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Mel Gibson: Hollywood's 'Frankenstein's Monster'

Posted: March 1, 2004
1:00 a.m. Eastern

© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com

"The fallen angel becomes a malignant devil. Yet even that enemy of God and man had
friends and associates in his desolation; I am alone"

– Frankenstein's monster, in Mary Wollstonecraft Shelly's "Frankenstein"

Step aside, big fella, because Hollywood has created it's own monster. He's also
going it alone, but, unlike Frankenstein's monster, not lamenting that fact.

The wealthy, talented beast that learned his craft and gained a vast fortune from
the Left Coast masters has turned on them, and his name is Mel Gibson. From
Tinseltown power brokers all the way down to the rank-and-file casting-couch
slimeballs, many cogs in Hollywood's "our way or the highway" bureaucracy
machine are furious at Gibson. He took the millions their industry has paid him
over the years, went off on his own, and made a movie about – gulp – Jesus
Christ. In a town that gave "Gigli" the green light, you'd think they'd have better
things to get their skivvies in a twist over.

With Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ," Hollywood's rogue son has proven
that the usual industry magnates don't need to be "in the loop" to create a great
film, and now they're faced with the challenge of preventing others from following
Gibson's lead. This is why they've tried – and failed – to make an "example" of him.

Gibson worked for years at making financially successful films for major
Hollywood movie studios. He was well paid for his efforts – perhaps paid too well.
He ended up personally financing his "Passion" to the tune of $25 million, which is
approximately $25 million more than most actors are willing to sink into their
"passion."

Directly behind Hollywood's facade of "love of craft" and "giving something back"
lays a straight forward and thuggish union mentality bathing in fountains of
money, ready to verbally bash in skulls if any of their ilk display the slightest "scab"
tendencies. Like dealing with the mob, don't think for a second you're about to
take their money and then just walk away from "the family."

In Hollywood, in spite of what they will tell you, the controversy over "The
Passion of the Christ" has nothing to do with a fair representation of the final
hours of the Savior. An industry that has, in part, spent the last half of the 20th
century and most of the new millennium showing people getting their heads blown
off, fornicating, using drugs and bashing Christianity is now gravely concerned
about tarnishing the image of Jesus Christ? Either they're being reborn right before
our eyes, or somebody got the drop on them. You decide.

In Hollywood, people like Gibson, who run off on their own, are viewed no
differently than a Teamster-trained driver who abandoned his union affiliation and
ran off to start his own trucking company. That driver will once again be
encouraged to look for the union label, and emergency room doctors may help him
find it – lodged in his sphincter, along with a loafer and dues envelope.

The anger of mainstream Hollywood powerbrokers directed against "The Passion"
could also have a not-so-subliminal side effect on other independent filmmakers.

There are now more movie awards shows than there are movies – which makes
them woefully repetitive – but most of them traditionally take time to recognize
movies made by independent filmmakers. Hollywood does it as a charity of sorts,
since they know that more people viewed Jack Nicholson's latest colonoscopy than
saw "Liana Dognini."

With a few commercially successful exceptions, "recognition of independent films"
has traditionally been Hollywood's version of handicapped parking. Now, with
Gibson's independent film raking in the cash and garnering all the attention, soon
the Academy of Arts and Sciences and others may begin to feel that they're
offering spots closer to the door to people who are in better condition than they
are.

Many have panned "The Passion of the Christ," including those who run
Hollywood. They have called the film inaccurate and anti-Semitic, and Gibson's
been called a wacko and a kook. All the hateful names and false accusations are
attempts to put band-aids over the wounds that are the real reason for their
lament: insane jealousy.

If only they would emulate Gibson's accomplishment. Of course, that would require
more talent, courage of conviction and, most frighteningly of all, risking their own
money. The Hollywood left would much rather maintain a status quo of
culture-degrading movies laced with expletives, sex, drugs and violence than to
take a chance on something like Mel Gibson has done, and risk offending a
colleague.

From your LINK:

*** With Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ," Hollywood's rogue son has proven that the usual industry magnates don't need to be "in the loop" to create a great film, and now they're faced with the challenge of preventing others from following Gibson's lead. This is why they've tried – and failed – to make an "example" of him.***

Bump!!

A LINK to the Doug Powers piece: Mel Gibson: Hollywood's 'Frankenstein's Monster'

It would also require sincerity, the true kind, not the smarmy kind. I don't care if Mel gets an Oscar or not.. It actually doesn't matter at all. I don't even watch the Oscars. The only thing that matters here, is that this movie was made and that we all see it.

I saw the movie with people from my church, including my priest. There were several people who bought popcorn, but did not eat it. Everyone in the theater sat perfectly upright and still. The reactions of our group ranged from expressions of horror to stunned silence. I know the beauty of the ressurection and have extreme loyalty to my Christian faith, but even (or more accurately, especially) knowing these things, the movie still made me cry. Cry for humanity and our iniquities and His ability to still die for us unworthy people. It is awesome. Thank you Mel Gibson for taking a stand. You are a true Christian servant to God's people.