Ok, Nerd, I'll bite. I have no idea what is in Gibson's heart, so I couldn't begin to say what his motivations were in any part of making the movie, but offer this as food for thought. Is there any room for the possibility that he felt the inclusion of that line was an attempt to portray the story as close as possible to what he believes to be historically accurate? (I'm not debating the accuracy here, I'm just saying that could have gone into his desicon to include it) I understand from earlier posts that that line is mentioned in only one of the Gospels. That doesn't mean that it did or didn't happen. If he did think that that line was historically accurate, and chose to include it for that reason, could it be that he chose not to subtitle that line out of sensitivity to those who might find it hurtful or offensive?

Prior to reading this thread, I had never heard or read that line in the Bible. Hearing it now caused me to wonder if it may have been uttered by a sincere person, as an expression of sorrow and mourning over all that had transpired, rather than one assigning blame. And that that sorrow would be shared by the generations. The whole thing is so NOT about blame.