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Cast and crew of "Passion of Christ" repeatedly struck by lightning

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3209223.stm

Actor Jim Caviezel has been struck by lightning while playing Jesus in Mel Gibson's controversial film The Passion Of Christ.

The lightning bolt hit Caviezel and the film's assistant director Jan Michelini while they were filming in a remote location a few hours from Rome.

It was the second time Michelini had been hit by lightning during the shoot.

Neither of them was badly hurt, according to the film's producer Steve McEveety.

Michelini had previously been struck during filming in Matera, Italy, when he suffered light burns to his fingers after lightning hit his umbrella.

Describing the second lightning strike, McEveety told VLife, a supplement of the trade paper Variety: "I'm about a hundred feet away from them when I glance over and see smoke coming out of Caviezel's ears."

The Passion Of Christ, which was filmed in the ancient languages of Latin and Aramaic, is directed and co-written by actor Mel Gibson and focuses on the last 12 hours in the life of Jesus.

Although it is not due for release until early next year, it has already hit headlines after Jewish figures in the United States slated it for being "dangerous" and portraying Jews in a negative way.

Originally titled The Passion, the film changed its title last week after Miramax claimed the rights to the title for one of its own projects, a historical epic based on a Jeanette Winterson novel.

The film now looks set to be released in the States by independent distributors Newmarket Films, who released Memento and Whale Rider in the US.
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I would comment on this but I feel it speaks for itself :p
 
Yeah, that would be cool. Nothing like asking God "Pardon me, but do you have any Grey Poupon?" or dumping a flaming bag of dog **** in front of the pearly gates. But then there's the consequences, I don't fancy being struck by lightning very much :D
 
I guess this disproves Christianity :rolleyes:

(Note: That was a sarcastic remark mocking people who try and use incidents like this as "proof" for the supernatural belief-of-the-day in a serious way, many of whom are ironically Christians.)
 
man, what are the odds of that happenening. kind of reminds me of martin luther of the protestant reformation, but in a backwords way. anyways the movie looks great. i watched the preview a long time ago and will be interesting to see how mel sees the last 12 hours and compare it to my thoughts over the years. but from the look of the previews, it will be gory and non sugar coated.

iJon
 
I liked the 'smoke coming out of his ears' part. Nutso and it would be quite spooky to say the least. But to survive 2 lightning strikes is a miracle in itself - if they get a third strike.......:eek:

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According to the Book of Revelation, you shall know the man of the beast (the antichrist) for he shall be a false Christ (an actor portraying Christ) and shall receive a head wound (struck by lightning and smoke coming from his ears) and then recover for a second coming (the continuation of the movie and later resurrection in the movie). He will be raised up and praised (movie critics giving rave reviews) and shall be praised by all. After this, the First Angel shall cry out the message throughout the waters (coming out internationally) and this shall harken the end time (the apocalypse). :D
 
Originally posted by jayscheuerle
Probably better than the odds of any of them winning the jackpot lottery... ;)
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Someone told me once that the odds of winning the lottery are about equal to being struck by lightning twice.

If that's the case, they should go buy a lottery ticket, they are due to win.
 
Originally posted by Powerbook G5
According to the Book of Revelation, you shall know the man of the beast (the antichrist) for he shall be a false Christ (an actor portraying Christ) and shall receive a head wound (struck by lightning and smoke coming from his ears) and then recover for a second coming (the continuation of the movie and later resurrection in the movie). He will be raised up and praised (movie critics giving rave reviews) and shall be praised by all. After this, the First Angel shall cry out the message throughout the waters (coming out internationally) and this shall harken the end time (the apocalypse). :D
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:eek:

so when is the movie supposed to be released? I'll need some time to prepare myself for this ;)

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Originally posted by rjrufo
Someone told me once that the odds of winning the lottery are about equal to being struck by lightning twice.

If that's the case, they should go buy a lottery ticket, they are due to win.
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I'd always heard you had a 6 times better chance of being struck by lightning (don't know where?!), but I guess that would vary depending on where you live and what kind of lotteries you have!

- just found this:
Q: Is it true that the odds of winning the lottery are worse than being struck by lightning?

A: No, even if we just consider the awarding of large jackpots. In 1996 1,136 people won $1,000,000 or more playing North American lotteries. An additional 4,520 won $100,000 or more. By contrast, 91 people were killed by lightning. In addition, there's no second prize in a lightning strike. In a lottery, you win lesser amounts of money by coming close to the winning numbers. On many games odds of 1 in 5 or 1 in 4 are not uncommon. Lotteries award over $50 million in prizes in North America every day. Lightning isn't nearly that productive.

This is good!
 
I ran across a story not too long ago about a preacher in the midwest somewhere who was preaching to his flock, arms raised, when the church was struck my lightning and he was electrocuted through the PA system. The congregation took it as a sign of favor from God somehow. Weird.
 
Originally posted by jayscheuerle
Q: Is it true that the odds of winning the lottery are worse than being struck by lightning?

A: No, even if we just consider the awarding of large jackpots. In 1996 1,136 people won $1,000,000 or more playing North American lotteries. An additional 4,520 won $100,000 or more. By contrast, 91 people were killed by lightning.
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*Killed*, not *struck*. Remember that.
 
Originally posted by Powerbook G5
According to the Book of Revelation, you shall know the man of the beast (the antichrist) for he shall be a false Christ (an actor portraying Christ) and shall receive a head wound (struck by lightning and smoke coming from his ears) and then recover for a second coming (the continuation of the movie and later resurrection in the movie). He will be raised up and praised (movie critics giving rave reviews) and shall be praised by all. After this, the First Angel shall cry out the message throughout the waters (coming out internationally) and this shall harken the end time (the apocalypse). :D
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hahahahaha... do you have the reference for that (especially the head wound part)?
 
Originally posted by manzanita
hahahahaha... do you have the reference for that (especially the head wound part)?
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Just read the book of Revelation...it's all in there. I am taking a class on the Apocalypse and just finished a 8 page paper on why the Catholic church is the beast and the pope is the antichrist so right now I am able to just spit out line after line from Revelation and Daniel.
 
My problem with Mel Gibson? I don't know..... part jealousy, I suppose. Mostly I just don't think he's all that talented. I hope this movie proves me wrong.

I know I'm in a small minority, but I thought Braveheart was pretty BLAH, just like I thought Gladiator was pretty BLAH. But hey, that's just me...... I was hoping Babe would win Best Picture over Braveheart. :D
 
Originally posted by Sayhey
I think Zeus is pissed he's not getting equal time.
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Yeah really.

We all love the God who controls lighting and even though he had a wife had several (many) illegitimate children!

:p

I like Gibson... but IMHO I think this is god saying
'Your getting the message wrong'

Possibly about implication with jews... maybe other stuff.
 
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