Talk:Mel Gibson

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Jewish reaction to "Passion" play movie

The article does a poor job of recording the Jewish reaction to the movie. A typical reaction from William Safire (March 1, 2004). "Not Peace, but a Sword". New York Times.:

What are the dramatic purposes of this depiction of cruelty and pain? First, shock; the audience I sat in gasped at the first tearing of flesh. Next, pity at the sight of prolonged suffering. And finally, outrage: who was responsible for this cruel humiliation? What villain deserves to be punished?

Not Pontius Pilate, the Roman in charge; he and his kindly wife are sympathetic characters. Nor is King Herod shown to be at fault.

The villains at whom the audience's outrage is directed are the actors playing bloodthirsty rabbis and their rabid Jewish followers. This is the essence of the medieval "passion play," preserved in pre-Hitler Germany at Oberammergau, a source of the hatred of all Jews as "Christ killers...

— William Safire

"Political Views" section

Resolved

The first quote about Gibson being described as "ultraconservative" is not backed up by the source. It may be entirely made up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.167.136.2 (talk) 00:20, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

The cite links to the second page of the source. On the first page of the same source, we find this: "The Passion experience--especially the part in which critics hurled anti-Semitism charges at Gibson, an ultraconservative Roman Catholic whose father has questioned whether the Holocaust happened--thickened Gibson's hide along with his wallet." - SummerPhD (talk) 00:32, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Citizenship

Mel Gibson was born in upstate New York and moved to Australia as a child. At no time has he ever had Australian citizenship. Previous versions of this page have listed him as "Australian-American," which is inaccurate as it connotes immigration from Australia. He simply resumed living in the United States as an adult, so he should be referenced as "American" and not "Australian-American."Johnnyvaillan (talk) 18:34, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Australian Television and Cinema

ADDITION needed in 2nd Paragraph?: "...IN 1979, after Mad Max, Gibson also played a mentally slow youth in the film "Tim," A FILM WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY MICHAEL PATE, BASED ON THE 1974 NOVEL BY COLLEEN MCCULLOUGH, AND FOR WHICH GIBSON RECEIVED THE AUSTRALIAN FILM INSTITUTE AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR. I found this information on your page for "Tim." 76.244.162.2 (talk) 03:44, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from , 7 November 2011

Section AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS: shouldn't you add, "1979, Best Actor Award by the Australian Film Institute for the film, "Tim." I found this on your page for MEL GIBSON. Thank you.76.244.162.2 (talk) 04:02, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

 Done --Jnorton7558 (talk) 21:55, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

DUI section

Shouldn't it be mentioned that Gibson's anti-semitic tirade occured during the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War? (92.7.25.234 (talk) 20:43, 8 December 2011 (UTC))

Why? --Daniel 22:49, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

Bipolar Disorder?

I can't help but notice that the category, "People with bipolar disorder", has been added to the article, except it isn't mentioned anywhere in the article. Are there some sources for this? Otherwise, it needs to be removed immediately. 69.165.140.210 (talk) 06:15, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

I'm glad people are spotting things like this, but in fact, it is mentioned and sourced in the article, in the second sentence under Mel_Gibson#Alcohol_abuse_and_legal_issues. It's referred to by its historical name of "manic depression". Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 06:22, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

sexist pig award

does the sexist pig award need to be mentioned? I mean, it looks quite snarky stacked up against the academy awards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 118.93.202.18 (talk) 09:12, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Good call - doesn't seem notable at all. Removed. Doc talk 09:31, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Should've kept it. It fits, he received it and now this looks like a puff piece for the guy. Typical wikipedia.

Lack of citations

Info on his filmography differs from other film sites so where did yours come from? It doesn't say.