omg, I had my response all typed out and got timed out! Probably a good thing though, since I typed without thinking and probably got carried away, lol

Mel has said clearly that he does not deny that the holocaust happened. I think it's terrible that the media would take his refusal to bash his father publicly and twist it to mean that he shares the same views. He has neither defended nor agreed with his father's opinions, and he has the right to remain loyal to his family without being questioned about it.

As for the movie, I can sympathize that it may make some Jewish people nervous. Historically, Passion plays/films have been known to incite a "Christ killer" mentality. But to say that it is anti-Semitic is like calling the people who made Schindler's List anti-German. People who claim that Mel is anti-Jewish seem to forget that his entire belief system is founded on the life, death and resurrection of a Jewish man He's simply portraying what is historical, Bible supported fact (to Christians, anyway ).

I'll stop now, while the going's good