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by Spixxy on February 15th, 2004

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Why are critics saying that the movie "The Passion" is anti-Semitic?

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  • by TShilo12 on April 28th, 2004

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    Actually, the people who should be yelling the loudest, IMHO, are Christians, since the movie has coöpted Christianity's founding moments, using a portrayal of unspeakable violence [not supported by any of the supposed source texts] as well as elements from post-Biblical [and horrifically anti-Jewish] texts in the creation of the movie, all the while its primary promotion machine has been claiming that the "source" is "The Gospels". Is it anti-Semitic? Possibly. It's interesting what portions of which texts are included and which are excluded. In any case, it's not a good movie, unless you're in to religiously-related snuff films. Speaking as a former Christian, I have to say, the film is neither edifying nor educational. At the same time, I think the ADL and related groups have, once again, done the Jewish community specifically, and the world at large generally, a great disservice with their histrionics.

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    • As a Muslim this movie was not useful nor did I believe it, but it is 'the truth' portrayed from Mel Gibsons point of view!

      AhMeD_2_3

      by AhMeD_2_3 on November 19th, 2004

    • I found its variances from the source texts as merely slight

      Bohoeffers heir

      by Bohoeffers heir on November 24th, 2004

    • I personally wasn't able to finish watching it because of all the unBiblical/extra-Biblical junk

      Joshua Zambrano

      by Joshua Zambrano on March 6th, 2006

    • a portrayal of unspeakable violence....IT WAS VERY "VIOLENT" WHAT WAS DONE TO CHRIST!!!!..FOR PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE IN THE WORD...IT WAS VERY EYE OPENING AND HEARTBREAKING to "realize" just how horrific HIS sacrifice was for US!!!! and even then it could not "Capture" the REAL VIOLENCE of HIS Death....
      no one would expect a non BIBLICAL people to have any other opinion but criticism.....
      PEACE

      thatsJustme

      by thatsJustme on May 11th, 2008

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