Poor Mel... He's sobbing all the way to the bank. Please don't take this the wrong way... but...If you don't like his stuff there is an option not to go. People have different criteria of what they enjoy. (This is why my husband loves "Hellboy" and I prefer "Pride and Prejudice".) I for one enjoy his (MG) movies. I loved "the Patriot"-- it was a good story. History, NO. I know that he worked with Colonial Williamsburgh to make things accurate, but since my period is 100 years before it, I am not that sure how slavish he was to accuracy. Looked good to me. I also loved "Braveheart"-- not as history certainly, but as a romance. "The Passion of the Christ" was unbelievably moving, as was "We were Soldiers", though I don't think he directed that.
As for the Esquire article: Personally I do not think that he is a 'one note' movie maker. "Tim" anyone? And the "PotC" vs "Braveheart"-- why? -- because they both die in the end? Costumes can make or break a movie for me, but there are other things to be considered... Plot, acting, cinematography etc. That is what makes the experience so cool! I hated "Elizabeth" because the director had an agenda-- not just because the costumes and the history were all wrong. Having worked in theatre for many years I know the frustration of bringing a production to fruition. It is that much worse with movies. Rant rant... sorry, but people comment and complain who have not been in a position to do a theatrical/movie production. We all know that working on re-enactment clothing, or even SCA garb -- one at a time-- is a whole other thing than doing 7000 costumes at once! :-) Thisng always get a little iffy in movies-- because the director has a vision--- and he also has to make something "sell" to the audience... Best Regards- Monica Spence (Catriona MacDuff in the SCA) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Laura Dickerson Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 7:55 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] Mel Gibson flicks Sharon wrote: >>The Patriot *spit* and TFWNSNBU are essentially the same plot, which plot borrows a great deal from the plots of various contemporary and futuristic movies Mel has been in. Never mind that the real history he claimed to be portraying doesn't actually fit that plot...<< There is an article in the current Esquire (with Dave Chappelle on the cover) about sneaking onto the location sets of "Apocalypto," the Mayan epic that Gibson is currently shooting. The author makes the point that all of Gibson's movies are essentially the same. Laura Dickerson _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
