[sully777]

Gibson was asked who killed Jesus. Gibson answered, "Everyone killed Christ."

True statement if the director focused on the Jewish religious community and Roman Diocese of Judea-Idumea equally. Anti-semetic art pictures Jews in symbolism such as horns on Moses, or subtle positioning of snakes around Jews. From the trailers shown, I gather there are scenes in Gibson's movie that use similar symbolic allegory. If the trailers are a true indication of artistic treatment of the various characters, then the case of directorial bias is established. Remember that Gibson says everyone is guilty; if he is truly unbiased then everyone's guilt would be shown equally in symbolism.

Gibson was told some groups take exception to The Passion as not historically accurate. Gibson responded, "They don't have a problem with me; they have a problem with the Gospels."

True statement, if Gibson used the Gospels EXCLUSIVELY. However, Gibson did not use the Gospels exclusively but lifted the storyline off a book from a 19th Century Roman Catholic nun. Moreover, scenes in the movie that have no biblical or historic basis renders his original argument void of proof.

IMO, the detractors of the film seem to be orthodox Jews and non-sectarian Christians whereas the champions of the film seem to be Catholic and ecumenical traditionalists. I find it interesting that the arguments for-against fall along those lines by "unbiased" people in the media.

Think I'll stick to the Bible and let my imagination be the movie. Meanwhile, I'm still waiting for a movie that depicts Christ as a typical Jew with short hair than a pretty-boy hippie.

[Fury]

Think I'll stick to the Bible and let my imagination be the movie. Meanwhile, I'm still waiting for a movie that depicts Christ as a typical Jew with short hair than a pretty-boy hippie.

If you don't mind, could you please cite your sources that typical Jews in that time period, had short hair".

[Fury]

However, Gibson did not use the Gospels exclusively but lifted the storyline off a book from a 19th Century Roman Catholic nun. Moreover, scenes in the movie that have no biblical or historic basis renders his original argument void of proof.

Have you seen the movie?

[af_vet_1981]

True statement, if Gibson used the Gospels EXCLUSIVELY. However, Gibson did not use the Gospels exclusively but lifted the storyline off a book from a 19th Century Roman Catholic nun. Moreover, scenes in the movie that have no biblical or historic basis renders his original argument void of proof.

IMO, the detractors of the film seem to be orthodox Jews and non-sectarian Christians whereas the champions of the film seem to be Catholic and ecumenical traditionalists. I find it interesting that the arguments for-against fall along those lines by "unbiased" people in the media.

Think I'll stick to the Bible and let my imagination be the movie. Meanwhile, I'm still waiting for a movie that depicts Christ as a typical Jew with short hair than a pretty-boy hippie.

Yes, I've noticed that too.