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Originally posted by Gortexfogg
I don't see why modern Jews think this movie, which will portray VERY ancient and VERY different Jews, will be anti-semetic. It will just tell the story as good as we know it. Should the movies portray Catholics in a good light in movies about the Spanish Inquisition? Should we show all Nazis in WW2 to be nice as to not affend the Germans of today?
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let me see if i can put it in perspective for you. first, understand that jews do not believe that we (read: jews of that time period) are responsible for his death. we view it as nothing more than anti-semetic propaganda like the blood libel. as i said in a previoius post, the sect of xtianity that mel's a member of disregards that 1960-something conference were the pope (and i think other christian leaders, although not sure) said that the jews were not responsible.
so keeping that stuff in mind, if someone made a movie about iraqis saying that they were responsible for planning and executing the WTC-air plane penetration, would iraqis have a right to be upset? knowing that many people in america already think it's true, even though it isn't, it will reinforce the idea in the minds of people (especially the "less inquisitive") and heighten anti-iraqis sentiments in america.
the hulabaloo (did i spell that right?) isn't about being portrayed in a negitive light. jews are portrayed as their stereotypes often in tv and movies, and no one really complains. it's that they feel that they are being blamed for something that they are not responsible for (and in this case it's a really touchy subject). and that by being falsely portrayed, it will have a negitive impact on american-jewish life.