02-19-2004, 05:59 PM
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Everybody Stretch!
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Pa. USA
Posts: 11,637
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"It kind of put me back on my heels a little bit. I expected some level of turbulence because whenever one delves into religion and politics - people's deeply held beliefs - you're going to stir things up."
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I think Mel was "put back on his heels" at someone calling him an anti-semitic........NOT that there would be people up in arms about the movie's content!!!! I am sure he knew it would cause an uproar....and to be bold here....I don't find anything disingenuous about his reaction to the misinterpretations that have already been brought up......sight unseen, as yet, by the masses. Why should he have to defend this media hyped bullshit? The media gets a hold on a catch phrase (anti-semitism....in this case) and it's infused in the minds of those who choose to believe it before they've even seen it! I've always thought of Mr. Gibson as one of the few deep souls amoungst his peers of disingenuous actors! He puts his heart and soul into a flim....and I can't find fault with that, even if I don't particularly care for the content!
Again I say....this movie is up for interpretation....just as the bible itself is!
My 2 cents!
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