Most Controversial Films that showed the darker side of religion
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 04-01-2018
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The Last Temptation of Christ...
This Martin Scorsese adaptation of the Nikos Kazantzakis novel The Last Temptation of Christ, really got people worked up for relatively tame reasons. Masturbating with a crucifix makes sense. Casting Alanis Morissette as God... makes sense. But getting all worked up over the mortal characterization of Jesus Christ in this little film... now that`s priceless. Jesus was allegedly both mortal and divine, so portraying Christ as a mortal man should hardly be controversial. But as soon as someone goes for a steamy sex scene with Mary Magdalene, and decides to skip the resurrection, it seems the weight of the Christian orthodoxy comes crashing down at terminal velocity. Not enough to simply express distaste for the film, The Last Temptation of Christ is still banned in several countries, including: Singapore, South Africa, and the Philippines. (source: therichest.com)