It is a complete movie.. Tight plot and strong characters. Any student of Cinema will notice the distinctive style of Gibson The Director. The Slow Motion scenes The Catholic version of Christianity The over-the-top torture scenes of the hero The crazy blood thirsty mobs The foggy dream scenes in the woods The sacrifice of the "hero" for the cause.. etc. Braveheart (1995) is - more or less - a previous version of The Passion of the Christ (2004) !! Few are the movies that can still move me emotionally.. and this Scottish Saga is definitely one of them.