My theory is that not only is Gibson fascinated with violence, but he also gets a kick out of luring people who otherwise wouldn't see a violent movie to watch his stuff.
First we had "Braveheart" and "The Patriot", which got a whole bunch of conservatives into the theaters to watch his stuff. (And I was one of them, although the violence in "The Patriot" repulsed me, and it was NOT historically accurate.) Then he made "The Passion," and got millions of Christians into the theaters to be traumatized by the violence he showed in exquisite detail.
Now he is done with excuses pretty much, but his talk about "human sacrifice" in Iraq sort of makes me think he is after the crunchy granola anti-violence crowd.
There is something wrong with him, and it is starting to show on his face. He needs some sort of help, and no one is apparently (until this reviewer) prepared to tell him that he is not playing with a full deck.
"My theory is that not only is Gibson fascinated with violence, but he also gets a kick out of luring people who otherwise wouldn't see a violent movie to watch his stuff."
Humandkind is violent and violent at any point in history.
"First we had "Braveheart" and "The Patriot", which got a whole bunch of conservatives into the theaters to watch his stuff. (And I was one of them, although the violence in "The Patriot" repulsed me, and it was NOT historically accurate.) Then he made "The Passion," and got millions of Christians into the theaters to be traumatized by the violence he showed in exquisite detail."
A lot of conservatives are men, we enjoyed the combat scenes in Braveheart and The Patriot, many of us carry guns and expensive fighting knives every day, even though we are just regular citizens.
Many of us are veterans, we liked the way the tomahawk was used in The Patriot, some of us own tomahawks and it has been used by American GIs in hand to hand combat in Iraq.
I look forward to seeing Mel's latest movie, and as someone that has to respond to a woman's scream, anytime, anywhere, no matter the odds, or whether I am armed or not, I hope that I pick up just a little something from his scenes of violence.
I don't like slasher films, but I do enjoy Mel's manly, realistic portrayals of combat, where the good guys are always fighting for a good cause, and I hope all American males learn the noble, manly message that runs through his films like Braveheart, The Patriot, We Were Soldiers, The Passion, and I hope Apocalypto.
And with the most grotesque and horrific violence, to say the least. The violence in "The Passion" was overdone. I don't believe any man could have survived the whipping Jesus took as the movie portrayed it, let alone afterwards, carried his own cross. I could not watch that entire scene and had to step out of the theater.
The violence in Apocalypto may be accurate, the ancient Mayans were horrifically cruel, and the movie may be well done, but I have no desire to see it.
I agree with your post. Mel has a problem.