You've no doubt REPEATEDLY seen and heard many of the same clips & 'disparaging comments' as I have; including an exerpt from an interview he'd had with Barbara Walters; during which they discussed his problem with drugs an alcohol. That came as a surprise to me & what a shame! But back to the events of the evening in question. Oh, how I wish he'd stayed home & played Scrabble instead of going 'out on-the-town'! As I'm SURE he does, too!
As embarrassing & regrettable as the 'incident' is, in my opinion, it does not WARRANT the degree of Hollywood UPROAR-outrage-condemnation or is an excuse to TAR & FEATHER the man! Obviosuly, he did STUPID! He admitted it and made a public apology. Beyond that.... WHAT? He should be run out of town on a rail? Never be allowed to make another movie? Evidently none of those now attacking him so viciously & verbally have ever done something STUPID or embarrassing? The quote... "Me thinks thou dost protest TOO MUCH"... comes to mind. It would be SUCH a refreshing change AND encouraging if some loyal 'friends' would speak up! ~ HEAVEN knows this is a time that some kind words, a showing of 'support' & a bit of compassion [not vindication.. just letting a friend know 'I'll stand by you' ] would be in order & would certainly provide a degree of 'comfort'!
Openly admits to a long "stupid" list but fortunately many lessons learned too; one of the more profound ones being that I was hurt more by my own judging of others than any judging from others since it left me bereft of my own humanity.
Unfortunately that's what seems to happen to celebrities and politicians. One mistake and they are dragged through the mud. It's one of the main reasons I would never want to be famous. The public / press expect you to be perfect.
Mel Gibson's conviction that "the Jews" are secretly controlling everything, most especially Hollywood, is is boneheaded and bigoted... But, there are some powerful Jewish people in the entertainment industry, as well as in the news media (and, as I HOPE he learned, a lot of other places as well)... And Mel made some of those people very angry. This is not about a frustrated drunk mouthing off to a cop, or an over-indulged celebrity showing his butt. In fact, given his likeable public persona, and his good guy on-screen portrayals, the contrast of Mel Gibson getting stupid with a cop, so opposite of how most people think of him, would, by itself, probably just amuse, like seeing a rabbi do the limbo dance, or a nun playing paintball, something way out of place. Things like that are usually so profiundly funny that any mistake or wrongdoing is substantially mitigated. Gibson is far from the first actor to mess up after a couple of cold ones. If that's all there was to iot, what happened that night on the side of that highway wouldn't have rated even a second days coverage... You can trust me on this, the decision to reformat Entertainment Nightly and most of E Television's programming to be "all Mel bashing, all the time", came from somewhere other than Mary Hart taking offense at Gibson's dirty mouth, or Joan Rivers' pique at his anti-semitic slurs.
What it's really about - why it has led news and entertainment shows for a week, is payback. The real reason for perpetuating the "Ditch Mel" drumbeat, is that "The Passion of Christ" so thoroughly offended so many people - on a personal level, as they experienced his treatment of the events leading to the Cruxifiction as a deliberate and slanderous attempt to vilify Jews as a people, maybe to sell tickets, maybe for more sinister reasons.
You didn't have to be a film student (or Jewish) to notice that the film drags a little in parts (nothing major), and is (for some people) a little gory. Probably 90% of the pictures released last year could have used a little more trimming. And lots of movies are bloody.
A movie star making as *** of himself after he's had a few drinks is nothing new either. Hell, sometimes it's funny, especially if it involves someone whose reputation is quite the opposite of a drunken blowhard. Can you imagine Oprah, hopelessly drunk, telling someone "No one cares about your issues! Just keep it to yourself, sister". No one would be able to stop laughing long enough to try to make any real problems for her. No, it wasn't drunk driving, bad language, or anything similar that started this feeding frenzy.
What did Gibson in was that, at the moment when he stepped in it, some powerful people were already seething over what they see as his attempt to, literally, demonize them They believehis film reveals him as an anti-semite, and as he used a widely-hyped movie as an opportunity to spread a hateful and defamatory message about them, disguised as unchallengable religious history. Many take it that the central premise of the film is not Christ's "passion", his making the ultimate sacrifice for the redemption of humanity, but rather a message that Jews are basically cloven-hooved servants of Satan, who deliberatly and gleefully murdered the son of God, who eat children, copulate with animals, spread disease, bath infrequently, and are responsible for war, pestilence, cancer, and rising gas prices. Gibson's presentation of the Jews in "Passion" conveyed a message so offensive, so insulting, and - here's the most hateful part - so gratuitous to the film's nominal storyline (and, I have to say it, so historically inaccurate) - that it almost had to have been done maliciously. If an individual publicly articulated the sentiments behind Gibson's depiction of Jews in "Passion", he or she would be called down and denounced as a racist; Gibson smugly passed his vile anti-semitic pap off as an accurate represenatation of ancillary events, to be internalized without examination.
So, no, "the Jews don't secretly run Hollywood and control the news media", but there's a couple of them out there with a little bit of clout... and Mel Gibson's "Passion of Christ" made their hair catch on fire. You'd think someone who belives Jews diabolically exercise absolute control over every aspect of the industry where he makes his living would have thought twice before deliberately offending them with a movie that would have had a beaming Josef Goebbels nodding in approval. Well, maybe he is stupid after all... Most racists are.
There is no doubt that he did do a few bad things but the fact is that his chosen profession requires that he live his live quite publicly as to keep his 'star power' at a high enough rate to keep his earning potential high. These guys are lost without the paparazzi - so his recent incident reflects the downside of living your life publicly. If you want to minimize those moments then get hammered in private locations and take a limo home.
GaryArt, I know this is a bit, heck a lot, of topic, but what parts of the passion of the christ are inaccurate? I'm not being sarcastic, I just don't know.
GaryArt; I'd like to make Two points in response. First: there's no question a 'segment' of the Jewish Community chose to take serious 'issue' with The Passion. I SERIOUSLY doubt Mel intended, planned, speculated or gave much, if any, CONSCIOUS OR unconscious thought to How Jews or others might or might NOT react or perceive the film; good-bad-or indifferent. Whether a group might ultimately be individually or collectively PLEASED or DISPLEASED with the finished product; was probably the very LEAST of things he was concerned about while he [Mel] was knee-deep in the planning & executing of such a demanding multi-million dollar venure; especially one he waspersonally-financing. I'd be hard pressed to consider it logical that he [or any otehr reasonable man, for that matter] would go to such lenghs in order to basically make an 'anti-semetic' statement. ~ Assuming, of course, that I correctly grasped your implication.WHY WOULD a man already highly successful to the point he could invest MILLIONS, sacrifice significant personal & family-time, effort and energy, conduct research, direct the film & assume responsibility for the numerous film-making related tasks, put his reputation, ego, vast investment at risk & 'on the line' for such a dubious purpose? I MUST reject such a theory. I HAVE to believe Mr. Gibson is far too sensible, and has FAR more important matters to occupy his attention. If asked, I suspect he might say the issue of 'anti-semitism' per se is of relatively insignificant importance to him as an individual. So I totally agree that The Passion was done with ulterior motive. Frankly, I don't personally think 'Mel has it in him'; so to speak! Some may agree that an essential personal attribute that has led to and sustained Mel Gibson's popularity is a quality I'd define as his HONEST-eyed appeal. ~ His 'what-you-see-is-what-you-get' persona. If I were to venture an educated guess, I'd say The Passion was a picture Mel 'needed' to make; primarily for reasons exclusively his own; Perhaps for his own sense of Spiritual growth, to fulfill a life-long 'dream'/ambition, an act of sacrfice, an act of penance, personal 'comfort'... or a more noble purpose; to publicly Honor Christ by using his gifts to create a vehicle which could cause others to focus on Christ's selfless sacrifice and the enormous gift to mankind... . In witnessing the reenactment of such agony, betrayal, rejection and bloody Sacrifice, viewers would perhaps go away with a better understanding of Our Creator's unselfish Love and His ultimate 'Plan B' to restore the people He had Created. ~ Who knows. In any case, I HIGHLY suspect, whatever Mr. Gibson's personal motivation, the Lord is/was WELL pleased with his valient efforts as well as his attempts to accurately portray the events. 'Course that's my personal opinion, and based on zero concrete evidence.
Point TWO: I believe it's accurate to say that while WE'RE ALL permitted to state an 'opinion', an allegation as to whether something is TRUE or FALSE, remains an assumption or opinion unless and until the [TRUE or FALSE] assertion is or can be supported with documentable evidence. Fair? I'm sure we all attempt to KNOW enough about the topic in question and be as knowledgable, unbiased, well informed and accurate as is possible. That said, GaryArt, with all due respect, our 'conclusions' seem to differ RADICALLY; on the subject of 'jewish control and media influence' [or lack of]. I'd be interested in knowing the basis of your conclusions. You might want to 'inquire' a bit more in depth into the subject; which, of course, would call for some serious research. I certainly don't wish to give the impression or imply that 'I know it all'; by ANY means! No doubt you are fully convinced that there IS NO significant degree of jewish influence that dectates and controls our media. I wish that were the case, but according to the books I've read; authored by highly respected and credible authors, that's totally contrary to the facts. Similar research into the subject would likely lead you to a totally different conclusion than you presently hold. I may have to do some 'digging', but I can probably lay my hands on a detailed list I have that discloses exactly 'WHO OWNS WHICH' of the various televison networks, movie studios, news magazines, newspapers and such. I believe the evidence is very persuasive that our media is in fact owned and controlled and our our views' largely shaped by individuals and/or groups commonly known as jews. In the meantime, if you or others ARE interested, it shouldn't it too time consuming or difficult to document that information first hand. I DO believe the very fact that a select group DOES exert such influence and has the means to impact and shape 'thinking' and entire culture in general is of significant importantance. In addition to TV networks, the motion picture industry, major news magazines, major + most other newspapers, any can also verify 'who's' in charge of editing and deciding public school text book content & book publishing. That came as quite a suprise & SHOCK to me that there IS a definite 'controlling influence' that exerts rigid control over basically all facets; and determines WHAT books and subject matter may and may NOT be published in the United States; at least through major publishing houses. Thanks to the internet, a few days of diligent research may be sufficient to research the topic to the point of satisfying the 'question' with unbiased facts. ~ At least for those TRULY interested in documented, established facts. On the other hand, should concrete verifiable evidence to the contrary BE AVAILABLE THAT i'm NOT aware of, I'd be most interested and anxious to have references. At some point some may wish to explore the topic more fully. ~ Or not...
GaryArt, you are right on the money with this one. I couldn't have said it better! Mel was not "politically correct" in his portrayal of the Jews in Passion of the Christ. Let's face it, they own Hollywood and so much more. Hitler made the statement that good German folks would no longer be polishing the jews shoes any longer. Well, Mel will never be able to "polish" this one over and maybe he really does not care. He told it like it is and that is a crime in this country! But, I see him as a bigger man for it and I know what he is made of now. I like Mel and I will pay to see anything he does in the future. Maybe from a small production company in Australia. He is extremely talented and I expect much more from him. To bad he had to learn the hard way that we can't always be honest and nice at the same time.
You've no doubt REPEATEDLY seen and heard many of the same clips & 'disparaging comments' as I have; including an exerpt from an interview he'd had with Barbara Walters; during which they discussed his problem with drugs an alcohol. That came as a surprise to me & what a shame! But back to the events of the evening in question. Oh, how I wish he'd stayed home & played Scrabble instead of going 'out on-the-town'! As I'm SURE he does, too! 
Evidently none of those now attacking him so viciously & verbally have ever done something STUPID or embarrassing? 
The quote... "Me thinks thou dost protest TOO MUCH"... comes to mind. It would be SUCH a refreshing change AND encouraging if some loyal 'friends' would speak up! ~ HEAVEN knows this is a time that some kind words, a showing of 'support' & a bit of compassion [not vindication.. just letting a friend know 'I'll stand by you' ] would be in order & would certainly provide a degree of 'comfort'!
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