02-26-2004, 05:18 PM
I can honestly say that based on what I was taught, I never had any hate for Jews for killing Christ - like Keyser said, I am of the belief that he was born to die, and therefore no blame was ever placed on anyone (except for maybe Pilate, but if anything he was the "bad" guy, not the Romans as a whole).
People are making this out to be a retelling of history - they are forgetting that, while the subject matter may be Biblical and spiritual, it is simply a movie. Whether Gibson set out to jab the Jews or not, it is his vision and should be treated as such. He's not asking for this movie to be considered Canon, but moreso to be looked at as an appreciation for Christ and what he stands for.
I'm not saying people should'nt take offense to it, because I'll bet if Jesus himself made the movie there's be people who would be offended or in disagreement. But to make it like Mel Gibson is trying to lay Christ's death on the Jews, I think that's a stretch.
Granted, I haven't seen the movie, but based on all the crap that I've read I think I've got a pretty good handle on how it plays out.
Another thing, I hear the torture scene is pretty rough - and I'm sure it is. But do people realize that humans at the time were far more barbaric than we are today? There were no guns, no nukes, no chemical gases - back then it was all about getting your hands bloody. I'm sure if the story is true, then Jesus was most certainly beaten to within an inch of his life - which would then mean the torture scene is probably dead on, with respect to the degree of torture inflicted, anyway.
People are making this out to be a retelling of history - they are forgetting that, while the subject matter may be Biblical and spiritual, it is simply a movie. Whether Gibson set out to jab the Jews or not, it is his vision and should be treated as such. He's not asking for this movie to be considered Canon, but moreso to be looked at as an appreciation for Christ and what he stands for.
I'm not saying people should'nt take offense to it, because I'll bet if Jesus himself made the movie there's be people who would be offended or in disagreement. But to make it like Mel Gibson is trying to lay Christ's death on the Jews, I think that's a stretch.
Granted, I haven't seen the movie, but based on all the crap that I've read I think I've got a pretty good handle on how it plays out.
Another thing, I hear the torture scene is pretty rough - and I'm sure it is. But do people realize that humans at the time were far more barbaric than we are today? There were no guns, no nukes, no chemical gases - back then it was all about getting your hands bloody. I'm sure if the story is true, then Jesus was most certainly beaten to within an inch of his life - which would then mean the torture scene is probably dead on, with respect to the degree of torture inflicted, anyway.