Mel has a number of demons, but I think one of them is of the very "pretty boy actor" trying to, for years, to get out of that limited mold. He has been trying to prove that he is more than that. He has succeeded.
I'll never forget him in that movie, "The Man Without a Face" where he was disfigured and living in relative solitude. He was great.
I'm rooting for the guy, but it's possible he has a trecherous character flaw that he just cannot subdue.
I can relate.
I can relate.
Well said! I just wrote a piece (post 224) saying what you said...though from a more assertive tone, and with many more words. After posting it, I then read your post, so I wanted to compliment you in saying it more concise than I did. I only hope that the sound-bite mentality on this thread pick up on it as well as I did.
Well said, BTS.
I think Mel has been taunted by demons (metaphorically at least, perhaps literally) for along time.
Our thread last night probably showed the triteness that his good looks has caused in perceptions of his talents and skill as an artist and an actor.
I wonder sometimes what the Passion of the Christ may have unleashed in him... To see and feel so deeply doesn't get resolved and put back in the box when the editing is complete.
I will pray for him. I think he's a good man, a tormented soul, and one who is struggling to find his footing. I hope he and his wife are still walking together...
Pinz