I haven't seen the movie, so I'm really not going to touch the anti-semitism issue, other than to say that anyone making a film of the Crucifixion in this day and age really should be mindful of the history of Passion plays and their role in inflaming anti-semitic sentiments, and should tread quite carefully as a result.

I do think that when you make a movie about this particular subject, it's almost certain to arouse, people to strong feelings, since it's something that matters an awful lot to people, in a lot of different ways. And I think Gibson has gotten rather self-righteous about it in the way he promoted and marketed the movie which doesn't help things any.

Mel Gibson has every right to make a movie about things that he feels strongly about, and if anyone wants to see it and takes real inspiration from it, good for them. But I also think that the people who object to things they find objectionable about it have every right to that, as well.