Chiron1987 Review of Protocols of Zion

Protocols of Zion (2005)

Eye-Opening and Shocking for Jews and Gentiles Alike

[8/10 · 12 April 2006]

I think what surprises and sickens me most is that some of the user reviews for this documentary could be seen as Anti-Semitic, which is perhaps the most disturbing thing of all. This a very well-made film documenting the rise of Anti-Semitism in the wake of the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, and does a fine job of that. The resurgence of popularity of a horrible hoax called The Protocols of the (Learned) Elders of Zion following those attacks and the preposterous idea of a Jewish conspiracy bent on conquering the world sit at the center of Marc Levin's film. I won't use this review as a soapbox and talk about how I find the concept of Anti-Semitism unpatriotic and blasphemous, and I won't expound on how it makes me angry and sad that people still embrace the ideals of Adolph Hitler whom we fought a war against sixty years ago, and cost the world twenty millions lives, including six million Jews. And I won't wonder out loud why people could actually think that Jews could be ruling the world when they've allowed themselves to be persecuted, prejudiced against, and systematically exterminated. If you ask me, that's not a great plan for world conquest. I won't get into any of that...wait a minute, I just did. Oh, well, I guess I was up on my soapbox after all. Besides that, I did enjoy the documentary, but its message continues to haunt me, and I hope it does the same for many, many others, especially those who have posted reviews of this film.