Athiest/agnostic view of this movie. - The Passion of the Christ Reviews

For starters, I don't really believe in any God, any religion, or anything close to any of that for that matter. I wanted to see this movie simply for the sake of seeing how "controversial" it is. I don't know much of the backstory to Jesus or anything of that nature, but those who say Mel didn't provide much of his teachings and why you're supposed to love Jesus are incorrect. He had various clips of his teachings and how he lived his life before his crucifiction that even someone who isn't religious can respect. The violence and torture in this movie I believe were necessary. Logically, if a man who is supposedly dying for every man's sins, then he better get the torturing of a billion lifetimes. Mel portrayed his torturing with extreme graphic visuals. Which even I, who is desensitized, had to think, "Holy s**t, leave this guy alone, he's suffered enough." This movie dominates nearly all horror-slasher flicks that I've seen as far as realistic violence and gore. Even from an athiest/agnostic point of view, I respect how Mel portrayed the last days of Jesus and his suffering. I'm sure many religious people will feel his pain ten times more than I have.