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Why doesn't Mel Gibson direct more movies?
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Why doesn't Mel Gibson direct more movies?
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Because he has to pay them on his own
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He has a movie coming out this fall and a tv miniseries coming next year
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He's directing one right now

In case you somehow missed it though, he was kinda kicked out of Hollywood shortly after Apocalypto
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Because he alienated almost the entirety of Hollywood after his drunken tirade against Jews and the highly publicized voicemail where he told his wife "I hope you get raped by a pack of niggers"

It's a shame, he's a phenomenal director.
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>>71914988
buttblasted jews blackballed him
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Because he's too busy fucking in hot tubs and bombing synagogues.
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>>71914988
did they really have bone arrows like that back in the olden days?
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>>71915046
To be fair, statistically she is most likely to be raped by niggers when it comes to interacial rape and the jews do control hollywood.

>>71915080
They mostly used slings in south america
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>>71915046
Phenomenal is a massive overstatement.
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Too based for Hollywood
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He's also an actor and can't dedicate all his time to making his own movies.
And he's aging.
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>>71915099
I thought they used blow guns
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>>71914988
He already directed a movie this year and I think he was also producing some chinese movie
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He has been offered director roles and whatnot but he has refused them.

Has nothing to do with his scandal decade or so ago.

Two things I want

The Viking film he wanted to make
and Berserk live action adaptation from him
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He should cameo in or even direct a future Mad Max film.
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>>71915099
You aren't allowed to make truthful statements if they hurt liberal feefees
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>>71915193
>Berserk live action adaptation from him

Will never ever happen. It would be glorious tho, I agree.
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>>71915149
>Vince Vaughn in cast
topkek
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>>71915231
What exactly is the truthful statement in "I hope you get raped by a pack of niggers"?
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>>71914988
apocalypto was not a movie it was like someone hit the rec button a few hundred years ago and filmed it.
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>>71914988
The Jews banished him to the shadow realm after he called them out.

Just recently he battled his way back to our plane of reality after reuniting the three jade shards of Demorrah. He's now a man skilled beyond our imagination.

Truly, the Jews, those magick-workers of old, must fear him now. His next movie will be a masterpiece.
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>>71916557

Pure kino.
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>>71916877
>>71916557
My favorite part of Apocalypto is the beginning. I could've watched that for entire runtime
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Hacksaw Ridge.
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>>71915130
Apocalypto
Passion of the christ
Braveheart

Directing two 9/10s and one 8/10 is greater than 80% of directors working right now brosef
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>Why doesn't Mel Gibson direct more movies?

He doesn't want to. He's also a mentally ill weirdo who people don't want to work with. But at the end of the day Gibson could direct a movie a year, easy, but he's a whiny vulgar auteur who only wants to do what he wants to do. Fair enough, he's ''earned'' that right, but it's just not something he's interested in pursuing.

Oh, wait, you just wanted me to say ''The Jews"
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>>71916986

2 cents
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>>71915149
>having to work for the chinks

lol
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>>71916986
I don't know about mentally ill but I remember him saying he doesn't care that much about directing, and that he has been offered directing jobs and he turns them down.

But mentally ill? What.
Vulgar auteur? How is gibson VA? The fuck
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>>71916960
lol
you're overrating him and his movies.
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>>71914988

I can't imagine why the Jews of Hollywood wouldn't want to work with Mel
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>>71917065
Maybe it's you who is just underating him and his movies
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Apocalypto is the only movie i did watch more than once. this never happens
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>>71917025
He's definitely mentally ill. He's an alcoholic. He's a bully on set and people didn't like working with him. He wasn't exactly beloved by people in Hollywood before any of his scandal BS got out. Some would argue the fact that he had a scandal in the first place shows how much Hollywood wanted him out.

His movies are all trashy pulp. I like them, but they aren't reinventing the wheel or offering much.
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>>71915149
>starring Andrew Garfield

Oh man, casting a jew---you know, a member of the tribe that started all wars in the world---as a conscientious objector and medal of honor awardee.

Is Based Mel violating his principles?
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>>71917132
So what's the trashy pulp part in Apocalypto or Passion of the Christ?

Braveheart was pulpy, yeah and that's why I don't like it.
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>>71914988
I watched this whole movie without subtitles because i thought it was meant to be like that. Still made sense
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Some people don't direct films every year, they're not all Woody Allen
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Gibson the man: bat shit crazy
Gibson the filmmaker: incredibly talented
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In my best guess, it was Passion that really pissed the jews off

Without white christians believing in a positive jewish connection to christianity, israel would no longer have financial and military support from christian countries

which would be WOH-WOH, game over for them
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>>71917330
Passion and Apocalypto are both my favorites with regards to how violence and brutality is often portrayed. It's very unflinching and amoralistic.

Same bastard reason I like David Ayer's Sabotage. It even revels in it

That's why I think Gibson could make a Berserk live action film.

He is also a good actor on top of being good director. Too bad he doesn't really care about directing that much. He has aesthetic I like.
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>>71917402
and aesthetic that is rare. I've only seen Ayer go for something similar in Sabotage (again, it took too much pleasure in its violence) and Fury (a bit too on the preachy side, but more like Gibson).

It's very hard to find this sort of violence in film, except some horribly produced, directed trash from the 80s...
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>>71917132
>Apocalypto
>trashy pulp
Wew. Could you back that up? I could -sort of- see how you could think of Passion that way, but I'd also disagree.
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>>71917402
>>71917428

Typical edgelord Gibson truther
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>>71917516
Hmm, I find nothing edgelord about it. He doesn't take pleasure in it like Ayer - now his film like Sabotage might very well be edgy portrayal of violence. Gibson is more like, wev boy this will sound pretentious, McCarthy-like (the novelist). It reminds me of Blood Meridian and, oh boy this will rile faggots up, Berserk's violence.

It's rare, but I do find it fascinating.
I also admit it is not for everyone.
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>>71917568
>implying he doesn't look badass
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>>71916960
>Braveheart
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>>71914988
Jews
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>>71915416
He really hoped for that.
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He's an anti-semite, so it's no wonder no one wants to work with him.
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>>71915010

Bingo. They should make every director act as executive producers it acts as one hell of a quality control system.
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J U S T
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People always forget that just before he told his ex-wife that he hopes she gets raped by niggers, she left him after 30 years and took his kids and $425,000,000 of his hard won cash. That's more money than anyone in this thread will ever see in their life.
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FUCK MY SHIT UP
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgl-xVubsjI

H Y P E
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>he's an anti-semite
>he's racist
>he's crazy
>he's evil
when will the memes end? it's like you retards are living in a fantasy world.
have you never been very angry? have you never been around angry people? anger changes you. you say things to hurt people, that's the entire point. if you didn't think the things you're saying were bad, you wouldn't use them to try and hurt someone. calling someone a nigger when really angry, or telling his absolute bitch of a wife to get raped by niggers, or whatever has absolutely nothing to do with his actual beliefs. I don't know why this is something that should actually be explained. I feel like everyone's -actually- autistic
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>>71917804

It's not a meme if he admits he's an anti-semite.
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>>71917804
Have you /pol/fags ever contributed to actual artistic discussion

your bitching is getting fucking old
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>>71917844
[citation needed]
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>>71917575
>doesn't take pleasure in violence
>every movie he's directed has extended torture scenes mixed with religious bombasity

Come on.
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>>71917844
[citation needed]

>>71917874
I've never browsed /pol/ in my life. Yes, I frequently contribute to actual discussion on /tv/, when it pops up every few years. Next question?
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>>71917919

>[citation needed]
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>>71914988
Because when you're a clown, nobody takes you seriously.
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>>71917178
>>71917494
I wouldn't say pulp because that seems pretty subjective, but Apocalypto is just a simple chase movie with all the action shot on shitty DV. There's no thematic or character depth to it at all. Only the great production design elevates it
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>>71917954
If all you want is just memeing at each other, we can do that too.
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>>71917804
He has a long history of casually saying anti-Semitic things, often when drunk. That doesn't come out of nowhere, even when angry
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>>71917306

Pretty much this.
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>>71918010
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>>71917804
I don't think he's racist, I think he was just mad at his wife.

I don't think he likes jews though.
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>>71917158
This is just mels condolence piece so the jews will fund his viking and napolean movies
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>>71918049
Beauty in simplicity.
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>>71916960
>Passion of the christ
>8-9/10
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>>71917974
It is a simple film, but that doesn't mean it is bad. Simplicity can be an asset like anything, and it is executed wonderfully in Apocalypto. One of the best chase films I've seen.

Thematic, character depth, these are not *exactly* the things it strives for. It establishes its setting, the characters, the narrative in barebones efficient manner and gets the ball rolling.

Why can't you appreciate and find beauty in simplicity?

>>71917910
When I think of directors that take pleasure in violence, I get stuff like David Ayer in my mind, the Cobra film from 80s - easier answer - exploitation films but those don't count since that's such an easy answer. Late Gibson was a hard solemn gaze look at it (Apocalypto or Passion).
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>>71917974
nah your taste is shit turns out
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>>71918096
I don't like Passion because it pretty much turns into a torture porn flick, and it's not even historically accurate so they can't use that as an excuse
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>>71918156
It walks the walk, I appreciate it because of it. Again, fully understanding this sort of shit isn't probably for everyone.

God forbid if they ever make a proper adaptation of Blood Meridian.
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>>71918179
is he going to kill himself now?
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>>71914988
The sheer level of detail in Apoopalypto was astounding, props to the prop guys.
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>>71918096
Again, I'd say that's a lot of overstatement.

To me, a good genre movie needs to add something new on top of the existing formula. For Chase movies, I love the tragedy and social commentary of First Blood, or the imagination and world building of Terminator or Fury Road. Yes, Apocalyto looks great from a design perspective but other than that there is really nothing interesting. I don't care about the characters beyond a general desire to not see people get hurt. It's a long setup for an ok chase scene and nothing more
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>>71918156
>it pretty much turns into a torture porn flick
It really doesn't. The film never takes pleasure in the brutality, but neither does it shy away from it.
The entire point of the exaggerated, prolonged, brutal violence is to get the weight of it through the desensitized skulls of modern viewers. We're like the Romans in an Arena. We see, hear and think violence every day. It's everywhere in entertainment and mass media. We look unflinchingly at death, pain, torture.
It's incredible what Passion does, it actually manages to penetrate the minds dulled by ceaseless entertainment. Well, some, anyway. That is why you're revolted by it, and call it "torture porn". That alone shows it has succeeded in its goal. It's not pornographic. It's just torture in all its terrifying glory. It has to be over-exaggerated and dragged out for you to understand the pain you're witnessing. You should give the film another try some day, with a more open mind.
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>>71914988
He doesn't just direct them, he needs a budget, a studio and a lot of people involved.
He's persona non grata now in case you didn't notice.Why? Because of some BS.
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>>71918345
So, your idea of getting a point into audience's head is to shock them?

Does that make I Spit On Your Grave, Cannibal Holocaust, The Wizard of Gore, and the hundreds of other exploitation flicks high art in your eyes?
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>>71918345
it's just realist and you can't handle the truth
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>>71914988
>>71918414
Honestly, it seems to me like he's now making a comeback. Look at his imdb page. His film Hacksaw Ridge is in post-production, he's got a couple other projects lined up, and he's also been taking up acting roles in recent years.
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>>71918345
I think The Last Temptation of Christ is much more effective because of how it emphasizes the emotional sacrifice Jesus makes, and the punts and fears a real man would have in his place. The Bible and Passion only seem to focus on the physical pain and not how much he was losing otherwise. There's a lot more to it than just nails and thorns and whips to make you cringe and love Jesus out of pity
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>>71918458
You've missed the point entirely.
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>>71918490
>punts
Doubts
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we will never get that viking historical epic because of the chosen people

lifes not fair
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>>71918334
It's not that long and the scenes at the start are good all around, I find no fault. It's also very nicely shot with shit equipment, with clear cut cinematography that never loses the viewer in the action, that's edited together very well with a very good pacing. There's enough world building for me to get sucked in, jungle, scenery, smaller villages and the big city.

It's a very simple, efficient film.

>I don't care about the characters beyond a general desire to not see people get hurt
Speaking about characters one couldn't give a shit, I could list Furiosa, Hardly Max, Sarah & Reese. Overstating their writing and narrative a lot.

Now Rambo, that's another caliber. Goddamn it was great.
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I've always felt bad for Mel as someone also from an antisemitic family. Even if he doesn't actually hate Jews he, and I, always have to be cautious because the taboo is so strong. I don't think anyone who's even slightly knowledgeable on history can claim Jews are totally on the level and in an incautious moment you can say something so shocking to people drilled not to say anything that it can cause real social harm. When you're from a family where everyone talks about how terrible the Jews are you don't have that kind of filter, even if you don't truly hate them.
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>>71915046
that rant was hilarious, would've promoted him after that
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>>71918458
Cannibal. Holocausta and other exploitation isn't exactly what I'd call 'hard solemn gaze'. CH feels very exploitative and edgy. Gibson, not so much. Unflinching yes - but without the edgelord feel to it
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>>71918490
>The Bible
>only seem to focus on the physical pain and not how much he was losing otherwise
Yeah, no.
>There's a lot more to it than just nails and thorns and whips to make you cringe and love Jesus out of pity
Certainly, but I think the route Passion takes works quite well. The fact is that the physical pain alone is simply unimaginable to anyone who's not experienced it.
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>>71918525
thank you for telling me what i missed.

What i got out of it was you where praising the film for shaking up audiences enough to get them to understand some deeper meaning (that may or may not actually be there), and i counter-argued that shameless overuse of shocking material is not an effective nor ethical way to get into people's heads.
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>>71918557
>Speaking about characters one couldn't give a shit, I could list Furiosa, Hardly Max, Sarah & Reese. Overstating their writing and narrative a lot.

That's your opinion and that's fine, but at least they have more going on for them than being Audience Cypher Good Guy, Fat Guy, Old Guy, Wife, Bad Guy, etc
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>>71914988
Hollywood is liberal
Mel Gibson is not
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>>71918569
This, same goes for niggers
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>>71914988
Because he's drunk.
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>>71918458
The point of the film was Jesus died a violent death.

He was executed for god's sake, and this was premodern execution where you dehumanized the poor cunt. Torture is never pretty.
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>>71917791
looks pretty shit tbqh familia
and this is coming from a guy who loved Get the Gringo
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>>71918490
Not a lot of character to work with thee. Perfect characters are hard to make empathetic, and Jesus was the perfect perfect one.
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>>71917158
Andrew is there because he piss off some powerful kikes of sony. And now doesn't find job except with kike killer Mel
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>>71918569
Here's a hint: stop labelling several million people on the actions of a few in power or who did some misdeeds decades ago. If you're going to say "Jews aren't on the level" you'd also have to say it for every single ethnic group on earth, and if you won't then you are kind of an anti-semite
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>>71917791
>Old badass saves young damsel from mustache-twirling baddies

That plot's been done to death, and this doesn't look like it works well with it. Still, i'll probably check it out, just for Gibson
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>>71918631
Over your head.
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>>71918656
You probably think that because they were white people you could facially relate to or some shit. Reese and Sarah are as blank as they come.

Furiosa failed just because Theron sort of couldn't act for some, but she could've been something more than a 2x4.

Hardly Max had a shoddy redemption arc established by 1-3 flashbacks.

That's not much more, if at all, more than Jaguar Paw had. Family and village ruined, baby on the way, man's gotta make it home, even if he makes home he is even more colossaly fucked because of impending doom in the horizon. Oh yeah and that shoddy prophecy which is pretty bad
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>>71918745
Jesus can be a very interesting character, just not from a psychological naturalistic perspective of writing. You can write about all the things that happened to him and how he reacted, you can write about the world's reaction to him, you can try to explain his actions that seem incongruous to an audience that views Jesus as some kind of semi-secularized humanist pacifist.

>>71918790
>some
It's not some, it's a culture.
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>>71918631
>shameless overuse of shocking material is
Blame the fucking Romans for being so fucking primal with killing. I like it doesn't flinch from it, yet it doesn't feel exploitative in nature like Cannibal Holocaust or other exploitation flicks. It's a thin line and Gibson nailed it.
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>>71918820
>You're clearly too stupid to understand me, so i'm not even going to try to debate with you.

great cop-out I MEAN comeback
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>>71914988
The jews have destroyed him
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>>71918901
Again, multiple scholars have said it's not historically accurate, and Mel doesn't even claim it is. They don't have that excuse.
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>>71918908
That wasn't me, by the way. I would agree with him on a general point, though - I do think it went over your head. That's not an insult though, and it's perfectly fine. I just want you to -try- to understand where I'm coming from.

>>71918631
All I was doing is defending the excessive use of violence, for very simple reasons - I believe it *has* to be excessive, prolonged, overstated and visually over-exaggerated for the modern viewer to UNDERSTAND the weight of it. I did not say that is what makes the film deep, or anything of the sort. I was merely defending one aspect of it that you dismissed as torture porn. Again, your reaction confirms its effect. It's not supposed to be PLEASANT, you know. I All that being said, I strongly disagree with your comment that it's a 'shameless overuse of shocking material'. I know I'm repeating myself, but I think it(excessive, visual violence) is the only way to portray the scene, in an understandable way.
I still have said nothing about the actual 'deeper meaning' in the film, of which there's plenty, by the way. I don't want to spoonfeed you on the nuances, which is why I'm hoping you'll give the film a try in the future. It's based on a story that's deep in the foundation of Christianity. It doesn't replicate the story, it merely builds on one aspect of it. I think it does a wonderful job, and, ideally, affords new understanding of the deeper concepts it barely touches upon(if at all).
Excuse the rambling nature of my posts, I'm really tired.
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>>71918973
The first line was a half joke, stop having your panties twisted
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>>71918908
OVER YOUR HEAD.
Listen man you are so blind that doesn't matter how much wall texts I make you are still going to ignoring the point.

I will try but again I don't you will admit your mistake
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>>71918901
>nailed it
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>>71919044
fuckin glo l
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I saw his latest film early. Best Picture contender, no lie.
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>>71919027
Fuck off and stop false-flagging. It's easier to just spout one-liners instead of providing actual argument though, isn't it?
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apparently he is going to make a "sequel" to the Passion of Christ and I say sequel because it will be about the resurrection of our lord and saviour instead of about his death
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>>71918583
YOU SHOULD JUST SMIIILE AND BLLOOOOOOOWWW MEEEEEEEEEE
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>>71919060
You mean before it's left post-production? Early indeed.
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>>71919076
Not an argument. Nice ad-hom, kid. I win.
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>>71919121
Argument for what, buddy? I think you're confused. I'm the poster you were "pretending to be".
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>>71918179
Gibson is not just he is based.
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>>71915038
>he was kinda kicked out of Hollywood shortly after Apocalypto

Why?

It was because of his "jews" rant or it was before that?
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>>71919114

Yes. A few wires and vfx shots needing to be done, but that didn't distract. it's fucking rock solid
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>>71919169
his "jews" rant
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>>71919175
What do you do?
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>>71919152
>i'm losing the argument so i better try and twist things and confuse him

Just face it kid, you got bested in a battle of wits.
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>>71919205
meme-off bro, you and me.
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>>71917195
I'm going to try this
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>>71919205
>>71919258
Can you stop pretending to be me?
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Is this sperg sperging because someone defended Passion's violence

why are you sperging

you could've made a properl reply
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>>71919321
use a trip if your identity is important, newfag
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>>71916960
I'll give you Apocalypto even with its historical inaccuracy. It was entertaining and well directed.

Passion of the schizophrenic Jew is extremely overrated and a historically inaccurate movie. Do people actually believe that the Jews had any influence over Roman Governors?
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>>71919321
Bring em out, bro. I'm waiting.
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>>71919192
I Drive
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Remember when Zach Galifianakis refused to work with Mel in the Hangover?
Remember when Zach Galifianakis had no problem working with a convicted rapist in the Hangover?
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>>71919375
who da fuck are you?
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>>71918995
>it *has* to be excessive, prolonged, overstated and visually over-exaggerated for the modern viewer to UNDERSTAND the weight of it.

Thematic "weight" comes from context and character, not how much shit you put on screen. Too many bad movies think this way. "My movie is boring.... I know! I'll put in an over-the-top action scene! Exciting now, right?"

Wrong. Something as little as a glance at someone across the room can be the most profound scene in a movie, because of context, not because of exaggeration.

>Again, your reaction confirms its effect. It's not supposed to be PLEASANT, you know.

I wasn't criticizing it for being unpleasant, nor even for being hardcore. Plenty of movies I like use graphic imagery and use it well.

Passion does not. The only reason this movie has stuck to people's minds is the exaggerated torture. That puts it on the same level as those exploitation flicks i mentioned earlier.

>I still have said nothing about the actual 'deeper meaning' in the film, of which there's plenty,

You briefly mentioned how "We're like the Romans in an Arena," which is enough of a lib arts major "deep" "meaning" (a la Cannibal Holocaust's "I wonder who the real cannibals are?" no less) for me criticize it. Again, it's still debatable weather or not there is an actual deeper meaning other than "Jesus's life sucked" but Death of the Author and all that. You can take from the movie what you will.

>It doesn't replicate the story, it merely builds on one aspect of it.

This is the only argument I can agree with. "It's not meant to be historically accurate" is fine. The only problem is, it opens the film up to the argument that they're only doing it for the shock value, which is what you seem to praise in the movie. I won't recite my exploration film comparison again.
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>>71919428
Got a laugh and fart out of me thanks.
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>>71919586
How spicy was your emittance?
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>>71919531
There's no such atmosphere in the violence of Passion. I don't know how you can read "I know! I'll put in an over-the-top action scene! Exciting now, right?" to it, it's harrowing yet doesn't feel edgy or exploitative like cheap b-films from the 80s.

>That puts it on the same level as those exploitation flicks i mentioned earlier.
Are you moralfagging a film that refused to be a moralfag wrt. to violence?
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>>71918458
you miss the point of the film my a motherfucking mile.

The Passion of Christ showed a repressentation of how Jesus suffered in his martyrdom atleast as a Catholic it ressonated with me in the sense how in our modernity christians take for granted all the suffering Christ went throught in his final hours, the movies you listed revel in their violence for the sake of being violent and gory, the Passion of Christ is violent and gory out of necessity to convey it's message to audiences
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>>71918096
Jesus you insecure defensive fanboy, shut the fuck up, you clearly cannot have a reasoned conversation about your hate of Jews, er, i mean, Mel Gibson.
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>>71919637
> it's harrowing yet doesn't feel edgy or exploitative

I wasn't talking about it's atmosphere, just the use of it at all. It's overused.

>>71919660
I suppose this is where the split is. You're religious, so you see it as a way to make less-than-pious Christians wake up and smell the blood. I'm not religious, so i see it as ridiculous and needlessly shocking.

But i'll still argue the merit of using shocking material to drill into the minds of audiences. It's cheap.
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>>71919586
>>71919428

I don't get it.
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>>71919615
Was able to force the dog to leave the room
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>>71919735
Go shitpost somewhere else you lousy baiter.

>>71919748
The atmosphere of which the violence is used. I get no such gleeful remarks from its use like you do (that feel apt. in Dirty Harry film)
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>>71919761
crab legs?
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>>71919851
Steak and Lentils, burnt on the way out but i think its more cause i've been riding my bike nonstop ever since Pokemon Go came out
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>>71919531
The weight of his suffering, not the weight of any underlying themes or concepts. Just what you see in the film. If the violence was tuned down to PG-13, it just wouldn't connect at all.

>Plenty of movies (..) use it well
>Passion does not
I don't agree. I think it's utilized very well.

>You briefly mentioned how "We're like the Romans in an Arena," which is enough of a lib arts major "deep" "meaning" (a la Cannibal Holocaust's "I wonder who the real cannibals are?" no less) for me criticize it.
You've lost me entirely with this line. My admittedly rather poor analogy wasn't meant to reference the film at all, I was just talking about the desensitization of the modern viewer. Do you disagree with the notion that we're very used to casual violence in movies? Sure it's still very different to encounter such violence IRL, but that's beside the point.

>You can take from the movie what you will.
I can agree that it doesn't really expand on anything, it presupposes knowledge of the story, which allows it to play with the there-and-then.
The "deeper meaning" you constantly mention is within the Christian mythology(whatever your opinions on Christianity is irrelevant), of which this film only concerns itself with a small part.

>>71919748
I don't think it has as much to do with whether you're religious or not as you imagine. The taken-for-granted part of his post still applies.
I think you're, somehow, still missing the point. I know my posts might not be coming off as clear as I'd like, I'm going to blame it on being very tired again.
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>>71919748
>I suppose this is where the split is

you are probably right,althought I think the violence was still a necessity in the movie, mainly because if it was tame people would take the movie for grantes as "another easter movie for christians" like that movie about Jesus that came out not so long ago, it's a way for non religious folk emphatize with Jesus as a character I suppose since he is submitted to a type of torture that would be unspeakable in modern times in a way I think it was a product of it's own narrative
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>>71920034
>a type of torture that would be unspeakable in modern times
I'm sorry to say that's incredibly naive of you.
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>>71920082
unspeakable act in public by governemnt

no need to be so nitpicky with your autism
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>>71920133
Sure, in "the civilized West". Funny how such things are a frequent occurrence not far from where Passion takes place.
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>>71920082
an unspeakable act for a public government or organization

imagine if your local court gives death penalty to someone and he has to be submitted to that kind of torture from the moment he steps in death row until his death... with all the torture being public, people would be disgusted and probably protest for the release of the inmate

and well of course >>71920178
Tusken raider territory is barbaric but that's not really the point
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>>71918583

That's why the only executive position you will ever achieve is an executive shitposter.

Hollywood execs care about PR because bad PR sinks movies. It'd be stupid for them to work with someone who can ruin $100 mil and a year of hard work with one drunken tirade.
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>>71915037

>that viking movie will never be made
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>executive shitposter
I like the sound of that.
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>bad PR sinks movies
Correction: bad PR kills shit films success.
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