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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First of all, I love the movie and had searched for it for a while because it is out of print. I was thrilled when I discovered I was buying a new copy. It was in perfect condition still in the cellophane. Nothing bad to report. Excellent product in perfect condition.
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Apocalypto has beautiful cinematography, an edge of your seat story, and a lot going for it. If you are expecting a historically accurate portrayal of The Mayans then this isn't for you. To keep.things brief and knowing that very few movies are historically accurate especially coming from.Hollywood, all that aside and the outrage this movie caused in the State of Yucatan, it is a great movie. I'd highly recommend it as a buy because it is out of print and will not be found on any streaming services.
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This movie is what I call "a typical Mel Gibson", i.e. over the top with graphic death and violence. I had seen Apocalypto before years back, but wanted to see it again. If you like stories (somewhat based upon documented evidence) of pre-European contact America, then this movie is for you. Many scenes are very intense with graphic violence. In all, it is a redeeming movie, for the central character overcomes great odds and becomes his own hero. If you could stomach The Passions of the Christ by Gibson, you can handle this one. The great twist comes at the very end when both the protagonist and the antagonists suddenly find that they each have a new enemy (or problem) far greater than dealing with each other. By the way, this movie is spoken entirely in Native American language - all subtitles.Read full review
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I purchased this movie on Ebay, but it was an ILLEGAL COPY which does not play so I had to RENT it to WATCH it. Its really an amazing film. I was drawn to it because of the historical content and also because it is a Mel Gibson project. I appreciate how the partial nudity was handled - VERY tasteful and you really don't notice it. The people are beautiful and there is so much color and nature that it all fits and I felt very confortable, not assulated like so many movies that bombard you with nudity just for the sake of making it dirty. You really do enter into another world for the duration of the movie. You care about the charactors. They are so intelligent and know every inch of their land. Gibson made the charactors so real and so deep. I was horrified by the evil man is capable of, the greed and sick desire for power at any cost. I gained so much respect for the the simple village of people who's dignity was part of their moral fabric. These people would die for a friend or family memeber and see their responsibility through no matter what. We could learn a lot by the values of the village portrayed in this movie about humanity, decency, respect and honor. We can also see how easy it is to literally be posessed by evil when a people seek wealth and power - they forget about anything of real importance and revert to caveman-ish cruelty and child-like selfishness. The movie is very graphic and violent at times, but also very warm and touching. Your adreneline is going pretty much the entire time with few breaks! Very intense and intensely beautiful lush land and cinematography. WATCH OUT FOR BOOTLEG/ ILLEGAL COPIES!!! Ebay has done NOTHING to help me get my money back and I can not contact the seller as their account was suspended. I was better off RENTING than buying - should have gone to AMAZON!!!Read full review
This movie is so hard to find and I am so happy to be able to purchase it brand new here!! Great movie and fantastic deal!!
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