Jim Caviezel had to face what uncomfortable movie scene
Well,anyone who watched Passion of Christ might actually remember this scene
Prior to this, Christ fell down with the cross falling on top of him. Jim Caviezel,the actor portraying Jesus described it like this:
"As I went down, the cross... it actually struck my head and buried my head in the sand. And I bit through my tongue," he said, "Now, in the tape, you'll see streams of blood coming down from my lip. That's actually my own blood."
Apparently,his shoulder was also badly hurt.Still,it contributed to the scene and he was able to deliver his lines to Maia Morgenstern,who played Virgin Mary.
"At this time, the shoulder is out and I was trying everything I had to get my arm over [the cross]," he continued, "And it looks like it's the most extraordinary take because it looks like I'm cherishing our cross, which is our faith, and hugging it but in the most beautiful way.
"It wasn't beautiful to me," he acknowledged with a laugh, "because it hurt like hell. .. my AC joint had been torn."
He also suffered injury during the scene where Jesus was lashed:
"I had a 14-inch gash right on my back," he said, "I ripped my hands out and walked out of the take and I fell down. But it's an extraordinary experience because I got hit and it froze my diaphragm, which was like getting... the wind knocked out of you."
Unlike the previous scene,this one didn’t make it into the film. So all in all,it appears that it wasn’t quite comfortable filming these scenes but nonetheless,Caviezel being a dedicated Catholic performed admirably.
