Variety Weighs In On The NY Times' Coverage Of Gibson's Passion
Peter Bart of Variety says, "it's a movie, not a political tract. It represents Gibson's vision, not his rhetoric. As such, it deserves to be judged as art, not prejudged as ideology. There are legitimate disagreements about the film's take on biblical history. What is beyond dispute, however, is that 'The Passion' is a true phenomenon in the history of motion pictures. As such, it is 'news' and deserving of objective reporting by the media." That's something he says didn't happen in the Times and he provides some interesting examples to back up his thesis.