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No Gain from Ticket Sales
NECF Malaysia wish to clarify that in the July – August 2004 Berita NECF issue, it was reported that part of the ticket sales would go towards the NECF Foundation, a ministry launched this year to provide financial aid to needy pastors and full-time workers.
The Foundation board members had earlier proposed a fund-raising premiere to raise funds for the Foundation.
However, the NECF Secretary-General declined the proposal. Due to a miscommunication, the matter was incorrectly reported in Berita NECF.
We apologise for the error. |
It’s one film that can thaw the icy heart and moisten the dry eye. And that’s exactly what happened the premiere of The Passion of the Christ that was attended by pastors from the Klang Valley.
In the darkness of the theatre, unabashed sobs were heard coming from the female silhouettes while sniffs furtively drifted from the male ones. Some, unable to bear the sights of our Lord’s sufferings, walked out of the show.
One viewer commented that the show was an “awakening film” that arouses deep feelings for the One who took our place on the cross. “The film captures the emotions of the characters like Mary (Jesus’ mother). You can see the pain in her eyes. You can feel the pain Jesus suffered,” he said.
Another viewer said the film helped him to understand what Jesus meant when He said during his last meal with His disciples, “This is my body broken for you.”
The film is being screened in 17 cinemas nationwide for a scheduled two-month period beginning Sept 1. NECF Malaysia is coordinating ticket sales with the cinema operators, and by Sept 15, over 35,000 tickets have been taken up by churches.
The distributor, 20th Century Fox, may extend the screening beyond October if there is a demand. And, again depending on the demand, the film may be extended to other towns not on the current list which comprises eight cinemas in the Klang Valley, two each in Johor Baru and Penang, and one each in Ipoh, Melaka and Kuantan. In East Malaysia, the film is being shown in one cinema each in Kuching and Kota Kinabalu. |
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