Why did the jews go crazy after Mel Gibson made the film of jesus?

Question

Why did the jews go crazy after Mel Gibson made the film of jesus?
After all it was a true story The Passion of the Christ
We all know who was responsible for Jesus death before the film was made but, all us Christian and Musllims believe that jesus will come back and help us fight the satan follower toward the end of judgement day

Answer 1

People are not upset because of the story but because of the way Jewish people are portrayed as animals in the movie. Its not what you say, its how you say it.

Answer 2

It isn't true that the Jews "went mad" over "The Passion of Christ" but there was an amount of criticism, some from Jewish groups, more from the PC merchants. This was for various reasons: - Mel Gibson's father was a notorious Holocaust denier in the USA and Australia. This has rubbed off on the son. Remember his drunken anti-Semitic rant when arrested. - The representation of the High Priest and the Sanhedrin was considered by some as anti-Semitic. Having seen the film myself I would say that their apparently implacable hostility to Jesus was motivated by fear that Jerusalem would explode into revolt, giving the Romans an excuse to massacre its inhabitance. - Of course this is never stated in the film, which is based on the Gospel of St. Matthew. The Gospel itself does highlight the role of the Jewish Elders in Christ's conviction. However the Gospel was written after the Jewish Revolt of 70AD. It was important for the tiny "Jewish" Jesus Cult to differentiat itself from the rebellious Jewish mainstream. Hence the antipathy to the Hebrew establishment.

Answer 3

I'm sorry to see so much apparent anti-Semitism rearing its head in this thread. The Jews didn't "go crazy." They were negative about the film because they were afraid, based on prior sad experience, that it would incite some people to anti-Semitic words and actions. Maybe they were right, maybe not. There sure seems to be a lot more anti-Semitism in evidence today than in recent years, but I don't see it as coming from Christians. The same people I see bashing Christians these days seem to be the leading Jew-bashers, too, but that's just my experience.

Answer 4

The movie continues the age-old lie that the Jews killed Jesus. Crucifixion was a ROMAN form of execution, and all other accounts of Pontius Pilate show him to be a sadist even by Roman standards. If the Jews wanted Jesus dead, they could have ordered him stoned to death.

Answer 5

I didn't know that the Jews went crazy. If Jesus was put here on earth to die for mans sins then the Jews did exactly what they were supposed to do didn't they.

Answer 6

Well the jews may have killed jesus but were unsuccessful to kill thereligion and today there are more christian in this world than any other religion and most probably because of jews doing evil thing to jesus and jesus still being kind, this made people believe in jesus more, but please jews stop killing today because the muslim are jesus follower too

Answer 7

I wasn't aware there was any sort of uproar by people of the Jewish faith over that movie. I do not think there was any other than a few objections, which you will always see when movies documenting religous events are made.

Answer 8

& to think I thought Mel Gibson flogged the story to death!

Answer 9

They went after Mel with a vengeance because the truth hurts.

Answer 10

Not aware of any, could you be more specific and add some example/details on what you think?

Thanks.