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Mel's Vision A Lifted Hoax?
Beth Gottfried

by Beth Gottfried, January 4, 2007

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Juan Catlett, director of the 1991 Mexican film about the fall of the Mayan empire, "Return to Aztlan" is claiming that Gibson lifted scenes from his movie for his Apocalyptic success.

Catlett directed the 1991 pic "Return to Aztlan" about the demise of the Mayan empire and claims that one of Gibson's representatives requested to see the film while "Apocalypto" was in production and that scenes from "Aztlan" ended up in the Gibson's movie.

"Apocalypto," which opened Dec. 8, has grossed just over $39 million domestically.

Defamer.Com said it best: "The allegations are obviously orchestrated by Gibson's Jewish tormentors to further impede his already dim Oscar hopes."


Beth Gottfried

Beth Gottfried Lisogorsky is a professional blogger whose work has appeared on numerous sites from Rotten Tomatoes to PopMatters. She loves film, TV (yes "the boob tube"), and music and has critiqued on all three. In 2004, she published a book


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Anonymous

01/04/07 1:46 pm
This Gibson

Is an A- hole, i think it's time he will get the f%#@ out of our eyes.



Jeppy

Jeppy

01/05/07 10:44 am
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I'm torn - the guy starred in some great films... but...

Mel Gibson, anti-semite...  it is almost like finding out that a beloved Uncle turned out to be a serial killer.  The guy starred in some really great films: the whole Mad Max series; Gallipoli; The Man Without a Face -- films I could see and have seen more than once...

 ...and this enjoyment level is undeniable - the characters and the film plots are well done (perhaps my level of cinema is below most?) - but the real man is harboring some really inappropriate hatred towards my people.  So what ethical mind-game must I affix to my psyche in order to continue to see his films semi-guilt-free?

A film has many people involved, from the writers, and the endless re-write changes demanded from the studio due less to quality issues and more with market analysis crap.  The director's vision of the script, and the over-paid actors/tresses who may change lines to suit their own needs.  Mel's lastest films take on his "wacked out dogma" while his earlier films were more representative of co-op screenplay writing.

 So...I can feel okay watching the carnage in the Mad Max films -- but resist his Apocrap-lypto...