Yeah, the Mayans were all puppies and kittens.
I'm looking forward to this. It is being called Gibson's best film ever. For pure screen spectacle and sheer beauty, I don't anything will beat it this year.
If I listened to the news the Poodle would be president. I think I'll form my own opinion.
Mad Max with Mayans? Can't go wrong with that!!!
I won't see it, but probably my guys (hubby and son) will.
The thing about Gibson is that he picks subjects for his movies and then decides to portray them realistically.
Read about the Mayans...there's probably no more torture, blood, gore than is historically accurate.
Same with Passion of the Christ, the Bible says Jesus wasn't recognizable as a man after his beatings. The scourging was probably historically accurate.
Braveheart wasn't what you'd call "tame" either.
His desire, I guess, is realism, and his subjects are historical. That's better, in my book, than the garbage coming out of Hollywood like Kill Bill, etc.
I saw the Passion, but don't feel compelled to know more about the Mayans than I already know, so since I "can't stand the gore, I'll stay out of the theater."
So whats the beef? Is there a law that requires me to have to see the movie.
Mel Gibson and HollyWood may make all the movies they like, doesn't mean I am required to see it.
You say it's too bloody for the children, who's their parents, what is required by a parent?
I don't want anything to do with it.
Entertainment based on murder simply doesn't move or compel me to view it. I don't watch these films and hope I never have a desire to.
For others, if that's entertaining to them, fine. Enjoy it. For those who wish to consider it, it might be good to ask "Why?"
Hundreds of human sacrifices were performed daily - the temple steps flowed with a river of blood and with hearts ripped out while the 'victim' was still alive.
So what did Roger Friedman expect in a realistic retelling -- 'Bambi Goes To The Yucatan'?
Have you seen the movie?
Gibson is basically right. The Mayans were incredibly violent. Put "Bonampak + Mayans" in your Google or Yahoo search and read what you find. The Mayans delighted in torture to almost the extreme. And yes, the city states were involved in civil wars. Tikal, the greatest city state of them all, has no stelae honoring leaders with the dates from 562 a.d. to around 692 a.d. and a stelae in Belice commemorates a victory over Tikal in 562 a.d. so the answer is somewhat obvious as to what happened. Pretty interesting stuff.
I'm not expecting much from Apocalypto, but that was terrible preview
Mel seems to be a poster boy for the fact that getting to the top and having money does not guarantee happiness. He was probably better off when he had to struggle some. Now he seems to indulge his dark side. He needs to get right with God, come to terms with his age, and use his talent to benefit mankind. He might find some joy in his own future.
You cannot take anything Friedman writes or says seriously. He is a modern day Louella, complete with shameless ass kissing and character assassination where desired. He probably owns a collection of flashy dresses and hats also.
That being said, the subject matter doesn't interest me, and realistic violence on screen has no benefit. More drama was created when the violence was merely suggested.
I don't feel like seeing this bloodbath. I'll go and see "The Nativity Story."
Click on the link and there's a picture, not of a scene from the movie, but of Mel Gibson.
---What it is, Gibson says, is the story of a civilization in transition, as the Mayans 500 years ago fought among themselves until visitors from Europe arrived by ship and spelled their doom. ---
This is complete misinformation. Mayan civilization was gone long before Europeans happened along.