Rabbi quotes from Hail, Caesar! (2016)

Eddie Mannix

As for the religious aspect, does the depiction of Christ Jesus cut the mustard?

Catholic Clergyman

Well, the nature of Christ is not quite as simple as your photoplay would have it.

Eddie Mannix

How so, father?

Catholic Clergyman

It's not the case, simply, that Christ is God or God - Christ.

Rabbi

You can say that again! The Nazarene was not God.

He was not not God.

Rabbi

He was a man.

Part God.

Rabbi

No, sir!

Eddie Mannix

Rabbi, all of us have a little bit of God in us, don't we?

Catholic Clergyman

It's the foundation of our belief that Christ is most properly referred to as the Son of God. It's the Son of God who takes the sins of the world upon himself, so that the rest of God's children, we imperfect beings, through faith, may enter the Kingdom of Heaven.

Eddie Mannix

So, God is - split?

Catholic Clergyman

Yes! And no.

There is unity in division.

And division in unity.

Eddie Mannix

I'm not sure I follow padre.

Rabbi

Young man, you don't follow for a very simple reason. These men are screwballs.

Eddie Mannix

We don't need to agree on the nature of the deity here. If we could focus on the Christ, whatever his parentage. My question is: is our depiction fair?

I have seen worse.

Eddie Mannix

Reverend?

There's nothing to offend a - reasonable man.

Eddie Mannix

Father?

Catholic Clergyman

The motion picture teleplay was respectful and exhibited tastefulness and class.

Rabbi

Who made you an expert all of the sudden?

Eddie Mannix

And, what do you think, Rabbi?

Rabbi

Eh? I haven't an opinion.