Reply #19: Here is the thing

[Wonder]

are we sure that is what he has done. or is it that even just the inclusion of this group of these Jewish High Priests becomes contravertial because Jewish groups feel just this will incite hate, due to anti-semitism being prevalent in the world?

I am not sure Mel Gibson has depicted ALL THE JEWS in the movie as evildoing thugs. Without having seen the movie that is an assumption. A preconceived notion. I am not sure that is why the movie is being prematurely criticized as a movie that will potentially incite hate. Instead the crux of the concern seems to rest on how the power of these Jewish High Priests as they interacted under Roman Authority (the ultimate power) will be misconstrued by the audience.

It seems the issue is will the audience have the acuity to make appropraite delineations without lumping things together? From the looks of some of the discussions on many of the topics that come up on various forums, it seems to me all sides concerned are vulnerable to jumping to premature conclusions, so based in that observation the premature criticism may be right on, for a group of what I will term rabid anti-Semites. This group are already convinced ALL THE JEWS KILLED JESUS so this film will just offer them further proof of this. Not that it is proof of this. Without the appropriate understanding of heirarchy this film is just a depiction of the various breakdowns in the society under Roman Authority.

For that reasons, I do believe this movie since it seems it has focused in on the power of these Jewish High Priests might just incite hate. I do not believe it has a hill a beans to do with the movie, Gibson's interpretation, or the history itself, It has to do with the reactionary ignorance of the masses. Some seeing this movie will walk away convinced the Jews killed Jesus. Some will make all the appropriate delineations. Others will question the accuracy of history. It is a movie. A movie on a contravercial topic. Jesus Christ.

No one here has seen this movie. Jewish groups all up in Arms have not yet seen this movie, but for an early draft on script that was stolen from set in Italy.

The uproar is based in preconceived notions. Without having seen this movie the various Jewish Groups are making an accurate call because they understand the preconceived notions within society at large. It is a viable concern. However, does this mean the movie should be banned, and will this hate really be directly related to the movie itself, or does this hate stand alone. Yet, interestingly, without having seen the movie they too are guilty of jumping to conclusions for the most part based in their own preconceived notions and isn't it a shame the uproar comes behind a movie that is endeared prophet a messiah to people of another faith. All should relax. It is a movie. It is not like Bush has called a crusade against the Jews for killing Christ based on intelligence from the OSP.

Does the Lukid speak for all of American Jewry? Do the action of the Pentagon speak for every single American? So how does several Jewish High Priest translate exactly to all the Jews during the last 15 days of Jesus' life? And how is it that within a Jewish Population comes this one Saxon martyr named Jesus Christ.

I must say this thread and the comments within it serves as a very good example of how preconceived notions do tend to get in the way of objective thought.

Anything can incite antiSemitism as it is hate and hate is the easiest thing in our human experience that can be incited. Love on the other hand is merely a concept which seems impossible to incite.

Another two cents in the thread I'll name THE PASSION.