Apocalypto

[Armand Z Trip]

I thought it was an extremely exuberant B movie.

 

[Spider-Bite]

it's obvious that Mel Gibson took artistic license when he showed the Mayan's commiting ritual sacrifice. as Bauer pointed out...the way they sacrificed people in the movie was more like the Aztecs than the Mayans. most of the Mayan sacrifices were voluntary. it was even looked upon as an honor in many cases.

Mel Gibson's portrayal of the Mayans in his film work in context of the movie, but is historically inaccurate.

Personally I highly doubt this movie will have any influence on what anybody thinks of anybody. It's a movie that takes place hundreds of years ago. People were entertained. It's not like people walked out of the theatre with new found prejudice.

 

[DorkyFresh]

Personally I highly doubt this movie will have any influence on what anybody thinks of anybody. It's a movie that takes place hundreds of years ago. People were entertained. It's not like people walked out of the theatre with new found prejudice.

there are already people who think the Mayans really held sacrificial ceremonies like that. it's not a big issue right now...you're right, it took place eons ago but it still sux that people are getting the impression that Mayans sacrificed against people's will most of the time.

 

[Spider-Bite]

there are already people who think the Mayans really held sacrificial ceremonies like that. it's not a big issue right now...you're right, it took place eons ago but it still sux that people are getting the impression that Mayans sacrificed against people's will most of the time.

Yeah but does anybody even know who the heck the Mayans are? How many Mayans do you know? And if me or you do happen to meet a Mayan or a descendant of the Mayans, it's not like were going to assume they sacrifice people today.

Besides I'm sure the Mayans probably did a lot of horrible things. All of our ancestor's did, and who's to say for sure they were volunteers anyways? History is skewed. And in the movie I got the impression that everybody below thought they were volunteers. Remember the guy thanking the guy right before he killed him. In this world, in the movie, it's quite possible that the story Mel was telling us, was that they were sacrificing people against their will, while everybody below was tricked into believing they were volunteers.