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To: Dr. Scarpetta
What did you especially like about Apocalypto?

The actors. They were amazing. In particular the "hero" and main "villain" were just incredible. One of the most memorable villains in film history. The actors do so much with their eyes and expressions. And they are all complete unknowns--I can't even imagine how his casting director found them.

51 posted on 12/08/2006 7:19:48 AM PST by montag813
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To: montag813
The actors. They were amazing. In particular the "hero" and main "villain" were just incredible. One of the most memorable villains in film history. The actors do so much with their eyes and expressions. And they are all complete unknowns--I can't even imagine how his casting director found them.

Easy. It doesn't take $40 million per film to find a good actor. I believe it's all about the director and his ability to find *genuine* people to fill the roles as his vision sees them. Mel Gibson has had some of the most incredibile unknowns in his films.
84 posted on 12/08/2006 8:06:47 PM PST by Antoninus ("Dealing with the pampered and effeminate Americans will be easy." --Osama bin Laden)
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To: montag813
And they are all complete unknowns--

Most of the "known" actors can't act. The ones that can act usually become character actors - not stars.

86 posted on 12/08/2006 8:10:30 PM PST by CharacterCounts (-)
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To: montag813
The actors. They were amazing. In particular the "hero" and main "villain" were just incredible.

When I first watched the movie I was confused who the hero was. Gibson could have done a better job developing the support for the hero.

103 posted on 12/09/2006 9:17:34 PM PST by cpprfld (Who said accountants are boring?)
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