I really loathe Mel Gibson
I realise I am a bit late joining the party, but I am in a ranty (but happy) mood this evening. ;-)
“Signs” was a fun movie (M Night Shamalamadingdong is in my head 'n stealin' my thoughts), but would have better off without Mel. He was the weak link in that film, the usual wooden portrayal by an actor with “the range of a daisy air-rifle” (to quote Dennis Miller.) And yeah, I rather liked “Braveheart”, it led me to start researching William Wallace on my own, which is always a good thing. And the lifting of the kilts scene always cracks me up. I do recognise the film for what it is- Mel Gibson trying to feel godlike and uberspecial-a chance to play dress-up and feel better about what a shit he is, and what a shit life he has.
But other than that, I can’t think of even one good thing sMELl Gibson has done for the world, for the entertainment industry, or for himself.
He is a racist pig. He is an abusive scumbag. He is an overly-entitled moron who believes that he is specially privileged and can get away with anything. He is mentally ill, and is in need to some serious fucking therapy. He is on a path of self-destruction, and frankly, it couldn’t happen to a more deserving guy.
And most of all, he is a sick, twisted, hateful and evil fuck for making “The Passion of the Christ”.
That movie is VILE. Any Christian who can watch that crap and think it glorifies “Jesus” is delusional. For those that enjoy it, who promote it, well, that speaks volumes about what sort of “Christians” they are. It is nothing but Christian snuff, Christian porn and an openly racist & hostile statement against Jews.
I’ve watched two documentaries recently to help me really clarify my position on this. The first is “The God Who Wasn’t There”, which documents the amount of gore, blood & violence in “The Passion of the Christ”. There is only like 10 minutes out of the entire movie (TPotC) that isn’t violent, bloody or otherwise gross. Ten minutes out of a movie where the total run time is, what, over 180 minutes? WTF is that? I mean, how sick do you have to be to make that film, and include that sort of violence… of and extra-special special effects like tiny blood droplets aimed precisely in the camera angle to squirt up as the feet of Jesus are nailed to the cross? Sick, sick, sick.
By the way, in the scene where Mary the Mother of Christ kisses the feet of Jesus-those are allegedly Mel’s OWN feet. Talk about hubris.
The other documentary I watched to help me come to terms with the gore-fest “The Passion of the Christ” was “Snuff”. It discusses the concept of what a snuff film is actually, are there really snuff films, etc. It’s eye-opening, and sad and gross-- but in a most useful way.
So I mulled it all over and yes, “The Passion of the Christ” is a snuff film in my opinion. Not the sort of snuff film where anyone was actually tortured (other than the audience) & killed, but about as close as you can get to one. I rank it up there with other things I wish I never wasted my time with, like 80’s fashion. I wish I had never seen it. I don’t willingly expose myself to violence & gore; I skipped out on the “hype” of watching the online executions of various people, I’ve never seen any of the “Faces of Death” films (a very unfortunate snippet of one, big mistake), I am not a fan of horror films. (Suspense yes, gore no.)
It is my opinion that sMELl Gibson gets off on making & watching this stuff. And I think my point will be driven home even more as more and more about Mel’s insanity and violent tendencies come to light.
Mel allegedly wanted to commit suicide at one point, and allegedly claims that making “the Passion of the Christ” helped him “heal”.
Well Mel-- you ain’t healed, buddy. Frankly, I don’t think there is any way to fix the likes of you. Maybe one: if you were an actual rabid dog (instead of just a metaphorical rabid dog) I know of a decent solution. Pity it can’t be used.
“Signs” was a fun movie (M Night Shamalamadingdong is in my head 'n stealin' my thoughts), but would have better off without Mel. He was the weak link in that film, the usual wooden portrayal by an actor with “the range of a daisy air-rifle” (to quote Dennis Miller.) And yeah, I rather liked “Braveheart”, it led me to start researching William Wallace on my own, which is always a good thing. And the lifting of the kilts scene always cracks me up. I do recognise the film for what it is- Mel Gibson trying to feel godlike and uberspecial-a chance to play dress-up and feel better about what a shit he is, and what a shit life he has.
But other than that, I can’t think of even one good thing sMELl Gibson has done for the world, for the entertainment industry, or for himself.
He is a racist pig. He is an abusive scumbag. He is an overly-entitled moron who believes that he is specially privileged and can get away with anything. He is mentally ill, and is in need to some serious fucking therapy. He is on a path of self-destruction, and frankly, it couldn’t happen to a more deserving guy.
And most of all, he is a sick, twisted, hateful and evil fuck for making “The Passion of the Christ”.
That movie is VILE. Any Christian who can watch that crap and think it glorifies “Jesus” is delusional. For those that enjoy it, who promote it, well, that speaks volumes about what sort of “Christians” they are. It is nothing but Christian snuff, Christian porn and an openly racist & hostile statement against Jews.
I’ve watched two documentaries recently to help me really clarify my position on this. The first is “The God Who Wasn’t There”, which documents the amount of gore, blood & violence in “The Passion of the Christ”. There is only like 10 minutes out of the entire movie (TPotC) that isn’t violent, bloody or otherwise gross. Ten minutes out of a movie where the total run time is, what, over 180 minutes? WTF is that? I mean, how sick do you have to be to make that film, and include that sort of violence… of and extra-special special effects like tiny blood droplets aimed precisely in the camera angle to squirt up as the feet of Jesus are nailed to the cross? Sick, sick, sick.
By the way, in the scene where Mary the Mother of Christ kisses the feet of Jesus-those are allegedly Mel’s OWN feet. Talk about hubris.
The other documentary I watched to help me come to terms with the gore-fest “The Passion of the Christ” was “Snuff”. It discusses the concept of what a snuff film is actually, are there really snuff films, etc. It’s eye-opening, and sad and gross-- but in a most useful way.
So I mulled it all over and yes, “The Passion of the Christ” is a snuff film in my opinion. Not the sort of snuff film where anyone was actually tortured (other than the audience) & killed, but about as close as you can get to one. I rank it up there with other things I wish I never wasted my time with, like 80’s fashion. I wish I had never seen it. I don’t willingly expose myself to violence & gore; I skipped out on the “hype” of watching the online executions of various people, I’ve never seen any of the “Faces of Death” films (a very unfortunate snippet of one, big mistake), I am not a fan of horror films. (Suspense yes, gore no.)
It is my opinion that sMELl Gibson gets off on making & watching this stuff. And I think my point will be driven home even more as more and more about Mel’s insanity and violent tendencies come to light.
Mel allegedly wanted to commit suicide at one point, and allegedly claims that making “the Passion of the Christ” helped him “heal”.
Well Mel-- you ain’t healed, buddy. Frankly, I don’t think there is any way to fix the likes of you. Maybe one: if you were an actual rabid dog (instead of just a metaphorical rabid dog) I know of a decent solution. Pity it can’t be used.