"Passion of the Lamb?"

[Jersey_Jeepster]

So, I go to Amazon.com to purchase the new feature-loaded version of “The Passion of the Christ.” Now, Amazon is known for linking similar products with the one you are scrutinizing. As I scrolled down, I saw the normal “buy this DVD and this DVD for such and such a price” link. The problem is that Amazon.com wanted me to buy “The Passion of the Christ” and “Silence of the Lambs” in one purchase. In essence, they linked the two movies together as though they have something in common.
I began to ponder what the link between the two movies might be. Clearly, the link is not that the actors from “Passion” are the same as those who acted in “Silence.” The directors of each movie are different. So, what could the link be?
I am wondering if Amazon.com is placing “Passion” in the same thriller/horror category that “Silence” should surely occupy. Or is it that Amazon.com is equating reception of the Eucharist with cannibalism, one of the main themes in “Silence of the Lambs?” Perhaps murder is the link that binds the two movies together. Or should the movies be lumped together because of the graphic violence that they offer the viewing audience? Whatever the reason, I find the linkage between “The Passion of the Christ” and “Silence of the Lambs” to be a curious, if not, insulting coupling.
Am I the only person who is becoming tired of this subtle type of indoctrination from seemingly benign organizations like Amazon.com?

 

[LilyM]

So, I go to Amazon.com to purchase the new feature-loaded version of “The Passion of the Christ.” Now, Amazon is known for linking similar products with the one you are scrutinizing. As I scrolled down, I saw the normal “buy this DVD and this DVD for such and such a price” link. The problem is that Amazon.com wanted me to buy “The Passion of the Christ” and “Silence of the Lambs” in one purchase. In essence, they linked the two movies together as though they have something in common.
I began to ponder what the link between the two movies might be. Clearly, the link is not that the actors from “Passion” are the same as those who acted in “Silence.” The directors of each movie are different. So, what could the link be?
I am wondering if Amazon.com is placing “Passion” in the same thriller/horror category that “Silence” should surely occupy. Or is it that Amazon.com is equating reception of the Eucharist with cannibalism, one of the main themes in “Silence of the Lambs?” Perhaps murder is the link that binds the two movies together. Or should the movies be lumped together because of the graphic violence that they offer the viewing audience? Whatever the reason, I find the linkage between “The Passion of the Christ” and “Silence of the Lambs” to be a curious, if not, insulting coupling.
Am I the only person who is becoming tired of this subtle type of indoctrination from seemingly benign organizations like Amazon.com?

I just looked at Amazon and the movie offered together with Passion was ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ - so I don’t think there’s any real rhyme or reason behind which movies are bundled together.

 

[Jersey_Jeepster]

I just looked at Amazon and the movie offered together with Passion was ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ - so I don’t think there’s any real rhyme or reason behind which movies are bundled together.

Excellent research, Lily. Perhaps they are touting gloom and doom. Although, the Passion represents the gift of eternal life and Al Gore’s farcical movie amounts to nothing more than science fiction.

Maybe I caught Amazon.com on a bad day.

Am I paranoid?

 

[dulcissima]

I just checked it out and it came up paired with Silence of the Lambs for me. The widescreen version was being paired with Day After Tomorrow. My guess is that they have too many Silence of the Lamb’s and Day After Tomorrow’s and want to get rid of them.

 

[LilyM]

I just checked it out and it came up paired with Silence of the Lambs for me. The widescreen version was being paired with Day After Tomorrow. My guess is that they have too many Silence of the Lamb’s and Day After Tomorrow’s and want to get rid of them.

And for the full screen edition it’s Jesus of Nazareth - go figure

 

[Jersey_Jeepster]

I think that the point is that there is always a logical link between couplings of movies to purchase together. Are they saying that purchasing “Jesus of Nazareth” with “Passion” is as logical as purchasing “Silence of the Lambs” with "Passion?’
Do you see what I am suggesting? There is always a logical link between products; logical to the people at Amazon, at least. It seems to me that they are saying that it would be logical to purchase “Silence” and “Passion” together because they are of similar themes and subject matter.

I truly do not think that the coupling of purchases is at all random. There has to be some type of keywording, at least, that links products. Anyway, it is all just food for thought and not the foundation of some sort of gigantic corrective action movement. I just want to know what other people think about this.

Thanks all. :tiphat:

 

[dulcissima]

Keywords for Passion of the Christ:

Roman | Judas | Melodrama | Whipping | Intense Violence | Character Name In Title | Good Versus Evil | Independent Film | Jesus Christ | Crucifixion | Jesus | Satan | Crucifix | Serpent | Snake | Soldier | Christianity | Jerusalem | Betrayal | Disciple | Temptation | Faith | Gore | Mother Son Relationship | Prostitute | Resurrection | Torture | Vision | Biblical | Miracle | Eye Gouging | Severed Ear | Stabbed In The Hand | 1st Century | Animal Attack | Carcass | Carpenter | Compassion | Controversial | Demon | Flashback Sequence | Governor | Hanging | Humiliation | Interrogation | Judea | Loss Of Son | Marriage | Mob Scene | Passover | Prophecy | Religion | Sacrifice | Scourging | Sermon On The Mount | St. Peter | Suicide | Temple | Tomb | Trial | Execution | Slow Motion | Blood | Blockbuster | Animal Abuse | Graphic Violence | Killing Snake | Stabbing | Violence | Priest | Punishment | Suffering | Sliced Off Ear

Keywords for Silence of the Lambs:
Tense | Gore | Investigation | Androgyny | Shoot Out | Escape | Mind Game | Mental Illness | Agent | Cannibal | Psycho Thriller | Twist Ending | Pursuit | Downbeat | Rookie Cop | Tragedy | Violence | Good Versus Evil | Maniac | Blood Splatter | Prison | Disturbing | Murder Investigation | Gruesome | Twist In The End | Psychological Thriller | Night Vision Goggles | FBI | Kidnapping | Based On Novel | Maximum Security Mental Institution | Anagram | Psychiatrist | Sequel | Skinning | Police | Serial Killer | Psychoanalysis | Psychology | Cannibalism | Detective | Blockbuster | Neo Noir | Friendship | Heroine | Murder | Psychological Drama | Rescue | Revenge | Hannibal Lecter | Poodle Dog | Semen | Suspense | Gothic | Airplane | Airport | Ambulance | Autopsy | Bahamas | Baltimore Maryland | Basement | Chess | Cocoon | Courthouse | Drugstore | Elevator Shaft | Elevator | Entomologist | FBI Trainee | Flashback Sequence | Flirting | Funeral Home | Graduation | Homosexuality | Illinois | Jail Break | Library | Loss Of Father | Mace | Male Frontal Nudity | Mask | Masturbation Scene | Memphis Tennessee | Moth | Music Box | Obstacle Course | Ohio | Orphan | Police Officer Killed | Police Training | Senator | Severed Head | Sewing | Sexual Identity | Storage Facility | Strait Jacket | Suicide | SWAT Team | Television News | Transvestism | Wake | Washington D.C. | Well | West Virginia | Door Bell | Famous Line | Loss Of Daughter | Psychopath | Smithsonian Institution | Vulgarity | Wearing Human Skin | Transsexual | Maryland | Virginia | Handcuffs | Beaten To Death | Corpse | Mutilation | Severed Face | Villain | Human Monster

 

[Jersey_Jeepster]

Wow. You folks do some thorough research. It’s impressive.

I see that “gore” is a common keyword for both movies. That would explain the connection with both “Silence” and Al Gore’s movie, which is kind of funny.

I still don’t like seeing “Passion” linked with horror/slasher movies. The message gets skewed and fogged.

 

[tee_eff_em]

[CAN…NOT…

RESIST…]​

“I ate his body and blood with some fava beans, and a nice chianti. Hss-sss-sss-sss-sss-ssssss…”

*Mea culpa *]

tee

 

[OldAgeGuru]

“It puts the lotion in the basket or it gets the hose” is said often around our apartment.

 

[Spirithound]

I am wondering if Amazon.com is placing “Passion” in the same thriller/horror category that “Silence” should surely occupy. Or is it that Amazon.com is equating reception of the Eucharist with cannibalism, one of the main themes in “Silence of the Lambs?” Perhaps murder is the link that binds the two movies together. Or should the movies be lumped together because of the graphic violence that they offer the viewing audience?

…the movie offered together with Passion was ‘The Day After Tomorrow’…

Well now, let’s be creative here!
“Silence of the lambs” is a reference to Revelation 8:1. Jesus is in the Bible, therefore we have a match!

Next, Jesus died on Friday, and rose on…The Day after Tomorrow!
Any other creative answers?