Mel Gibson: Champion for CHRIST!

[Captain Rooster]

Mr. Gibson, I salute you...again.

Mel Gibson is currently filming a movie based on the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

That being stated and known by the media, Mel and his family have come under attack by media and anti-Christian groups.

I believe that the love ethic of Christ should be depicted in film and that more Christians should not be afraid to be citizens of the world and have faith at the same time. Mel may not be a saint--either am I, by far--but he does have a grounding in his faith that too many people shy away from due to fear of repercussions.

Well, Mr. Gibson, I support you and your love for a man that only preached love, forgiveness, and redemption. May the fact that Christ was killed for his beliefs give you strength.

And again, why do we murder the men and women who have desperately tried to lead us to unity and harmony. I will not forget April 4.

ROCK ON, MEL!




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[TheMojoPin]

Is Mel directing as well? And does he honestly believe he can do better than the fan-friggin'-tastic "Last Temptation of Christ"?

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hey ill say this he must do it perfect. if he fuks it up their will be no forgiveness!!!

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[DarkHippie]

I hope he's not planning on playing Jesus. Jesus was ~30 when he was cruxcified.

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[Coco]

I salute him too.

Mel and his family have come under attack by media and anti-Christian groups.

Yes, this is the state of affairs today unfortunately. Put out a violent or porn film and no one cares, but, put out a film about Christ and you will get all kinds of flack that you are a religous zealot or that you are nuts. It's a pretty sad state of affairs.

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[TheMojoPin]

Hey, just wait for the Christians to get out ye olde protests. Most of the church groups HATE depictions of the Christian faith on the big screen.

And Jesus was Jewish. And probably was a wee bit darker than Mel. Whaaaaaaa-?!?

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[blakjeezis]

From what I hear, being an insider in the business, Jim Caviziel(sp?)is slated to play Christ and all the dialogue in the film will be in Latin and Aramaic.
Edit: With no subtitles.

After three days not only while Jesus be resurrected, but two dead languages are gonna rise as well, a geh geh geh.

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[The Blowhard]

Now only if they can get Danny Glover to play Pilate and Joe Pesci as Barabbas, I'm so there.

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[A.J.]

Now only if they can get Danny Glover to play Pilate and Joe Pesci as Barabbas, I'm so there.


With Rene Russo as Mary Magdalene?

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A Skidmark production.

[reeshy]

YOU BASTARDS!!!!!!!!!!!

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[Captain Rooster]

Mel is upset because certain groups have begun harrassing his 85-year-old father for information.

Mel's response to their slimy tactics: "Be ready."

Noice, Mel...NOICE!

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EX-LEPER: All right, sir. My final offer: half a shekel for an old ex-leper.

BRIAN: Did you say... 'ex-leper'?

EX-LEPER: That's right, sir. Sixteen years behind the bell, and proud of it, sir.

BRIAN: Well, what happened?

EX-LEPER: I was cured, sir.

BRIAN: Cured?

EX-LEPER: Yes, sir, a bloody miracle, sir. God bless you.

BRIAN: Who cured you?

EX-LEPER: Jesus did, sir. I was hopping along, minding my own business. All of a sudden, up he comes. Cures me. One minute I'm a leper with a trade, next minute my livelihood's gone. Not so much as a by your leave. 'You're cured mate.' Bloody do-gooder.

BRIAN: Well, why don't you go and tell him you want to be a leper again?

EX-LEPER: Ah, yeah. I could do that, sir. Yeah. Yeah, I could do that, I suppose. What I was thinking was, I was going to ask him if he could make me a bit lame in one leg during the middle of the week. You know, something beggable, but not leprosy, which is a pain in the arse, to be blunt. Excuse my French, sir, but, uh--

MANDY: Brian! Come and clean your room out.

BRIAN: There you are.

EX-LEPER: Thank you, sir. Thanks-- Half a denary for me bloody life story?

BRIAN: There's no pleasing some people.

EX-LEPER: That's just what Jesus said, sir.

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[hyperspace]

i saw the script and i like the part when jesus saves a suicidal follower by grabbing him and forcing him to jump of a mountain into a soft canopy.

[Lucento]

Its going to be in Latin and Aramaic too! When supper was ended he took the cup againhe gave them thanks and praise, he said "Take this all of you and drink it, this is the cup of my blood, the blood of the new and everlasting covenant, it will be shed for you and for all men, so that sins may be forgiven. Do this in memory of me" (jingle)

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[NewYorkDragons80]

The Last Temptation of Christ was like a Kubrick or Kevin Smith movie; decent exposure, decent film, modest box-office success. If anyone is going to make a blockbuster film about Jesus and do it right, it is Mel Gibson.

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[TheMojoPin]

But why do the words "blockbuster" and "Jesus" sound so wrong together? It makes it sound like they're going to turn him into some butt-kicking, people-healing, whitebread superhero, while ignoring the fact that it's what he SAID and not what he DID that made him so remarkable. Son of God or not, the man was a brilliantly simplistic philosopher whose words can be applied by ALL people. Hardly sounds like "blockbuster" material...and that's why I doubt a lot of it'll make the final edit...

I can only imagine the 40 days/nights in the wilderness reduced to 40 seconds. With Jack Nicholson as the devil. And bad puns galore, with a climatic struggle atop a giant cliff...WHERE ONLY ONE CAN SURVIVE. Blech.

Though the "all-Aramaic" idea sounds fascinating. If that holds true, well, maybe this things has some hope after all...

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[The Blowhard]

If anyone is going to make a blockbuster film about Jesus and do it right, it is Mel Gibson.


I just hope that he takes off that silly blue face paint.
By the way, wasn't Jesus black? Why not cast Nipsey Russell instead? God knows he needs the work.

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[NewYorkDragons80]

Well, my idea for a Jesus movie has always been to apply it to modern-times, but that's my pet "Murder at the Super Bowl" project.

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