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"Without that interpretation, The Passion of the Christ is nothing more nor less than the old charge of deicide. "

I appreciate your endeavor to explain why some feel hurt by it. But within the Passion of the Christ, the clear teaching of Christianity is presented that Christ died for the sins of humanity; a deicide accusation is NOT in the film.

So, it still seems to come back to a type of projection.
1. Those hurt are hurt because they fear the charge of deicide against Jews.
2. Fearing that charge, they accuse Christians and the film The Passion of making that charge.
3. The film does not make that charge.
4. However: Those hurt do not believe the Christians professing their own faith that humanity is responsible. (They could accept that, without accepting the divinity of Christ personally. They could at least accept what Christians say about the Christian religion.) And they don't believe that the charge of deicide is not in the film.
5. I would conclude, they are hurt by their own unnecessary fears. Rather than by Christians or the Passion. Yes, we can have compassion for that, but it is based upon emotion, not logic.

It still seems to come back to a type of projection...they are hurt by their own unnecessary fears. Rather than by Christians or the Passion. Yes, we can have compassion for that, but it is based upon emotion, not logic.

Largely, I agree. I comment, however, on your #4: They could accept [Christians professing their own faith that humanity is responsible], without accepting the divinity of Christ personally. They could at least accept what Christians say about the Christian religion.

My theory is that those who cannot accept #4 believe they are taking Christians on their actions, not their words. And there are different versions of history in play here. There is a version of history that says, for example, Passion plays whipped Hitler's Germany into genocidal frenzy.