The film is spoken in Latin and Aramaic. During promotional activities, Mel Gibson claimed that he tried not to use subtitles, but the film was still subtitled in post-production. In addition, Mel Gibson once said that not considering the investment in the film is "good for the soul."
When filming the flogging scene, James Caviezel, who played Jesus, was injured twice, with a wound on his back that was 12 inches long. In addition, Caviezel was struck by lightning when shooting the sermon on the mountain.
The assistant director Jan Michelini was struck by lightning twice during filming.
The cross in the film weighs 150 pounds, and James Caviezel once dislocated his shoulder from carrying the cross.
It is James Caviezel himself who suffered torture in the film. In order to reduce the physical exertion of the actor, special effects designer Keith VanderLaan used rubber to make a dummy to replace James Card in the perspective shot of the cross. Wizer.
According to Mel Gibson, Maia Morgenstern (Maia Morgenstern), who played Maria, became pregnant during the filming, but did not tell anyone until one day she walked up to James Caviezel and said in broken English: "I have baby. In stomach."
The hand that nailed Jesus to the cross was the hand of Mel Gibson.
The two Bulgarian actors who play Pilate and John in the film have their last names "Hristo", which means "Christ" in Bulgarian.
Before the filming started, Mel Gibson invited a Canadian priest to preside over a mass for the crew.
The film has no credits, and the title of the film only appears at the end of the credits.
In the film, James Caviezel’s nose is fake, and his blue eyes are changed to brown by digital technology.
The film's release date in Mexico was advanced a week, because a few days after its premiere in the United States, a pirated version had already appeared.
Malaysia has not banned the film, but can only buy tickets at Christian churches.
Mel Gibson once claimed to donate US$100 million from the film’s box office to the traditional Catholic movement.
It took 10 hours for the makeup artist to complete the tragic situation of Jesus being flogged.
The film was banned in Kuwait and Bahrain.
A year after the film was released, the softened version of the film was re-released under the title "The Passion Recut". Although some bloody shots were cut, it was still rated as R by the American Motion Picture Association.
After the film was completed, many of the actors and crew of the film converted to Catholicism.
When shooting the torture shots, the film crew used a new type of fake blood, which has a certain viscosity and must be cleaned with alcohol.
In the "25 Most Controversial Movies" list of "Entertainment Weekly" announced on June 16, 2006, the film topped the list.
