The Last Temptation of Christ Page #2

JESUS:

Then get me out of the way.

Judas and Jesus stare each other down.

JUDAS:

I will. In my time. Not yours. When

I'm told.

JESUS:

When did you ever need permission to

kill anybody?

JUDAS:

To kill a Roman, never. To kill a

Jew, we all have to agree. We have

more respect for Jews than you do.

The next time I see you, you're dead.

CUT TO:

EXT. CARPENTER'S WORKSHOP - DAY

A CENTURION pushes his way through a small crowd.

Jesus stands ready outside the workshop, the crossbar resting

against a wall. The crowd is taunting him with cries of

"Crossmaker!," "Traitor," "Cooperator," "Collaborator," but

he ignores them.

Someone throws something. A MAN in the crowd deliberately

jostles him roughly, trying to start a fight. The Centurion

breaks things up.

CENTURION:

Leave him alone. You ready?

(as Jesus nods)

Come on.

Jesus buckles the nail-studded belt around his waist. The

Centurion helps Jesus heft the cross-beam to his shoulders.

The Centurion leads Jesus through a gauntlet the crowd has

formed from the village to the crucifixion site on the edge

of Nazareth. Ahead, six Roman soldiers lead the protesting

ZEALOT. Two mounted soldiers flank the group. The Zealot's

hands are tied behind him. His clothes are torn and bloody,

his long hair and grey beard matted with blood and sweat.

ZEALOT:

You're the people of Israel! God is

with us! He's judging us now! Fight!

The soldiers push him along.

MAN IN CROWD:

How long do we have to wait for the

Messiah?

ANOTHER MAN:

Until you die! Because he's not

coming.

WOMAN IN CROWD:

He forgot about us! He doesn't want

us!

YOUNG MAN:

Listen to the Zealot! God is strength.

MAN:

Give us strength now!

A Roman soldier slams the Man against the wall, then shoves

the crowd back as the Zealot passes. The crowd cools down a

little.

Now the villagers heap abuse on Jesus. MARY, 56, mother of

Jesus, pushes her way through the crowd. A MAN is about to

throw a stone at Jesus. She grabs his arm, tries to pry the

stone from his fingers.

MARY (MOTHER OF JESUS)

Don't touch him. Get away from him.

She starts pushing people away in angry desperation.

WOMAN IN CROWD:

You defend him.

MARY (MOTHER OF JESUS)

Yes. He's my son. He doesn't know

what he's doing.

The crowd now starts pushing Mary. She resists. A Centurion

breaks up the melee. Jesus continues on his way.

The Zealot has reached the crucifixion site: a rocky, flint

covered mound. The soldiers wait for the cross.

Children throw pebbles at Jesus as he approaches the Zealot.

The Roman guards brace themselves for violence.

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