These factors make the most recent Netflix film, "Mary," controversial.

Given the tensions in the West Asian region, pro-Palestinian organizations have argued that the producers should not have chosen Israeli actor Noa Cohen for the part. They contend that giving Mary an Israeli identity is inconsiderate and ignores the region's complicated history and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Netizens claim that the movie also varies too much from the original material. Although the Bible explicitly describes how Jesus was named, there is a scene in which Joseph is shown to be uncertain about what to name the infant. Additionally, there is a moment in which Joseph and Mary first meet, which is "overly cute" and goes against what an orthodox Christian would expect and comprehend. Others objected at the way the angel Gabriel