Can Mel Gibson ever be redeemed?
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ad101867-1 — 9 years ago(August 08, 2016 03:53 PM)
My preferred word here is "tempted." The word "drive" almost implies that Mel couldn't help saying what he said, but I don't believe that. He
could
help it. All I'm saying is that his comments weren't out of the blue: the antichristian Jewish lobby (no,
not all Jews
; I am
NOT
antisemitic) vilified Mel and his film without just cause - so Gibson's natural reaction was to get angry and say things in the heat of his anger.
He shouldn't have done it; I'm not excusing or condoning his words. I'm merely pointing out that it's not like he just woke up one morning and thought,
I'm gonna make some public antisemitic comments today!
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morris45 — 10 years ago(February 21, 2016 08:04 AM)
Thats exactly what I thought. They give those creeps a pass (and many awards) and they condemn Mel. They consider them "geniuses", but theyve turned Mel into a laughin stock and a living joke. Yes, what he did was bad, but is not like he raped a child or molested his own daughter and married his girlfriends adoptive daughter.
I never cared for Allen or his mediocre movies, I think hes one of the most overrated directors in history and the fact that he gets a pass while Gibsons been blacklisted, says a lot about Hollywood. At least Polanski is a great director, though, and (I believe) still a wanted man, unlike Mr. Konigsberg.
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bloodynoserudy — 10 years ago(February 21, 2016 11:19 AM)
Also what Mark Wahlberg did was far worse and the press and Hollywood have certainly let that go. When he was younger, Wahlberg chased after school kids-when their teacher was present-threatening to kill them, using slurs against them and throwing rocks at them (one of them still has a scar). Then he savagely beat two innocent men and was charged with attempted murder-yet he only served a little over a month in prison. He claimed that changed him (he never wanted to go back there), yet he then got into a fight with his neighbor and broke the guy's jaw. On top of that, Wahlberg admitted that he never even apologized to his victims (the opposite of Mel, who made amends to anyone he might have offended when it became public what he had said while drunk and angry)-and yet Wahlberg said his conscience didn't bother him at all. Wahlberg is clearly an awful human being-and the press is still reminding us about
remarks
Mel made years ago in his personal life? Mel just pissed off the wrong individuals.
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morris45 — 10 years ago(February 21, 2016 06:08 PM)
I forgot about Marky Mark! It's a shame that you can do what he did and still be forgiven. Everyone is saying that it was actually the phone calls to his ex that caused all of this and that it was an example of his true personality, but Alec Balwin did the same and to his own daughter, yet, he is as popular as ever, even winning major awards for his work on TV.
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rascal67 — 9 years ago(January 24, 2017 10:39 PM)
what Mark Wahlberg did was far worsehe savagely beat two innocent men and was charged with attempted murder-yet he only served a little over a month in prison. He claimed that changed him (he never wanted to go back there)
Whalberg has been a very fortunate man and if he had savagely beaten two innocent women, I wonder if he would have served ONLY a month in prison. The justice system can be biased and sexist when it comes to male victims, as opposed to female. He did have some serious anger issues to deal with at the time and he was also younger than Gibson. Things happen and people get lost and caught along the way. I don't judge Whalberg or Gibson for whatever they did; it can't be undone and even if people are punished for their crimes, people still want to go on punishing them. Some things do need to be let go of, and we also don't know what other amends Whalberg has made to his victims from his past.
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buddyboy28 — 10 years ago(February 15, 2016 12:52 PM)
No because we live in a hypocritical society.
We live in a society where the cast of Hangover wouldn't work with Mel but would work with convicted rapist Mike Tyson, where Bill Murray's wife accused him of beating her but no one was bothered, and Marlon Brando insulted the Jewish community in Hollywood and it's never mentioned.
Why was it different with Mel?
I can only assume it's because he insulted the Jewish community while in a drunken state and being arrested at a time when he'd already pissed many off with his Christ movie, and then came the recorded phone calls that were everywhere on the internet for people to hear.
On top of that, some people like to paint him with the same brush as his dad.
Mel will NEVER be redeemed or escape from the controversy but I'm still a fan.
See if you bastards can do 90 -
buddyboy28 — 10 years ago(February 25, 2016 11:00 AM)
And forget about all the well respected, high profile types like George Miller, Peter Weir, Sigourney Weaver, Jodie Foster, Ron Howard. etc who actually know him and have actually worked with him and come out and defended him.
Not to mention his wife of nearly 30 years who's said he never laid a finger on her at any point.
Ignore all that it just gets in the way of the witch hunt and agenda of painting him as one of the most despicable people who's ever lived. -
LukeLovesFilm28 — 10 years ago(February 25, 2016 12:19 PM)
Hell, even after Mel was caught on tape yelling racist sh!t at his ex, he still had famous black stars like Whoopi Goldberg and Danny Glover coming out in Mel's defense. They know him better than all of these sheep following the Hate Mel bandwagon.
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brokenmonkey-216-49844 — 10 years ago(February 22, 2016 11:14 AM)
If Gibson wants a career like RDJ, he needs to land himself a similar role. It's not like he hasn't gotten roles either. Also, Bieber is far younger and appeals to a much different demographic than Gibson does. Hacksaw Ridge could be good for him as a director if it turns out great.
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bloodynoserudy — 10 years ago(February 23, 2016 01:35 AM)
The presence of a troll has nothing to do with whether or not Mel is redeemed.
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feakes — 10 years ago(February 23, 2016 07:12 PM)
Redemption means being redeemed and forgiven in the eyes of the world. People like Bhikky will never let Gibson be redeemed and will always try to tear him down even once he's redeemed
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bloodynoserudy — 10 years ago(February 24, 2016 07:07 AM)
He is not the world (which contains billions of individuals)-he's just one little troll.
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pianoplay16 — 10 years ago(February 24, 2016 07:39 AM)
People like Bhikky will never let Gibson be redeemed
Speak for yourself. I rest assured that you are the only person on Earth who ascribes power to useless little twits. I would consider spitting at him to be a waste of good sputum.