This should work well:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/sep/09/mel-gibson-direct-judah-maccabee
QuoteIn what is sure to be seen as an increasingly desperate attempt to rehabilitate himself within the Hollywood community, it has been annouced that Mel Gibson may direct and star in a film based on the exploits of legendary Jewish warrior Judah Maccabee.
Maccabee was the prime mover in the successful 167BC revolt of the Judean state against the Seleucid empire, which had conquered the region at the beginning of the 2nd century BC. The Jewish festival of Hanukah is a commemoration of Maccabee's restoration of Jewish worship in the temple in Jerusalem in 165BC. In the modern era, Maccabee became a powerful symbolic figure for Zionist campaigners against the British authorities in the run-up to Israeli statehood in 1948.
The screenwriter is Joe Eszterhas. Of Showgirls fame.
What could possibly go wrong? :D
Does Eszterhas know Aramaic/Hebrew or will Mel do the translations?
He'll need some British actors to play the Seleucids, that might help :hmm:
Unless Antiochus IV Epiphanes speaks in authentic Macedonian Greek I am not going.
Which is hard because I do like the idea of a movie glorifying Middle Eastern terrorists.
Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on September 09, 2011, 10:22:34 AM
He'll need some British actors to play the Seleucids, that might help :hmm:
QuoteIn the modern era, Maccabee became a powerful symbolic figure for Zionist campaigners against the British authorities in the run-up to Israeli statehood in 1948
Mel Gibson hates Jews but not nearly as much as he hates the English.
Quote from: Malthus on September 09, 2011, 10:18:30 AM
This should work well:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/sep/09/mel-gibson-direct-judah-maccabee
QuoteIn what is sure to be seen as an increasingly desperate attempt to rehabilitate himself within the Hollywood community, it has been annouced that Mel Gibson may direct and star in a film based on the exploits of legendary Jewish warrior Judah Maccabee.
Maccabee was the prime mover in the successful 167BC revolt of the Judean state against the Seleucid empire, which had conquered the region at the beginning of the 2nd century BC. The Jewish festival of Hanukah is a commemoration of Maccabee's restoration of Jewish worship in the temple in Jerusalem in 165BC. In the modern era, Maccabee became a powerful symbolic figure for Zionist campaigners against the British authorities in the run-up to Israeli statehood in 1948.
The screenwriter is Joe Eszterhas. Of Showgirls fame.
What could possibly go wrong? :D
You know, I'll watch it. Other than the ending, which felt tacked on, I really liked Passion of the Christ.
Quote from: Ideologue on September 09, 2011, 11:24:10 AM
You know, I'll watch it. Other than the ending, which felt tacked on, I really liked Passion of the Christ.
Worst Deus-ex-machina ending. EVER. :yes:
Not to mention a blatant set-up for a sequel filled with nothing but spectacular CGI.
I mean, yeah, I was being glib (it's an obvious joke, can't not make it, you know?), but it really is a fine film.
Quote from: Martinus on September 09, 2011, 11:41:46 AM
Quote from: Ideologue on September 09, 2011, 11:24:10 AM
You know, I'll watch it. Other than the ending, which felt tacked on, I really liked Passion of the Christ.
Worst Deus-ex-machina ending. EVER. :yes:
Not to mention a blatant set-up for a sequel filled with nothing but spectacular CGI.
http://videosift.com/video/Family-guy-Passion-of-the-Christ-2
From Jesus to Judas.
Huh.
I wonder if the Seleucids will burn Jewish rebels in a synagogue...
You know, if this film was done well it would be brilliant, it is an awesome subject :cool:
Though, as the Spartans said to Alexander......."If.".
The jews will all talk in Geordie.
Apocalypto was pretty cool.
Was Judah Maccabee the one getting stepped by an elephant?
I love the soundtrack by Händel! :punk:
Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on September 09, 2011, 01:00:25 PM
You know, if this film was done well it would be brilliant, it is an awesome subject :cool:
Though, as the Spartans said to Alexander......."If.".
Jonathan is the more interesting of the brothers I think
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on September 09, 2011, 01:23:48 PM
Apocalypto was pretty cool.
Until it went insane, and then The Scene finished it off.
I think Mel is going to portray Judah Maccabee in a positive light given that Maccabee is to Judaism what Mullah Omar is to Islam and Mel is to Catholicism. Fellow traveller and all that.
I'm expecting the gay gymnasium visiting atheist epicurean english greeks to be played by fit gay englishmen that burn timetravelling rabbis in timetravelling synogogues.
Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on September 09, 2011, 01:00:25 PM
You know, if this film was done well it would be brilliant, it is an awesome subject :cool:
Though, as the Spartans said to Alexander Phillip......."If.".
FYP
Quote from: Viking on September 09, 2011, 05:16:52 PM
Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on September 09, 2011, 01:00:25 PM
You know, if this film was done well it would be brilliant, it is an awesome subject :cool:
Though, as the Spartans said to Alexander Phillip......."If.".
FYP
Yes, you are right, how irritating :D
Quote from: Viking on September 09, 2011, 05:16:07 PM
I think Mel is going to portray Judah Maccabee in a positive light given that Maccabee is to Judaism what Mullah Omar is to Islam and Mel is to Catholicism. Fellow traveller and all that.
I'm expecting the gay gymnasium visiting atheist epicurean english greeks to be played by fit gay englishmen that burn timetravelling rabbis in timetravelling synogogues.
Uh, huh.
Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on September 09, 2011, 01:00:25 PM
You know, if this film was done well it would be brilliant, it is an awesome subject :cool:
Though, as the Spartans said to Alexander......."If.".
They said that to his father Phillip didn't they?
EDIT: Beaten. -_-