In the Interest of Time…

"Hidalgo: an adventure like no other…based on a true story."

So it's an adventure like at least one other, then isn't it?

Also, Tripp, "psychopathetic nuns" aside, all four of the gospels make reference to the Jewish priests calling for Jesus's head. And it's the gospels, not history, on which Gibson based his movie. Whether they're historically accurate (some of them not being until decades if not centuries to late to be eyewitness accounts) or not is beside the point.

Here's what should scare you: these people are circulating a petition because they worry that the "enemies of Christian civilisation" are somehow going to block the release a movie that's had continual Dateline specials and countless churches setting up special viewings for their congregations, not to mention special pre-release showings for clergy to "generate debate" ie. buzz.

Going fully around the bend are the site's related articles, such as the one that alleges that Gibson's father was tricked into saying that the holocaust was exaggerated and that Jews were trying to rule the world. The scam ran like this (again, according to the article): A reporter called Gibson's father and lied to him about his intention's which tricked Mel's Dad into giving his honest opinion, instead of the reporter being honest, and giving Mel's Dad time to lie about his opinions. Another article claims that theologians and historians who question the film's inaccuracy aren't basing their opinions on archaelogical findings or years of research, but really, they're just fueled by "wounded egos." Wounded because, despite any of reality's objections to the contrary, Gibson gots the real deal.