Mel and the Maccabees

beliefnet ^ | 12/06/04 (received in e-mail) | David Klinghoffer

[Zionist Conspirator]

Here's hoping that somewhere underneath all the bull about Chanukkah and Judaism being in favor of "pluralism" and opposed to "intolrance" the true meaning of Chanukkah may nevertheless shine through--even for us lonely Noachides in the heartland surrounded by chr*stmas and bombarded with ADL-ACLU nonsense about "the meaning of Chanukkah" on the boob tube.

A film by Mel Gibson picturing the Maccabees as the fundamentalists they were (and their enemies as the liberals of their day) would be a most delicious irony.

[maro]

What is Foxman thinking? Weinstein is a modern-day Hellenizer.

[escapefromboston]

I am looking forward to seeing this film.

[escapefromboston]

anyone read My Glorious Brothers?? I never heard of it.

[NeoCaveman]

I'll see any movie made by Mel.

This could be really good.

[SJackson]

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[SJackson]

Fundamentalism is always bad.

But there's hope.

Dreihen (teetotum to the anglos) will soon be played in casinos throughout the nation. :>)

[Alouette]

I always thought Howard Fast was a communist.

[Alouette]

I always thought Howard Fast was a communist.

By golly, I was right!

[Ciexyz]

The main thing is that Gibson will make a film featuring people of faith standing up for their belief in the one true G-d of Israel. Hmm, sounds a lot like The Passion to me!

I'm looking forward to seeing this film.

[Moorings]

I love those Maccabees. Its a great story. However, I think the author of this article has got some facts wrong. The Maccabees were not stronger or numerically more powerful. They fought against all odds to defeat the Greeks.

Those Maccabee brothers and their daddy were a tough bunch.

[xJones]

Letting Gibson alone would maximize the chances of our avoiding a whole string of heavy-handed, biblically-inspired historical dramas with contemporary relevance. Undoubtedly the controversy sparked by the release of "The Passion" pumped up ticket sales, with many viewers feeling, not without reason, that Gibson had been persecuted just like Jesus was. Without the aura of martyrdom around the new film, perhaps it will be recognized for what "The Passion" actually was--a kind of film that doesn’t put Gibson’s considerable gifts to their best use. This, all around, seems the best strategy.

"How we going to keep Christians down on their farms, after they've seen Passion?"

The great unwashed goys might even enjoy movies about secular vs. religious Jews, and then....oy vey! (slapping head). They'll have a take-an orthodox-Jew-to-lunch, and pogroms for the rest

[weenie]

I just went to Amazon and read the review and short synopsis of My Glorious Brothers and it sounds like a great read and, with Mel producing and directing, it should be an incredible movie.

Here the Amazon link:

My Glorious Brothers

[rmlew]

Why is the term "Palestine" used for Judea or Israel?
Klinghoffer should know better. Or is Beliefnet openly palestinianist?

[Inyokern]

The problem with Gibson making a film about Chanukkah, in which the Orthodox Jews are the heroes and the Hellenized Jews are the villians, is that it was Hellenized Jews, such as Matthew, who became the first Christians.

Judah Maccabee would not have looked upon Christianity any more kindly than he looked upon Dionysus-worship.

[weenie]

Here the Amazon link (if you want to read the reviews):

My Glorious Brothers

[NeoCaveman]

From one of the reviews:

Many Christians would be better able to understand why the Hebrew nation is so fiercely nationalistic about their homeland if they read this book. This same material appears in the Douay Bible of the Roman Catholic church. Two books that appear in the Old Testament of this bible that are not in the Protestant Old Testament are 1 Machabees and 2 Machabees.

Macabees 1 and 2 are good reading. Talk about a battle.

[Alouette]

I just went to Amazon and read the review and short synopsis of My Glorious Brothers

Does it mention anything about Howard Fast being a member of CPUSA?