Some Bravery Left in Braveheart?
by Ian Mosley
To everyone’s surprise, and in my case astonishment, Braveheart seems to be bounding back after an initial bout of groveling. According to a number of media articles over the weekend, Mel Gibson has returned to the spotlight to promote his upcoming movie “Apocalypto” and to criticize the war in Iraq, which comes perilously close to repeating his criticism of the Jews since the Iraq war is being fought in the interests of Israel and not the United States.
According to a Reuters article “Almost two months after he railed against Jews when he was arrested for driving drunk in Malibu, the actor made a surprise appearance Friday at Fantastic Fest, an event in Austin, Texas, devoted to new science fiction, horror and fantasy films, the trade paper said in its Monday edition. He presented a work-in-progress screening of his Mayan adventure tale, and then took questions. About one-third of the full house gathered for the film gave him a standing ovation.” According to an eyewitness who had a view of the entire audience, the standing ovation included 60 percent of the crowd. (more…)