Saturday, March 06, 2004

Another bigot can see into the future and claims people will be killed as a direct result of Mel Gibson's movie:

"Sometime later this year, perhaps next, we will hear news reports of Jews being killed by angry young men. It may be in France, Germany, perhaps in the former WARSAW countries. The killers will have recently seen Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ. And their defense will be vengeance, because after all, Jesus himself blamed it on the Jews. They just heard it with their own ears."

The stupidity is overwhelming in the post. One thing that is mentioned, and incorrectly, is the scene where Jesus is building a table "for a rich man". Before I saw the movie I read about many scenes on the internet including this one. People commented that it reminded them of an altar. Therefore, when I saw this scene I thought of that. The scene is shown from inside the house and table is arranged as an altar would be in a Church. Jesus shows Mary how people might eat at the table with chairs but since he has not made them yet, he crouches a little and puts his arms on the table. This gesture is familiar to anyone who attends the traditional Mass, or even if priests are traditionally minded. Right at the words of consecration, the priest leans on the altar in a similiar way to Jesus. Mary does this too, but at the side of the table, Jesus is in the middle as a priest would be. She also brings him water so he can wash his hands. It is a little foreshadowing that is done well.

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