So both Passion of the Christ and Apocalypto technically qualify as foreign films? For some reason it amuses me that Mel Gibson is a world-renowned foreign film director.
Well, he is from Australia, and I remember Aussies being upset when he trained out his accent.
That being said, Bryan Adams was put in a "foreign" album category at a Canadian music awards because it was produced in the US, I think, and/or had too many Americans working on it.
I think it's because, as pretentious as the film scene can be, the foreign film scene tends to take it to the next level; and you have someone that the mainstream has declared to be some sort of anti-semitic white supremacist who none of these people would want to be caught in the same room with; and he's directed/produced two such films to wide release.
I imagine some GigaChad at a foreign film festival telling people "of course I like foreign films: Mel Gibson is my favorite director"
So both Passion of the Christ and Apocalypto technically qualify as foreign films? For some reason it amuses me that Mel Gibson is a world-renowned foreign film director.
Well, he is from Australia, and I remember Aussies being upset when he trained out his accent.
That being said, Bryan Adams was put in a "foreign" album category at a Canadian music awards because it was produced in the US, I think, and/or had too many Americans working on it.
I think it's because, as pretentious as the film scene can be, the foreign film scene tends to take it to the next level; and you have someone that the mainstream has declared to be some sort of anti-semitic white supremacist who none of these people would want to be caught in the same room with; and he's directed/produced two such films to wide release.
I imagine some GigaChad at a foreign film festival telling people "of course I like foreign films: Mel Gibson is my favorite director"
Mel Gibson was born in New York