The Vast Right Wing and Mel Gibson

The American-Partisan ^ | 01/17/03 | Linda A. Prussen-Razzano

[Marauder]

"Things said for conversation are chalk eggs. Don't say things. What you are stands over you the while, and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary." Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-82), U.S. essayist, poet, philosopher. Letters and Social Aims, "Social Aims" (1876).

I went back and looked at my source. The above is exact.

[xzins]

What was "Immortal Beloved" about?

[Long Cut]

I feel strange posting on this thread, as neither myself nor Mrs. Cut are very religious, or even have any deep need to be so.

However, we ARE a "military family", and as such, disdain such wastes of time as CNN, network "sitcoms", and other brain rot. We often wish we could limit our cable bill to just FoodTV, Discovery, History, and Fox News. We subscribe to few periodicals outside of Bon Appetite', getting most other information from the Web. Most newer music is as noise to us, and we're both former Headbangers.

We both like Mel Gibson movies because he's a good entertainer and actor, and less for his faith than for his obvious plain goodness as a human being. I myself thoroughly respect his choice NOT to make a huge deal out of his private life. Too many "stars" cannot seem to resist dragging us into their most private (and inconsequential) affairs.

I hope Mel's project is a hit, simply because he's a quintissential Good Guy. His strong faith is only a part, after all, of the whole man that he is.

And I ALSO hope those who would invade his and his family's privacy for ill purposes come to nothing but grief and failure in their underhanded, blackguard efforts.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

"Immortal Beloved" is the semi-fictional love story/mystery of Beethoven's life, starring Gary Oldman. The picture is told in flashbacks by his assistant who must organize the composer's personal letters after his death.

It came out in 1994 as one of Icon's first productions. Because it was Gibson's project, I think the academy ignored it. And Oldman deserved the best actor award; he was brilliant. (He's a conservative Brit, if I recall. Probably explains his career slow-down.)

I've often found that the more someone lauds a movie, the less others are apt to like it. I don't know why this is, but it holds true a lot.

Even so, I think "Immortal Beloved" is one of the most gorgeous, moving, intelligent, heart-breaking, lush-sounding, exquisite-looking movies I've ever seen.

But try to forget I said that if you see it. 8~)

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I thought it was the Beethoven movie when I saw the title, but I wasn't certain.

I liked it quite a bit. I don't own it, but I haven't seen it when I'm out buying. I didn't realize it was a Mel Gibson production.

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[maica]

>>I hope Mel's project is a hit, simply because he's a quintissential Good Guy. His strong faith is only a part, after all, of the whole man that he is.<<

Nice comments and worth repeating. Being a Good Guy also includes a strong streak of love of country and family.

[Uri’el-2012]

"Mel Gibson is set to direct a movie about Christ's last 12 hours played out entirely in two ancient tongues - Latin and Aramaic - with no subtitles....

48 posted on 01/17/2003 10:12 AM MST by Elenya (In defense of Faramir)

Very curious that Hebrew and or Koine Greek were not used.

Does this imply that the movie represents the view of a Corporate religion based in the City of Rome.

It is clear to even the most casual student of the Bible, that the two languages

that represent the Word of G-d are Hebrew and Koine Greek.

Acts 17:11 Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the
Thessalonians, for they received the message with great
eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if
what Paul said was true.

chuck <truth@YeshuaHaMashiach>

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