Passion Recut..??

What a bull?.
Remember the original film..?? (un-cut)..??

Now read this?

source:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=669&ncid=669&e=2&u=/usnw/20050315/pl_usnw/anti_jewish_elements_intact_in_gibson_s__passion_recut___saysanti_defamation_league163_xml


Anti-Jewish Elements Intact In Gibson's "Passion Recut", SaysAnti-Defamation League.

NEW YORK, March 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In the recut of his film "The Passion of the Christ," now in theaters, Mel Gibson removed six minutes of violence, but chose to leave untouched the anti- Jewish elements of the original, including scenes where Jews are portrayed as villains and responsible for the death of Jesus.

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) expressed concern that the newly released film, "The Passion Recut," will now become the definitive version of the Passion story for the holy season.

Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement:

As we come into the Christian holy season, it is troubling that Mel Gibson made changes to "The Passion of the Christ" to de-emphasize the violence, yet made no effort to mitigate or remove the film's anti-Jewish elements.

"The Passion Recut" demonstrates that Mr. Gibson indeed has the power to make changes. His recut is selective to accommodate concerns of excessive violence, but not those of the Jewish community and concerned Christians disturbed by his offensive portrayal of Jews that leads viewers to believe Jews are responsible for the death of Jesus.

Our concern is that Gibson's "Passion of the Christ" and "The Passion Recut" will become the definitive version for the holy season, bringing to life on screen the most vicious anti-Semitic elements of traditional Passion Plays. It will continue to play again and again, year after year to audiences around the world without the benefit of the very public discussion that surrounded the film's initial debut in February 2004.

In a world where anti-Semitism is on the rise and the classical canard that "the Jews killed Jesus" is being promulgated, Mr. Gibson has unfortunately become a contributor.


Then who was responsible..?? who's wrong and who's right in here..??

I guess The Jewish Community would not be happy UNLESS he portrayed Germans as those responsible for killing Christ.

Well The last statement of the above post is sure a punch line. Now this thing about blaming hte whole community for a deplorable act committed by a very few members is so narrow & mediocre. Tears never fails down to roll down my face whenever i hear abotu the story of cruification of Jesus Christ(crossing my heart with devotion). But I just refuse to point any ethnic community or group as responsible for it. And these narrow minded "blame policy" leads to community based hostilities which percolate down the generations & ultimately what does it all result in- human disaster & the hatred continues. I pray to God almighty to create a miracle to save this earth😢

lol Qbone. Germans and Palestinians too.

Abe Foxman really has way too much time on his hands and should use it to go play in traffic.

I have no IDEA 4 this one........

so true, Parallax. Those times were very barbaric. It was not uncommon for people to whipped and crucified. The Romans had cruel punishments that did not fit the crime by any means. The two men crucified beside Jesus were theives for goodness sake but Jesus was an innocent man crucified by the Romans given over by the Jewish leaders. Peter was crucified upside down. The thought of someone going through such torture and still remain loving is very very humbling to me.