So I was watching The Patriot the other night, and I realized that all Mel movies that turn into blockbusters have one thing in common - Mel losing his wife. All the big Mel movies - Mad Max series, Lethal Weapon series, Braveheart, Patriot, Man w/o a Face - have Mel with a dead wife as part of the plot. The not so huge Mel flicks - Bird on a Wire, Air America - do not have feature an ex Mrs. Gibson.
So, to make a successful Mel Gibson movie, all you have to do is kill his character’s wife. Instant success.
Ever noticed that The Patriot was supposed to be all about American patriotism and pride in their country, and yet the 2 lead roles were played by Australians?
It should also be pointed out that Mel Gibson is (or at least, was born) American. He was born in Peekskill, NY. His family moved to Australia when he was a teen.
A better generalization is that all major Mel Gibson movies involve him losing (or being close to losing) someone important to him, so he decides to take revenge. That’s why the taglines for his films are always something like “They killed [or kidnapped] his wife/son/whatever, and he’s mad as hell. Mel Gibson is back, and this time it’s personal.”
I hate to break it to you guys, but Mel Gibson’s secret is his butt. And his eyes. And his chest. And his voice. Like Sean Connery and Patrick Stewart, they could film him reading a phone book, I’d I’d pay to watch.
Yeah, apparently he got my answering machine when he was looking for the next movie wife. :::sigh::::
It’s his voice that does it for me. And ditto for " I’d pay to watch him read the phone book." adding, " Naked. Him, not me."
Oh, in " Forever Young." He didn’t lose his wife. He was never married. I won’t spoil the ending …they all die by a large asterroid smashing into the earth.
