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but what do I know? |
Hey, did you see that Mel Gibson is
making a movie about Judah Maccabee? I know, right? Who? Yeah, I had no idea but, in a scholarly examination of this
wikipedia page, I discovered that he (Maccabee, not Mel Gibson) was an ancient Jewish hero who led a revolt against the Seleucid Empire and later went on to invent
Hanukkah (the Jewish festival of lights made famous by
Adam Sandler). Oh, and also his name means 'Hammer' in ancient Hebrew. Judah Hammer. Rad, huh? Although I guess it does sound a little like a porn name. Anyway, I know what you're thinking:
just what the hell is a Seleucid Empire? Who cares? (But if you must know,
here) It was an empire and Judah 'the Hammer' Maccabee took it on in the 160's BC which means he did it with like knives and slingshots. Bad ass.
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| Ah the good 'ole days, right Mel? |
So a member of a persecuted underclass stands up to a powerful, imperialistic foe with greater numbers and military superiority? Sounds pretty Gibsonian. But doesn't Mel kinda hate people who believe differently from or who are not, him? What's the deal? Did he get over his anti-Semitism? Or is he just Semitic-neutral now? Doubt it. He's a member of this
super orthodox Catholic sect that thinks the
Vatican II reforms were too liberal and that everyone else (
including his own wife) is going to hell.
Could it be that he's just trying to restore his public image after so many public
homophobic,
sexist, anti-Semitic,
racist ravings? Am I being cynical? Like, more so than usual? Maybe, but what else could explain his recent mega-flop
The Beaver? And before you get all excited it's just a movie where he plays a depressed guy with a beaver puppet. I think it was supposed to endear him to us again, but I think it just pissed people off with its misleading title.
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"Remember back when Mel did Lethal Weapon? And Thunderdome?
Those were fun right? Anyone up for Payback 2? He's available!"
-Beavey McBeaverton Mel Gibson's Stuffed Beaver and Agent |
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