Also, he really guilts the shit out of everyone before breaking the stone tablets. Notable Jewish Moment: The Egyptians find out Moses is a Jewish prince, after he's spoken to by a burning bush/God. RELATED: The 25 Most Annoying Movie Characters RELATED: 25 Movie Characters Who Should Have Died But Didn't RELATED: The History of Token White Characters in Black Movies Complex is pleased to introduce: The 25 Greatest Jewish Characters in Movies. You want chosen people? We've got chosen people right here. Complex's Jewish movie character discernment team might have a Jew leading it, but we'll be damned (or rather, guilted) if that's going to stop us from being lost in the desert of shitty Jewish movie characters for 40 years, let alone thinking Charlton Heston's Moses wasn't really that great. So let's forget about the politics of characters playing up Jewish cliches, or political correctness as soap-boxers will no doubt try to force on moviegoers' tastes.
In other cases, they're just incredible characters who happen to be Jewish. Their greatness comes directly from Judaism and the values that come with it. Yet, the Jewish movie characters that we can recall and love are distinctly memorable, either for having a very explicit Jewish identity, or, in some cases, a very sly and implied one (just as, if not more important than the former). There are just as many terrible ones as there are good ones, and they're all usually remembered in equal measure. You'd think, though, that if that were the case, there'd be tons of incredible Jewish movie characters. In a lawsuit against John Travolta, it's alleged that the actor once screamed at a masseuse, "Hollywood is controlled by homosexual Jewish men who expect favors in return for sexual activity.” Crazy, yes, but it does tap into a well-worn cultural trope: Jews run Hollywood.
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