Not making a complete piece of shit and being in the top 5 directors are not the same thing.


The problem with your sentiment is that you're disregarding decades and decades of film makers that you don't know about, or don't care to learn about. I think any top lists pertaining to Artists is extrememly stupid in and of themselves but since you people opened a can of worms, I'll gladly weigh in. Mel Gibson isn't even a top 5 director, IN THE CURRENT DECADE 1997 - 2007, let alone all time.

They've been mentioned before but in terms of Box office receipts, and critical acclaim, Spielberg kills everyone. James Cameron shits on Mel,
Peter Jackson shits on Mel, Martin Scorcese shits on everyone but Spielberg, And Clint Eastwood is a BEAST...

That's just in the last 10 years, we haven't talked about Kubrick, Demille, Ford, Eisenstien, Hitchcock, Fellini, Lee, Parks ect....

There is no TOP 5 anything in Art, but if there were for Film Directors Mel Gibson certainly is not included. Not even top 20.

He may be in YOUR top5 but most film critics, scholars, actors, and directors themselves would scoff at your assertion, if the even entertained the thought to begin with.