All over the world today christians celebrate the Good Friday usually dramatising the way of the cross.
In today's world Jesus would have been called a hero with all the miracles he performed but in those days, He was just a prophet that was disliked by his people to the point of exchanging him for a thief and a murderer. Imagine your people choosing to have a murderer live among them than a good person.
A result of jealousy and envy and in today's world it is still very prevalent, just take a look at politics today. Politicians will rather lie than say the truth that might make them look bad, or your workplace or just about anywhere, a lot of people will choose wrong than right.
Today we celebrate the death of the hero without a cape. We celebrate the death because there is a resurrection.