Just watched The Passion of the Christ

[ThePresence]

Whoever doesn't think that movie has an anti-semitic flavor is in denial. The people he used to play the Jewish leaders looked like they crawled out of a 1940's Der Stürmer cartoon, and that's without getting into all the other stuff.

This is not meant to be a thread on the religious aspect of the movie. I'm just looking at his cast of actors.
*flamesuit on

 

[FoBoT]

i have not seen it
i will not watch it

does the ship sink?

 

[oogabooga]

/pulls up lawn chair, pops a soda (beer away from the crazy conserv cooks)/
have fun.

 

[BespinReactorShaft]

:beer::beer:

 

[bobbybe01]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
Whoever doesn't think that movie has an anti-semitic flavor is in denial. The people he used to play the Jewish leaders looked like they crawled out of a 1940's Der Stürmer cartoon, and that's without getting into all the other stuff.

*flamesuit on

But that's because you're Jewish, right? Don't forget, Jesus and his disciples were technically Jewish...

 

[EvilYoda]

no kidding, ATOT's really been a sh*thole tonight...even moreso than usual. All this religious debate, agh.

 

[LLCOOLJ]

What was up with the ancient dead languages? I had to go to my Babel dictionary just to understand what it was they were saying!

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: bobbybe01

Originally posted by: ThePresence
Whoever doesn't think that movie has an anti-semitic flavor is in denial. The people he used to play the Jewish leaders looked like they crawled out of a 1940's Der Stürmer cartoon, and that's without getting into all the other stuff.

*flamesuit on

But that's because you're Jewish, right? Don't forget, Jesus and his disciples were technically Jewish...

Yes, I'm Jewish. But just look at the features of the people he used to play the different roles. Jesus and his crowd were all good looking people. The Jewish leaders looked like a nazi cartoon.

 

[mugs]

Welp, didn't make me think any different of Jews, but I guess it's open to interpretation. Mel Gibson has a huge incentive to piss off Jews after all, being in the business that he's in. I've always known him to be a hateful man, even hating entire people groups for no apparant reason.

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: The Lord
What was up with the ancient dead languages? I had to go to my Babel dictionary just to understand what it was they were saying!

It's ancient Aramaic, and suprisingly enough they got it pretty much correct. (I have studied the language for years, it's the language of the Talmud).

 

[Forsythe]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
Whoever doesn't think that movie has an anti-semitic flavor is in denial. The people he used to play the Jewish leaders looked like they crawled out of a 1940's Der Stürmer cartoon, and that's without getting into all the other stuff.

*flamesuit on

It's antisemitic because the new testament is anti-semitic.
And yes, Jesus was jewish, they chopped his ham.

The jewish were awaiting a new messias, jesus claimed to be it. Some believed him, some didn't.

And i say again, the bible* is anti-semitic.

{edit]
*The new testament*

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: Forsythe

Originally posted by: ThePresence
Whoever doesn't think that movie has an anti-semitic flavor is in denial. The people he used to play the Jewish leaders looked like they crawled out of a 1940's Der Stürmer cartoon, and that's without getting into all the other stuff.

*flamesuit on

It's antisemitic because the new testament is anti-semitic.
And yes, Jesus was jewish, they chopped his ham.

The jewish were awaiting a new messias, jesus claimed to be it. Some believed him, some didn't.

And i say again, the bible is anti-semitic.

Well I didn't want to get into the whole religious aspect of it. I attended a rabbincal seminary for 8 years, and I guarantee I could argue this stuff the entire night, but that's not what I wanted to do. I'm just looking at the characters he used to play the different parts.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: Forsythe
It's antisemitic because the new testament is anti-semitic.
And yes, Jesus was jewish, they chopped his ham.

The jewish were awaiting a new messias, jesus claimed to be it. Some believed him, some didn't.

And i say again, the bible* is anti-semitic.

{edit]
*The new testament*

way to make stuff up. Half of the NT is about how the new Christians are still having trouble believing the Gentiles are as GOOD as the Jews.

 

[waggy]

hah you are right you they do look like a old Nazi cartoon! I never htought of that until now heh.

 

[DAGTA]

The movie is historically accurate. I guess we better rewrite history lest we offend some group!

 

[IGBT]

...got tired of the flesh flying special effects and shut it off..

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: IGBT
...got tired of the flesh flying special effects and shut it off..

yeah thats when my wife left the room. she couldnt take it.

just a little over the top if you ask me.

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: DAGTA
The movie is historically accurate. I guess we better rewrite history lest we offend some group!

No, the movie is new testament accurate according to Gibson's interpetation. But I wasn't even talking about this stuff! I was just looking at his character cast.

 

[Forsythe]

Originally posted by: DAGTA
The movie is historically accurate. I guess we better rewrite history lest we offend some group!

Completely agree. I hate movies distorting facts for selling better or being easier on some people.

Jagec: It's been a few years since i read it, but i'm sure, it's anti-semitic.

Presence: I believe he is just portraying them as they are portrayed in the book. But i have to admit, i lost all respect for Gibson. I can't say if he's anti-semitic. I doubt it, though he did make a movie about the christ so he must be very religious...

 

[SacrosanctFiend]

Jews killed Jesus. Hehehehe...

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
Whoever doesn't think that movie has an anti-semitic flavor is in denial. The people he used to play the Jewish leaders looked like they crawled out of a 1940's Der Stürmer cartoon, and that's without getting into all the other stuff.

*flamesuit on

Anyone who actually knows their Bible stories will know that Christ's death had nothing to do with Jewish control.

 

[MacBaine]

See, this is why you don't bring Jews on the away team!

 

[ThePresence]

Hello?
Let's stop arguing the age old argument about who killed Jesus already. I'm not trying to have a religious debate here. Just look at the faces of the guys he used to play the Jewish leaders.

 

[MaxDSP]

I watched it last night too, but I'm completely clueless about Christianity and Judaism (I'm a Hindu), so a lot of the stuff was lost on me (besides the flesh flying spectacle). I had so many questions while I was watching it but cant think of them right now

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
Hello?
Let's stop arguing the age old argument about who killed Jesus already. I'm not trying to have a religious debate here. Just look at the faces of the guys he used to play the Jewish leaders.

Hello?
Just grow the fvck up and let it go. It's a FUSKING MOVIE for christ's sake. :roll: Who gives a flying four letter word for copulation whether it's anti semetic or not. If you don't like it, by all means don't fvcking watch it. But don't get in the way of those of us who DO like the movie and aren't stumbling over something so childish as beating the semite horse.