From the moment of his first hit,
in 1981's Road Warrior, Mel Gibson exuded this particular charisma
that captured the audience. His blue eyes were intensely wild;
one could never know just exactly what it was that he was thinking.
Pair those up with a disruptive presence, and cute looks to
boot, and you have yourselves a true action hero. Gibson only
blossomed in the future with such roles as found in the "Lethal
Weapon" film series, co-starring Danny Glover and Joe Pesci.
From those flicks, he won men's respect with his zany and crazy
acts, and he won the female population with good looks, a cool
attitude, and well, magnetism. Gibson flourished in 1983's "The
Year of Living Dangerously, and in 1988's "Tequila Sunrise".
But add a directing career on top of that and you have yourselves
a class act, ladies and gentlemen!
In 1993, Gibson first displayed
his talent for directing in the touching drama, "The Man
Without A Face". Later, in 1995, in what is perhaps the
best movie of all time, and his biggest accomplishment, Gibson
won multiple Oscars for the blockbuster, "Braveheart",
one of them being for Best Director. Here, he portrayed the
character of the real life legend, William Wallace. I do believe
it is safe to add that Gibson delivered his performance with
maturity, dignity, and grace.
But, using big guns and flashy
one-liners is what made Mel famous. Through the traditional
tuff-guy image, he has developed a persona that's larger than
life, and somehow has managed to earn respect for the action-hero
character itself, which was once underrated before Mel's generation.
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