3/10
PLEASE Excuse These Zealots
19 December 2004
All the rest has been said about the cheap budget, the off pacing & generally mediocre (not really bad) quality. Perhaps the books are more coherent I can't say because I haven't read them. As a reasonable Christian I have to say that I am both embarrassed by & ashamed of the forced confession of the 'Great Jewish Scholar'. Whether it was part of the books or not is beside the point. There is a big difference between a book & a movie; the former is much less public & accessible. The writings of St John(Revelations)are among the most ecstatic, dramatic & cryptic of any world religion. Every generation of Christians, especially those of certain unhealthy turns of thought, read them too well & too often. I offer this as a lame excuse to the many good Jewish people who have been offended by this film. Our religion is prone to encourage this type of zealotry. As a further clarification for Jews please bear in mind that we mourn the loss of our Messiah (no joyful anticipation of his coming) & we await the second coming in fear & awe. Again my profound apology. This is certainly a bad time for all the religions which worship the one true God.
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