mother of James, and Mary Magdalene Mary Magdalene (măg`dələn; formerly, and still in Magdalen College, Oxford, and Magdalene College, Cambridge, môd`lən, hence maudlin, i.e. , look on sadly. A centurion passes. CENTURION Who is that whom we just crucified? MARY MAGDALENE That was Jesus of Nazareth. CENTURION They say he is the Son of God. Is that true? MARY MAGDALENE Let's just say he is a fabulous guy. A terrific guy. MARY THE MOTHER OF JAMES Really a superb person. One of my absolute favorites. CENTURION Are you weeping weeping said of frozen meat on thawing; the fluid that runs away as thawing proceeds. It contains myoglobin, salts and protein and is fluid leaked from muscle fibers ruptured by the formation of crystals during the freezing stage. The amount of weeping, and it can represent 2. ? MARY MAGDALENE Well, no. We're not into the tears and the wailing and the drama. MARY THE MOTHER OF JAMES Too ethnic. FADE OUT. |
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