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I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. I was engrossed. I laughed, I gaped in horror in certain scenes, etc. But I watched it with a friend of mine who was thoroughly disappointed. We argued about it after, and I felt my friend made some interesting points. 1) Is Mel Gibson trying to say that it's GOOD that white people came and took over this land? Because it certainly seems that the white settlers saved the day in the end. Maybe these Indians deserved to die? (That seems to be the "moral" of the movie, according to my friend) 2) In Braveheart, the lead character's love interest has her throat sliced open, which spurs him into action. In Apocalypto, the lead character's father has his throat sliced open, which... well, you get the point. 3) If you watch Braveheart, The Patriot, Passion of the Christ, and Apocalypto in the same sitting, it's almost like you're watching the same movie. The plots are very similar. Obviously, they're different settings and such, but they're all about a lead character getting tortured, brutalized, and having his loved ones killed in front of him; and then he gets his bloody revenge. Hell, obviously Passion doesn't entirely fit that - but it IS in subtitles!!! :O) Also, that pretty much describes the plot in Lethal Weapon and Mad Max also. I think Mel needs therapy. :O) Lol. STILL, that said, I friggin LOVED the movie. It was exciting, funny, sad - and not in a preachy way either. The plot may be very similar to his others, and the ending is defintely questionable from a moral perspective - but the action scenes were top notch. The design was incredible. The acting, great. And hell, Braveheart is one of the greatest movies ever made. Who cares if this is similar! :O) =DanRead full review
A welcome change of pace for us who feel Hollywood keeps making the same picture over and over again. The first part of this film is the most unconventional but also hard to endure as only bad things seem to happen to the characters but once Act II arrives and the chase begins, grab on !. I can't remmember the last time a film had my stomach in knotts like this one. Some people here in Mexico have complained about the film's historical accuracy since by the time the Spanish arrived in America, the Mayan civilization had already been taken over by other groups. In any case, Hollywood films are not the best way to learn about history. When Braveheart came out over 10 years ago I remmember a friend telling me: "who would have thought Mel Gibson was a real director", 2 films later he keeps surprising me with his directing skills. It's too bad the public has let themselves be convinced by the media that he's the most evil person to ever come out of Hollywood which is absurd. I guess they feel the more they discredit him the more they discredit "The Passion of the Christ".Read full review
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN. IT REVEALS THE TRUE NATURE OF UNCIVILIZED MAN AND THAT INCLUDES ALL OF US HUMANS. IT HAS A NUMBER OF POWERFUL THEMES THAT ARE AT PLAY SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE MOVIE IS TOTALLY CAPTIVATING WITH A SUPER GREAT ENDING.
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Excellent story line and development of main characters are great virtues of this movie. It was not until the second viewing that I caught some of the more brilliant aspects foretelling development of the plot. The detail and effort placed on wardrobe and makeup were immensely successful and depicted a time and place right out of history. Convincing and realistic was the weaponry and its use. Gibson decided to use actual props instead of special effects in the creation of the Mayan City, which is where I feel he fell short. Perhaps it created the mood he wanted in the film but it did not even come close to the glory and grandeur of a major metropolitan Mayan site. The sound tract to me was very limited and bleak. Not much musicality and definitely no Mayan influence in its creation. There was a flute sequence as well as a chanter short piece reminiscent of 'Braveheart.' A few guttural and moaning sounds and a limited number of mediocre drum phrases. It is a good thing the movie carried the sound tract as it added very little to the finished work. The film could have been shortened a little by deleting more parts from the trek into the city and from the chase scenes that followed. This was a bold move on the part of the director to bring to the screen a presentation of a never before seen epic story with great attention to character authenticity..Read full review
I love this movie and am so glad I could find it here on eBay. I couldn’t find it anywhere else. The movie was pretty good quality for the price. It gets a bit choppy here and there but I’m overall satisfied.
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