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To: flixxx

Interesting that this positive review is from a member of the Roman Catholic clergy.

I remember the English complaining about "Braveheart." Then there were the ludicrously unsupported claims of "The Passion of the Christ" being anti-Jew.

How could this movie not portray the Spanish invaders darkly?

I hope, and almost trust, that Gibson of all directors wouldn't use the historical events of his story for the typical, cheap-shot slander of Christianity, that would come from most in the entertainment media.


13 posted on 10/19/2006 4:16:34 PM PDT by unspun (What do you think? Please think, before you answer.)
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To: unspun
How could this movie not portray the Spanish invaders darkly?

The best explanation is that Mayan civilization collapsed long before any Spanish invaders arrived. Maybe you're thinking of the Aztecs.

41 posted on 10/19/2006 4:54:42 PM PDT by Bernard Marx
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To: unspun

"I remember the English complaining about "Braveheart." Then there were the ludicrously unsupported claims of "The Passion of the Christ" being anti-Jew."

Gay groups voiced hatred for Mel as well. They objected to that scene where Longshanks throws his son's lover out a window.

They sure got even didn't they?


67 posted on 10/19/2006 5:58:49 PM PDT by TET1968 (SI MINOR PLUS EST ERGO NIHIL SUNT OMNIA)
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To: unspun
How could this movie not portray the Spanish invaders darkly?

Because it takes place before 1492.

86 posted on 10/19/2006 6:48:24 PM PDT by Polybius
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