I bought this film as soon as it became available, and I treasure it.I thought, as I first sat in the theater to view "The Passion of the Christ", that I was going to have problems with the subtitles and Aramaic/Latin dialogue. I was soon disabused of that notion, as the brilliant cinematography and acting swept me into a story that I thought I knew well. Those things which Mel Gibson added to the scriptural accounts only served to enhance them, making them come alive in a new and beautiful way.I was especially touched by the interplay between Jesus and his mother, which gave us the only 'comic relief' of the film when we saw the young adult Jesus and his mother in the carpentry shop.This is truly a must-see film - whether it's the original or the recently trimmed version.