The Passion Of Mel Gibson

[animatedude]

Mel Gibson's Statement on His DUI Arrest
Saturday July 29 3:36 PM ET
The following is the complete text of Mel Gibson's statement regarding his arrest for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol:
"After drinking alcohol on Thursday night, I did a number of things that were very wrong and for which I am ashamed. I drove a car when I should not have, and was stopped by the L.A. County sheriffs. The arresting officer was just doing his job and I feel fortunate that I was apprehended before I caused injury to any other person.

"I acted like a person completely out of control when I was arrested, and said things that I do not believe to be true and which are despicable. I am deeply ashamed of everything I said.
"Also, I take this opportunity to apologize to the deputies involved for my belligerent behavior. They have always been there for me in my community and indeed probably saved me from myself. I disgraced myself and my family with my behavior and for that I am truly sorry.

"I have battled the disease of alcoholism for all of my adult life and profoundly regret my horrific relapse. I apologize for any behavior unbecoming of me in my inebriated state and have already taken necessary steps to ensure my return to health."

awww

[X.]

what a good Christian!

[vibhuk]

A steadfast Christian, no wonder he made 'The Passion'.

No doubt a very well executed movie, which actually served a much bigger purpose. I regret watching it.

[shariqq]

A steadfast Christian, no wonder he made 'The Passion'.

No doubt a very well executed movie, which actually served a much bigger purpose. I regret watching it.

Aah, we have another cynic in our midst! Beyond the *BIGGER PURPOSE" this movie served (which I assume is promoting Christianity in an unethical way), do yuo also regret watching the movie because it was bad? Strip away that purpose, then judge the movie.

Being a non-christian, I do not take the events of Passion as fact. Yet, I admire Mel Gibson as a film-maker and in what he accomplished as the director.

vibhuk: Do you intend to watch Apocolyptica?

[vibhuk]

As said, the movie was well executed. An excellent movie, great performance and direction to be remembered.
What I really regret? - I paid him to promote a cause which i dont believe in. I am ready to sacrifice the pleasure of not watching a great movie. Those AED 30.00 still pinches me.

Hats of Mel for making millions of non believers pay for his cause.

[X.]

I'm sorry, as much as I love to slug "The Passion" for being pornographically violent, I don't think we can accuse the film of having the agenda of promoting Christianity. It was promoted heavily to make money within the Bible belts but that's different.

That said, the film was anti-Semitic no matter what Mel says.

P.S. I love Mel Gibson!

[shariqq]

From IMDb:

1) On Mel Gibson's decision to cut a scene in which Caiaphas says "his blood be on us and on our children" soon Pontius Pilate washes his hands of Jesus: "I wanted it in. My brother said I was wimping out if I didn't include it. But, man, if I included that in there, they'd be coming after me at my house. They'd come to kill me."
Read between the lines.

I think ak is right.

2) "I'm not a preacher, and I'm not a pastor. But I really feel my career was leading me to make The Passion of the Christ (2004). The Holy Ghost was working through me on this film, and I was just directing traffic. I hope the film has the power to evangelize."

Pronunciation: i-'van-j&-"lIz
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -lized; -liz·ing
transitive verb
1 : to preach the gospel to
2 : to convert to Christianity
intransitive verb : to preach the gospel

I think ak is wrong.

[X.]

Then I can say over 80% of what we hear and see and do in Dubai is meant to convert us to Islam!

P.S. Mel's a little crazy. Don't take him seriously. His next stunt will be to convert us all into the Mayans!

[captainhowdy]

P.S. I love Mel Gibson!

Ditto!
I completely missed this thread.
I for one am looking forward to Apocalypto.

[X.]

The man understands what an audience needs. He's an astute businessman and a pretty good director too. There hasn't been anything like "Apocalypto" on the big screen for a looong time. That's why its bound to work - creatively and financially.

Infact I can't think of anything else like it...but I'm pretty sure some movie nerd reading this will correct me.

[kaytee]

Disney Exec Backs Mel
But will the rest of Hollywood follow along?

By Kim Masters

Are we really surprised at Mel Gibson's drunken anti-Semitic outburst last week? After his wink-wink Holocaust denials in the past? Probably not. The question is whether Hollywood will continue to countenance him. Disney is set to release his next movie; Oren Aviv, the new head of the Disney film studio, says he is prepared to forgive and forget.

For those who might not remember, Gibson's father is a Holocaust denier, and Gibson, pressed on the subject before the opening of The Passion of the Christ, said Dad had never lied to him in his life.

He also offered some choice Holocaust-denier code talk: Many people died in World War II and some of them were Jews. And we've heard that he didn't quite take the Jewish blood-curse language out of his movie—just the English subtitle. Since our dead languages are rusty, fact-checking this is tricky. God knows if it's true, if you know what we mean. Gibson's publicist, Alan Neirob, declined to offer any enlightenment on the matter.

Gibson has apologized for his recent outburst and said he didn't mean what he said (which was, among other niceties, "Fucking Jews … The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world"). And of course, he was drunk. Certainly in our own limited experience with inebriation, we've never found ourselves inclined to articulate opinions utterly foreign to us. Given Gibson's Holocaust-denying history, it's hard to argue that he deserves the benefit of the doubt.

Even in his apology, Gibson fudged. "I am deeply ashamed of everything I said, and I apologize to anyone who I have offended," he said. "Also, I take this opportunity to apologize to the deputies involved for my belligerent behavior." We can see that Gibson had a lot of ground to cover here—he threatened to get one cop fired and called another "sugar tits." But still—he can single out a few deputies for an apology without a word for millions of Jews? Asked why Gibson didn't address his slurs directly, publicist Nierob offered a bold "No comment."

Disney is set to release Gibson's Apocalypto in December—the same Disney that recently announced plans to slash its staff and its production slate while it pursues more family-oriented movies worthy of the company brand. Certainly Apocalypto won't be one of those, as it deals with human sacrifice and the bloody fate of the Mayan people. You can be sure the subject has provided Gibson ample opportunity to indulge his well-established appetite for gore.

Aviv, who recently ascended to head of the Disney film studio, happens to be a committed member of the tribe that Gibson seems to blame for everything. It is well-known in Hollywood that Aviv stopped speaking to director Michael Mann in the weeks before the release of The Insider because Mann was rude and disrespectful. In fact, there are those who say that Aviv vowed never to work with Mann again. We asked Aviv whether he might also be annoyed by anti-Semitic invective and received the following statement:

"The rumored incident in regards to Michael Mann happened over seven years ago … it's behind us. He's a talented director and I respect his body of work. I've worked with Mel on several films over the years and we have a great relationship. We all make mistakes and I've accepted his apology to what was a regrettable situation. I wish him the very best on his path to healing."

Perhaps Aviv is showing greatness of spirit here. But while we're on the subject of fudging, note that he doesn't say he would work with Mann again, talented or not.

Will the rest of Hollywood follow Disney's lead? Some in the industry vowed not to work with Gibson after his earlier performance: Dances With Facts About the Holocaust. Yet when the big Passion grosses rolled in, many couldn't wait to embrace him. It's a business that will forgive just about anything if the hits keep coming.

Some in Hollywood argue that artists must be forgiven their excesses. Even after Roman Polanski went on the lam after he was charged with drugging and sodomizing a child, many in Hollywood's top ranks were prepared to welcome him back. And these are not simple questions. How many Gauguin canvases would you give up if the artist in exchange didn't abandon his wife and five children and knocked up fewer young girls in the Third World? What if you were responsible for chatting Gauguin up as you financed and promoted his disease-spreading adventures? Once you've got all that figured out, how do you think Mel Gibson stacks up as an artist against Gauguin, and what bargain would you make there?

Back to more tangible concerns. One prominent producer says he already has an idea to help Disney maximize its gains on the upcoming Gibson Apocalypto by launching a new theme-park attraction. "You get in a speeding car," he suggests, "while a hologram of a drunken Mel Gibson follows you shouting 'Fucking Jew!' "

[X.]

"Also, I take this opportunity to apologize to the deputies involved for my belligerent behavior." We can see that Gibson had a lot of ground to cover here—he threatened to get one cop fired and called another "sugar tits."

ROTFL...I just can't stop laughing, lol, I fucking love crazy Mel   

[captainhowdy]

sugar tits
Any sufficiently attractive female law officer dispatched to oppress good Christian men by her masters within the international conspiracy of invisible Zionist superjews.

"What do you think you're looking at, sugar tits?" inquired the Academy Award-winning director.
"Lookin' to kill a few Jesuses," the sergeant gamely replied.

More at: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sugar+tits

RotFL!!!

[animatedude]

LOL, sugar tits? i'll watch Apocalypto 3 times on its opening day!

[madali]

Whatever, Mel Gibson is awesome. I'm sick of peopel making such a big deal out of the Holocast.