Well, most Christian believers I talked with think Mr. Gibson was saying that Jesus is the son of God who died for the sins of the world, and thus that each viewer has a responsibility to respond to that claim and address their own need for Christ. That is the message. It was a presentation of his interpretation of a critical element of his own faith. It is nothing new, and did not excessively distort what Christians have always believed. It strikes me that it got its message across reasonably well, particularly if one is familiar with the Christian (and specifically Catholic) iconic tradition. It has never been a very palatable message.

Then what was the ‘real’ point of F 9-11? To give both films some credit, I think they are both about what they say they are about. Speaking of Orwell,

“To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.” - George Orwell

“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” - George Orwell

and the one I was actually looking for:

“Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious.” -George Orwell