[what's up]

I seem to recall some bad Jews in Zeferelli's "Jesus of Nazareth."

Herod the Great was a real creep as was Herod Agrippa. Also, the Sandhedrin not too great.

Anyone recall the same?

[muawiyah]

Zeferelli's film was pure anti-semitism. Who can ever forget the enraged mobs streaming from movie theatres, burning cars, shooting dogs, chasing down Jews.....

It was horrid.

[mgist]

All I know is that these reports are a case study of character assasinations by the left. One of the highest grossing films made, and this is what they have to say? Other than a few similar articles, the media has been strangely silent. Even the entertainment media. I've been watching and reading all day long. It's beyond bizarre.

[Tax-chick]

The Herods were not Jewish ... they were out-of-towners, Edomites.

The Sanhedrin were Jewish.

[Clintons a commie]

Herod the Great was a real creep as was Herod Agrippa. Also, the Sandhedrin not too great. Anyone recall the same?

There were lots of villianous Jewish characters in JESUS OF NAZARETH, including Ian Holm's Zerah, a Temple scribe that isn't even mentioned in Scripture.

I think Zefirelli is jealous that another cinematic version of the story will eclipse his as the most popular.

[af_vet_1981]

I seem to recall some bad Jews in Zeferelli's "Jesus of Nazareth."

Given that this director made Jesus of Nazareth and knows Mel Gibson professionally (and something about the family and how Mel was raised), his opinion is worth considering.

[rbmillerjr]

Jesus of Nazareth is the best movie on Christ that I have ever seen.

Zeffereli's take on this is hypocritcal as he too, like Gibson, is true to the Gospels. Zeff's movie also shows Jews doing the same thing that Gibson's movie does. It shows mass crowds gleefully calling for Christ's life and sparing the zealot.

As a matter of fact Zeffereli's movie, since it is pretty exhaustive shows many more such examples of Jews plotting to get Jesus.

Me thinks Zeffereli sees his own move possibly in competition with Gibson for best Christ movie. If he is not being mercenary he must be a simple hypocrite.