I have a think with punk rock music. If I were to write a rock opera about the life of Christ, I'd probably set it to punk rock music. It's just the medium I'm comfortable with.
The same people who are accusing Gibson of being obsessed with violence are the ones who profess righteous indignation whenever some right-wing group decrys the presence of sex in film -- as the should. But why the hypocrisy?
And after seeing the disembowling scene in Braveheart I personally wondered what all the fuss was about. I mean, it has nothing on the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.