Thank you for this reply, and please forgive my Christian brothers. They way I see it, Christians are defensive about this film in much the same way as Jews are defensive about the responsibility of Yeshua's execution. I say this because of a trend of general hostility towards religious faith from secular circles. Personally, I can see how Jews are made nervous by a highly-publicized Passion play, because it often stirred up emotions of those Christians watching and that lead to trouble. On the other hand, I believe supporters of the film neither mean to inflame hatred against the Jews nor see the film edited due to political correctness.
As a general sentiment, few nations have embraced Jews as a people and Judaism as a faith with as much brotherly love as the United States. Though there are a few crackpots out there, but the vast majority of Christians in this country will not carry torches and pitchforks down to the neighborhood synagogue. That having been said, I can make no such claims about other parts of the world. It may be possible for terrorists to use it as a propaganda tool, but I speculate this would be limited in scope. There are plenty of other anti-semitic sources far more effective on radical audiences. I would guess the the impact of this film where Judaism is concerned will be to stoke the desire for conversion among American Christians, especially among those who are already so inclined.
This is getting off the topic of the thread but from my personal upbringing I understand that Judaism cannot accept Yeshua as Messiah for the simple reason that we do not now have peace on earth. My family is religiously split between Jewish and Christian but we are not divided as a family and therefore on a personal basis I believe Jews are brothers, both in faith and in heritage. I do not easily stomach Christians who believe Jews are ripe for conversion. Indeed I get the more I lean towards Judaism for a number of lengthy and complex reasons not the least of which is that Yeshua was Jewish and taught the Torah and observed Passover. Though this may seem to be heresy to some, I believe that Christians should be more Jewish, not less. How can someone claim to follow in the footsteps of Jesus yet at the same time reject Judaism?
How can someone claim to follow in the footsteps of Jesus yet at the same time reject Judaism?
I think the principal reason was something akin to replacement theology. An attempt to replace another group competing for the same truth by persuasion, and when that failed, coercion, and when that failed, compulsion, and when that failed inquisition, and when that failed, torture, exile, and death.