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The other morning on Fox News, they had a Priest and a Rabbi talking about the movie. The Rabbi brought up the hooked noses on all the Jews in the film. That complaint must have been on the talking points memo for those who are anti-Mel's film because I've heard it repeated several times. I haven't seen the film yet, but correct me if I'm wrong...weren't most of the extras in the movie Italian?

Similarly, the Rabbi complained that the Jews in the film were dressed in dark clothing, which added to the negativity of the Jews portrayed in the film. He couldn't understand why they (the Jews) couldn't have been dressed in brighter clothing like the Romans. This totally blew my mind. Anyone with a sense of history knows that colored fabric back in those days was limited to those that could afford it. Most people wore clothing spun from the wool of the sheep, which meant that the colors were drab and sometimes dark (from black sheep). I couldn't understand how a Rabbi, who was supposed to be educated, didn't take any of this into consideration prior to making his comments.

Somebody needs to tell the Rabbi that the movie isn't about him; someone might also ask him if the play "The Deputy" is intended, or likely to cause, anti-Catholic sentiments, or whether Jews ever try to blame present-day Christians for the anti-Jewish behavior of Christians in the past. Someone might also ask the Rabbi if the Jewish prayer service did not, for centuries, contain an anti-Christian curse (it did, and in some congregations, still does).

"Similarly, the Rabbi complained that the Jews in the film were dressed in dark clothing, which added to the negativity of the Jews portrayed in the film."

Yeah, the women should have carried Gucci Purses and couldn't Punchass Pilate at least have worn a Rolex? I mean, what were the producers thinking anyway?

Compared to these modern rabbis, those guys were regular peacocks....:)

I didn't notice any "hooked noses" either, but then again I wasn't on a "spot the stereotype" quest.

If he wants to complain about "negative vibe" outfits he should check out the Pharisees in Jesus Christ Superstar.

I haven't seen the film yet, but correct me if I'm wrong...weren't most of the extras in the movie Italian?

I saw the Film on Friday, it was magnificent. And yes you're right; as an Italian, all I saw were Italians, and when the credits rolled I found I was right.

Peter looked a lot like Phil Esposito of the big, bad '72 Bruins.

Yes, there were hooked noses, but unfortunately for The Passion's denunciators, they were/are Italian hooked noses. The hooked noses charge has got to be one of the flimsiest, left of the bellcurve assertions of anti-semitism, I ever seen, bordering on derangement.

A rabbi? Contrast that with Joel Seigal, movied reviewer on history vs. Hollywood last night. That man went in with an open mind and an open heart and came out moved despite the fact that he is not a Christian. He made more sense than the two apologetic "Christian scholars" sitting next to him.