Presidential Lies
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So, I was reading somewhere that the director actually pulled inspiration from everything going down back then: Bill Clinton, Monica Lewinsky, and the whole mess with the bombing of America.
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Movie Stereotypes
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I was digging through that same site and stumbled upon something else—basically the "Laws of Physics" specifically for cartoon logic:
Law I
Any object just floating in mid-air will stay exactly there until it realizes it’s actually floating.
Corleone: Think about Donald Duck walking right off a cliff, totally expecting the ground to still be there because the animation hasn't ended yet. He just walks on thin air until he finally looks down. That's when gravity decides to show up and kick in.
Law II
An object in motion stays in motion until it slams into something solid.
Whether they're being shot out of a cannon or just running away on foot, cartoon characters will keep moving at full tilt until a flagpole or a massive boulder completely stops them dead in their tracks.
Law III
If an object passes through a solid object, it leaves behind a hole shaped exactly like itself.
People call this the "silhouette pass." You see it all the time with characters getting caught in explosions, or those cowards who run so fast through a house wall that they leave a perfect cutout of their body. Usually happens when they're terrified of a bully or some marriage trouble.
Law IV
The time it takes for an object to fall twenty stories is usually longer than the time it takes for the guy who pushed it to run down the stairs and try to catch it before it hits the ground.
That object is always way too valuable, and let's be honest, the attempt to catch it is always a total fail.
Law V
Pure terror can override the laws of gravity.
Psychokinetic forces are basically strong enough to launch a body straight up from the pavement.
Some creepy noise or a specific sound will cause a character to hover, usually grabbing onto a chandelier, a tree branch, or some vertical pole. Their feet or car tires don't even have to touch the ground during the whole flight.
Law VI
If you go fast enough, you can technically be in multiple places at once.
You see this constantly during those dust cloud fights where a character's head pops out of the cloud in three different spots simultaneously. It also happens when things are spinning wildly. A wacky character can basically replicate themselves just by moving at insane speeds, bouncing off walls to build up momentum.
Law VII
Certain objects can pass through painted walls that look like tunnels, while others just smash into them.
It’s a weird paradox that’s confused people for generations, but the rule seems to be that if you paint a tunnel on a wall to trick an enemy, you won't be able to follow them into that imaginary space. The painter just ends up splattered against the wall trying to enter the drawing. It's more of an artistic issue than a scientific one, I guess.
Law VIII
The physical state of feline matter is never permanent.
Cartoon cats die way more often than the traditional nine lives should allow. They get shredded, sliced in half, flattened, turned into accordions, or totally disassembled, but they never actually die. After a few seconds of staring blankly in self-pity, they just pop back into shape, stretch out, or snap back together.
Corleone: A cat will always take the shape of whatever container it's shoved into.
Law IX
Everything falls faster than an anvil.
Law X
If a body falls from a huge height and hits a spring, a seesaw, or a U-shaped pipe, it’ll bounce back up at least 5 meters higher than where it started.
Law XI
A fan mounted on a cart facing a sail attached to that same cart will somehow make the cart accelerate in the direction the fan is blowing.
Law XII
Your package arrives within 3 seconds of you hitting "order."
Law XIII
Every single animal has fake teeth.
Law XIV
How strong an animal is has nothing to do with its actual size or weight.
Law XV
Animals can pretty much read, write, and—in some cases—actually talk.
Law I
Any object just floating in mid-air will stay exactly there until it realizes it’s actually floating.
Corleone: Think about Donald Duck walking right off a cliff, totally expecting the ground to still be there because the animation hasn't ended yet. He just walks on thin air until he finally looks down. That's when gravity decides to show up and kick in.
Law II
An object in motion stays in motion until it slams into something solid.
Whether they're being shot out of a cannon or just running away on foot, cartoon characters will keep moving at full tilt until a flagpole or a massive boulder completely stops them dead in their tracks.
Law III
If an object passes through a solid object, it leaves behind a hole shaped exactly like itself.
People call this the "silhouette pass." You see it all the time with characters getting caught in explosions, or those cowards who run so fast through a house wall that they leave a perfect cutout of their body. Usually happens when they're terrified of a bully or some marriage trouble.
Law IV
The time it takes for an object to fall twenty stories is usually longer than the time it takes for the guy who pushed it to run down the stairs and try to catch it before it hits the ground.
That object is always way too valuable, and let's be honest, the attempt to catch it is always a total fail.
Law V
Pure terror can override the laws of gravity.
Psychokinetic forces are basically strong enough to launch a body straight up from the pavement.
Some creepy noise or a specific sound will cause a character to hover, usually grabbing onto a chandelier, a tree branch, or some vertical pole. Their feet or car tires don't even have to touch the ground during the whole flight.
Law VI
If you go fast enough, you can technically be in multiple places at once.
You see this constantly during those dust cloud fights where a character's head pops out of the cloud in three different spots simultaneously. It also happens when things are spinning wildly. A wacky character can basically replicate themselves just by moving at insane speeds, bouncing off walls to build up momentum.
Law VII
Certain objects can pass through painted walls that look like tunnels, while others just smash into them.
It’s a weird paradox that’s confused people for generations, but the rule seems to be that if you paint a tunnel on a wall to trick an enemy, you won't be able to follow them into that imaginary space. The painter just ends up splattered against the wall trying to enter the drawing. It's more of an artistic issue than a scientific one, I guess.
Law VIII
The physical state of feline matter is never permanent.
Cartoon cats die way more often than the traditional nine lives should allow. They get shredded, sliced in half, flattened, turned into accordions, or totally disassembled, but they never actually die. After a few seconds of staring blankly in self-pity, they just pop back into shape, stretch out, or snap back together.
Corleone: A cat will always take the shape of whatever container it's shoved into.
Law IX
Everything falls faster than an anvil.
Law X
If a body falls from a huge height and hits a spring, a seesaw, or a U-shaped pipe, it’ll bounce back up at least 5 meters higher than where it started.
Law XI
A fan mounted on a cart facing a sail attached to that same cart will somehow make the cart accelerate in the direction the fan is blowing.
Law XII
Your package arrives within 3 seconds of you hitting "order."
Law XIII
Every single animal has fake teeth.
Law XIV
How strong an animal is has nothing to do with its actual size or weight.
Law XV
Animals can pretty much read, write, and—in some cases—actually talk.
Movie Stereotypes
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Found a few more clichés on this site:
Kitchens don't have light switches. If you walk in at night, you just gotta crack the fridge door and hope its light does the trick.
It doesn't matter if you're outnumbered ten to one in a fight involving martial arts—your enemies will just wait patiently to take turns attacking you one by one, dancing around in some menacing way, until you finally drop their buddies.
Moms prepare bacon and eggs and pastries for their husbands and kids every single morning, even though they never actually have time to eat them.
Once you put on lipstick, it’s permanent—even if you’re out scuba diving in full gear.
Cops always get assigned partners who are their total polar opposites.
Cars that crash almost always explode into massive flames.
Honest cops usually get shot about three days before they retire.
If you're pretending to be a German officer, you don't even need to know the language—just a German accent is enough.
The Police Chief in the US is almost always a Black man, except down in the Southern states.
The Police Chief will always either suspend his lead detective—or give him 48 hours to get the job done.
The more men and women hate each other, the higher the chance they'll fall in love.
The ventilation system in any building is the perfect hiding spot. Nobody ever thinks to look there, and you can basically travel anywhere in the building without a hitch.
When facing off against a dangerous international terrorist, who's also kind of a psychopath, sarcasm and wit are your best weapons.
When paying a taxi fare, you don't even need to check your wallet—just grab a bill at random and hand it over. It'll always be the exact amount of the ride.
When they're totally alone, all foreigners apparently love speaking English the most.
Tucking your shirt in or being shirtless might make a guy bulletproof.
If Germans are shooting at you, hide in a river—or even a bathtub; apparently German bullets can't penetrate water.
If they're staying in a haunted house, women are supposed to carefully and cautiously investigate every weird noise while wearing next to nothing.
If you're blonde and good-looking, it's totally possible to become a world-class nuclear physicist by age 22.
If an inevitable natural disaster, a deadly plague, aliens, or a killer monster threatens your city, the mayor's first concern will be tourism or his upcoming art gallery opening.
If you need to reload, you'll always have plenty of ammo—even if you didn't bring any to begin with.
If you see a large glass window, someone is definitely getting thrown through it soon.
If someone is chasing you through town, you can just hide in a St. Patrick's Day parade, which seems to happen in almost every American city regardless of the season.
If you decide to start dancing in the street, every random passerby you bump into will somehow know your choreography.
When driving, it's normal to not look at the road at all, but instead stare at the person in the passenger seat or the back seat.
You'll survive any battle in any war unless you mess up and show someone a photo of your sweetheart back home.
During every police investigation, it's absolutely necessary to visit a strip club at least once.
You can always find a parking spot right in front of whatever building you're visiting.
Most laptops are powerful enough to crash the communication systems of any alien invading civilization.
Man, as soon as I read one of these tropes, I immediately think of like ten different movies where it actually happened. 😁
Kitchens don't have light switches. If you walk in at night, you just gotta crack the fridge door and hope its light does the trick.
It doesn't matter if you're outnumbered ten to one in a fight involving martial arts—your enemies will just wait patiently to take turns attacking you one by one, dancing around in some menacing way, until you finally drop their buddies.
Moms prepare bacon and eggs and pastries for their husbands and kids every single morning, even though they never actually have time to eat them.
Once you put on lipstick, it’s permanent—even if you’re out scuba diving in full gear.
Cops always get assigned partners who are their total polar opposites.
Cars that crash almost always explode into massive flames.
Honest cops usually get shot about three days before they retire.
If you're pretending to be a German officer, you don't even need to know the language—just a German accent is enough.
The Police Chief in the US is almost always a Black man, except down in the Southern states.
The Police Chief will always either suspend his lead detective—or give him 48 hours to get the job done.
The more men and women hate each other, the higher the chance they'll fall in love.
The ventilation system in any building is the perfect hiding spot. Nobody ever thinks to look there, and you can basically travel anywhere in the building without a hitch.
When facing off against a dangerous international terrorist, who's also kind of a psychopath, sarcasm and wit are your best weapons.
When paying a taxi fare, you don't even need to check your wallet—just grab a bill at random and hand it over. It'll always be the exact amount of the ride.
When they're totally alone, all foreigners apparently love speaking English the most.
Tucking your shirt in or being shirtless might make a guy bulletproof.
If Germans are shooting at you, hide in a river—or even a bathtub; apparently German bullets can't penetrate water.
If they're staying in a haunted house, women are supposed to carefully and cautiously investigate every weird noise while wearing next to nothing.
If you're blonde and good-looking, it's totally possible to become a world-class nuclear physicist by age 22.
If an inevitable natural disaster, a deadly plague, aliens, or a killer monster threatens your city, the mayor's first concern will be tourism or his upcoming art gallery opening.
If you need to reload, you'll always have plenty of ammo—even if you didn't bring any to begin with.
If you see a large glass window, someone is definitely getting thrown through it soon.
If someone is chasing you through town, you can just hide in a St. Patrick's Day parade, which seems to happen in almost every American city regardless of the season.
If you decide to start dancing in the street, every random passerby you bump into will somehow know your choreography.
When driving, it's normal to not look at the road at all, but instead stare at the person in the passenger seat or the back seat.
You'll survive any battle in any war unless you mess up and show someone a photo of your sweetheart back home.
During every police investigation, it's absolutely necessary to visit a strip club at least once.
You can always find a parking spot right in front of whatever building you're visiting.
Most laptops are powerful enough to crash the communication systems of any alien invading civilization.
Man, as soon as I read one of these tropes, I immediately think of like ten different movies where it actually happened. 😁
Movie Stereotypes
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- You know when you're watching one of those intense thrillers, and suddenly the camera zooms in on an actor's back? That's basically code for "someone is sneaking up behind them."
And don't even get me started on those tired old tropes from our classic war movies. 😁
- Like, whenever the resistance fighters go up against the Germans, as soon as those guys start screaming "CHARGE!" and rushing the line, the Germans just lose their minds. They scramble and run for cover, even if they outnumber the fighters three to one and have way better gear. I guess "CHARGE!" was some kind of magic spell or something...
And don't even get me started on those tired old tropes from our classic war movies. 😁
- Like, whenever the resistance fighters go up against the Germans, as soon as those guys start screaming "CHARGE!" and rushing the line, the Germans just lose their minds. They scramble and run for cover, even if they outnumber the fighters three to one and have way better gear. I guess "CHARGE!" was some kind of magic spell or something...
Movie Stereotypes
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- You ever notice how when people pay for an Uber or a cab at the end of a ride, they never actually look at the fare? They just grab the first twenty-dollar bill they find in their wallet, shove it at the driver, and call it a day. And the driver? Yeah, you can bet they aren't handing back any change.
- Or like when someone jumps into a car and yells, "Hey, follow that sedan!" The driver always gets this weirdly excited look on their face and just guns it, shouting something like, "Don't worry, I won't let him get away!"
- Then there’s the morgue scene. A medical examiner finishes up an autopsy, stares down at the body, and immediately goes, "Man, I am starving. I need to grab some lunch."
- And don't even get me started on movies. If the hero learns some random martial arts move or a little trick early on, just because it was convenient, I guarantee you that's the exact thing they'll use to take down the villain in the final showdown.
- Or like when someone jumps into a car and yells, "Hey, follow that sedan!" The driver always gets this weirdly excited look on their face and just guns it, shouting something like, "Don't worry, I won't let him get away!"
- Then there’s the morgue scene. A medical examiner finishes up an autopsy, stares down at the body, and immediately goes, "Man, I am starving. I need to grab some lunch."
- And don't even get me started on movies. If the hero learns some random martial arts move or a little trick early on, just because it was convenient, I guarantee you that's the exact thing they'll use to take down the villain in the final showdown.
Movie Stereotypes
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The Police Chief is always going way overboard, constantly tearing into his own officers and calling them total incompetents. It’s honestly ridiculous.
It’s always the same story, isn't it? The main guy uncovers some massive conspiracy against the President or whoever else is running the show, and what happens? Nobody believes him. Not a single soul. Everyone just laughs in his face like he’s some kind of lunatic. It's a total joke.
You know, there was this one specific stereotype that kept popping up in The X-Files, episode after episode, and honestly? It’s exactly why I eventually got sick of the show.
Agent Mulder would spot some freakish paranormal power or realize someone isn't even from this planet, and then you’ve got Scully standing there insisting he's dead wrong, claiming it's totally impossible for aliens to be walking around our world. Hmmm... I mean, if they've already run into at least 30 different alien beings since the series started, what exactly is the director thinking? Does Scully really need to repeat like a parrot every single time they encounter a new extraterrestrial that "aliens don't exist"? Even an animal would figure out they're real after seeing thirty of them, but Agent Scully just can't wrap her head around it. She just starts singing the same old song every time: "It's impossible for it to be an alien because they aren't real." Like, seriously, who exactly did you catch in the last episode then?
It’s always the same story, isn't it? The main guy uncovers some massive conspiracy against the President or whoever else is running the show, and what happens? Nobody believes him. Not a single soul. Everyone just laughs in his face like he’s some kind of lunatic. It's a total joke.
You know, there was this one specific stereotype that kept popping up in The X-Files, episode after episode, and honestly? It’s exactly why I eventually got sick of the show.
Agent Mulder would spot some freakish paranormal power or realize someone isn't even from this planet, and then you’ve got Scully standing there insisting he's dead wrong, claiming it's totally impossible for aliens to be walking around our world. Hmmm... I mean, if they've already run into at least 30 different alien beings since the series started, what exactly is the director thinking? Does Scully really need to repeat like a parrot every single time they encounter a new extraterrestrial that "aliens don't exist"? Even an animal would figure out they're real after seeing thirty of them, but Agent Scully just can't wrap her head around it. She just starts singing the same old song every time: "It's impossible for it to be an alien because they aren't real." Like, seriously, who exactly did you catch in the last episode then?
Movie Stereotypes
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neonsailor12 said:Look, I mean, all Germans are just stiff, blue-blooded, and uptight. Every Frenchman is some romantic, amazing lover. Britons are basically hooligans, and American employers? Well, you know. All Black people have rhythm and can dance. And the butler is always the killer.
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And Asians in movies? They're always playing doctors, scientists, experts, chefs, crazies, or criminals. There's just no such thing as a normal role for them.
Movie Stereotypes
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Someone posted this exact thread on a different forum once, so I just grabbed the most common tropes they listed:
* A cough is always a sign of some terminal illness.
* A detective can only actually solve the case if they’ve been suspended from the force.
* A guy won't show any signs of pain while taking brutal hits, but he'll start shaking the second a woman tries to patch him up.
* One single match is enough to light up a room of any size.
* Even though we can hit targets far beyond our sight today, people in the 23rd century will somehow lose that tech.
* Every single phone number in the USA starts with a 5.
* You can pick any lock in a second using a credit card or a paperclip—unless, of course, the door leads to a building engulfed in flames with a kid trapped inside.
* It’s totally unnecessary to say "hello" or "goodbye" when you start or end a phone call.
* You can see the Eiffel Tower from literally any window in Paris.
* One guy shooting at twenty people has a better chance of killing them than twenty people shooting at one guy.
* TV news always seems to have a story that hits you personally at that exact moment. And obviously, we can't forget that the second you turn on the TV, THAT specific channel with the news will be on the screen—God forbid you flip through a couple of channels trying to find it.
* *Whenever there's a crime scene with blood up to the knees, there's always some cop standing there eating something... usually a donut.
* In the last fifteen minutes of a movie, a helicopter almost always shows up to save the good guys.
* The most common phrase used in USA movies is: "Take it easy."
* That movie trope where it's perfectly safe to "run through" a glass wall? I tested that myself by shoving my right hand through one, and I ended up in reconstructive surgery with the phenomenal Dr. Aginčić.
* When the leading man is having sex, the partner is guaranteed to experience some triple-digit cosmic orgasm never before seen by mankind...
* After a husband dies suddenly, there’s always sex. A depressed widow... a shoulder to cry on... then she wakes up the next morning thinking, "Well, gotta keep moving."
* Leading characters HAVE to sleep together at the end even if they couldn't stand each other at the start.
* The lead actress always goes to bed with full makeup and perfect hair, and then she wakes up looking exactly the same. And when she does wake up (assuming it's a movie rated for all ages), she wraps herself in the same blanket she was sleeping under and just wanders around the house, even if she's totally alone in the apartment or whatever.
* In movies, they always toss their guns aside once the magazine is empty. 😁 MAN, GUNS ARE EXPENSIVE!
* Every flipped car or truck explodes. Does everyone in the world run on gasoline?
* In cartoons, the main characters (animals) are never dressed. But when they hop out of the shower, they're always wearing bathrobes or towels around their hips.
* Seven-year-olds can crack the toughest computer codes from the CIA and FBI in just three attempts!
* Computer experts can talk and type 2,000 words per second simultaneously while using their favorite line:
"How long will it take you to crack the code?" - "About two hours, Sergeant."
* A cough is always a sign of some terminal illness.
* A detective can only actually solve the case if they’ve been suspended from the force.
* A guy won't show any signs of pain while taking brutal hits, but he'll start shaking the second a woman tries to patch him up.
* One single match is enough to light up a room of any size.
* Even though we can hit targets far beyond our sight today, people in the 23rd century will somehow lose that tech.
* Every single phone number in the USA starts with a 5.
* You can pick any lock in a second using a credit card or a paperclip—unless, of course, the door leads to a building engulfed in flames with a kid trapped inside.
* It’s totally unnecessary to say "hello" or "goodbye" when you start or end a phone call.
* You can see the Eiffel Tower from literally any window in Paris.
* One guy shooting at twenty people has a better chance of killing them than twenty people shooting at one guy.
* TV news always seems to have a story that hits you personally at that exact moment. And obviously, we can't forget that the second you turn on the TV, THAT specific channel with the news will be on the screen—God forbid you flip through a couple of channels trying to find it.
* *Whenever there's a crime scene with blood up to the knees, there's always some cop standing there eating something... usually a donut.
* In the last fifteen minutes of a movie, a helicopter almost always shows up to save the good guys.
* The most common phrase used in USA movies is: "Take it easy."
* That movie trope where it's perfectly safe to "run through" a glass wall? I tested that myself by shoving my right hand through one, and I ended up in reconstructive surgery with the phenomenal Dr. Aginčić.
* When the leading man is having sex, the partner is guaranteed to experience some triple-digit cosmic orgasm never before seen by mankind...
* After a husband dies suddenly, there’s always sex. A depressed widow... a shoulder to cry on... then she wakes up the next morning thinking, "Well, gotta keep moving."
* Leading characters HAVE to sleep together at the end even if they couldn't stand each other at the start.
* The lead actress always goes to bed with full makeup and perfect hair, and then she wakes up looking exactly the same. And when she does wake up (assuming it's a movie rated for all ages), she wraps herself in the same blanket she was sleeping under and just wanders around the house, even if she's totally alone in the apartment or whatever.
* In movies, they always toss their guns aside once the magazine is empty. 😁 MAN, GUNS ARE EXPENSIVE!
* Every flipped car or truck explodes. Does everyone in the world run on gasoline?
* In cartoons, the main characters (animals) are never dressed. But when they hop out of the shower, they're always wearing bathrobes or towels around their hips.
* Seven-year-olds can crack the toughest computer codes from the CIA and FBI in just three attempts!
* Computer experts can talk and type 2,000 words per second simultaneously while using their favorite line:
"How long will it take you to crack the code?" - "About two hours, Sergeant."
Being John Malkovich
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Tutuolaf said:... I honestly almost turned it off like a few different times while it was playing ...
Yeah, tell me about it. Same thing happened to me.
It starts out so strong, and then suddenly.... 😕
It’s basically like if I made a movie that kicks off as this epic, gritty Western, but halfway through, it just pivots into some boring documentary about the dating struggles of lonely middle-aged women.
And that whole thing with the cross-cutting? Yeah, real "original" idea there. 😁
Steven Spielberg & his movies
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Kimberly Thomas2 said:I mean, The Fifth Element is basically untouchable. The costumes, the cinematography, that soundtrack... and obviously, Leeloo is a beautiful Leeloo. 🙂
Speaking of how gorgeous Leeloo is, someone actually asked Milla Jovovich about her last name once:
"You've worked with massive directors like Attenborough, Steven Spielberg, and Wim Wenders. Why didn't you pick something a bit more... Hollywood?"
"I've wanted to change it for ages, honestly, but my dad wouldn't let me. He's from Mexico and he's incredibly proud of his roots."
The life and work of Mel Gibson
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Mel Gibson is easily the most well-rounded actor out there compared to any of today's big names. I mean, just look at his range. There’s pretty much no genre he hasn't absolutely crushed.
I honestly don't get why steelstag4 is giving him grief just because "the guy was twitching and shaking too much in the movie." Like, seriously? How much am I supposed to shake if my own son just died because of a mistake I made? (At least, that's what the character thinks in that moment). If you actually lost a child because of your own fault, would you really just sit there acting all calm and dignified without shedding a single tear?! I doubt it. Is there anything worse than losing a kid? Maybe. But losing a son because it was your own damn fault? That's the absolute worst. Just try to put yourself in those shoes for a second. I might have even ended it all if I were in his position. (I don't mean Mel Gibson himself, obviously, but the character he was playing). So, you really don't have any right to judge Gibson for "overacting" the shaking. If anything, he nailed it. You'll probably get that when you're a little older...
As for me, my take on Mel Gibson is simple: regardless of the genre, if I see his name on a movie, I'm watching it. Period. Because I know it's going to be a great film!!!
I honestly don't get why steelstag4 is giving him grief just because "the guy was twitching and shaking too much in the movie." Like, seriously? How much am I supposed to shake if my own son just died because of a mistake I made? (At least, that's what the character thinks in that moment). If you actually lost a child because of your own fault, would you really just sit there acting all calm and dignified without shedding a single tear?! I doubt it. Is there anything worse than losing a kid? Maybe. But losing a son because it was your own damn fault? That's the absolute worst. Just try to put yourself in those shoes for a second. I might have even ended it all if I were in his position. (I don't mean Mel Gibson himself, obviously, but the character he was playing). So, you really don't have any right to judge Gibson for "overacting" the shaking. If anything, he nailed it. You'll probably get that when you're a little older...
As for me, my take on Mel Gibson is simple: regardless of the genre, if I see his name on a movie, I'm watching it. Period. Because I know it's going to be a great film!!!