Letting go of Mel Gibson

Well, if even 10% of the latest is ultimately substantiated, then even the most rabid apologist must now dismiss Mel Gibson as the bad man he apparently is.

I was a big fan of a lot of his work, and I held out longer than I should have.  After his arrest four years ago, I really hoped he was sincere in his apologies and conciliatory efforts.  I figured “hey, dude’ll probably always be a drunk, but maybe he can work on his prejudices, and help not only himself but others who see him get better.”  He’s certainly a charismatic and articulate guy, and having him out there talking about genuine rehabilitation could have been really great, you know?

Alas, it seems not, and it looks as if I’m going to have to be done with Mel Gibson.  I won’t put any more money in his pocket.  What a shame.

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5 thoughts on “Letting go of Mel Gibson”

  1. He was pretty badass in _The Road Warrior_. That was like 30 years ago… Mel will live comfortably off his Passion of the Christ money. He sounds like every mean, drunk-dialing asshole I’ve ever known. “Burn the house down?” Odds are he can’t even find his car keys. Alec Baldwin laughs at Mel’s rants.

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  2. Agreed on The Road Warrior, but there’s plenty more. Martin Riggs is a great character, in at least two great movies. I still love The Man Without a Face. Braveheart speaks for itself. Maverick had an awful lot to accomplish in terms of satisfying several different audiences, and largely succeeded. I thought Passion… was well done.

    He’s a serious film talent. It genuinely saddens me that he’s such a rotten human being.

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  3. Another reason not to join the cult of celebrity worship, I say.

    Look, these people who claim “celebrity”… it’s cliché to say that they put their pants on the same way I do, but it’s the truth. Do I sometimes enjoy their work? Yes. Do they enjoy mine? I dunno. But I can’t waste my life worrying about them, caring about what they think, or wishing they were other than what they are: people who spend their entire life pretending to be someone else. Meh.

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  4. A few years ago I added Mel Gibson to my ‘Don’t Watch’ list along with Tom Cruise and John Travolta. Cruise has always creeped me out, and Travolta’s characters just got weirder and more over-the-top.

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