I'll probably see it, too.
I hope it does well,
if only to pi$$ off the rest of Hollywood.
And even though I was disappointed in him in his drunken rant,
rules are rules...
He proved he wasn't perfect, but he sure looked the part.
Posted on 12/08/2006 9:26:29 AM PST by TaraP
Already planning to go twice again next week.
Wow - what did you like about it? Can you give us your thoughts?
I just saw it today - stunning. It is the movie of the year. It is non-politically correct because it destroys the leftist myth of the "Noble Savage" who is destroyed by the evil white Spanish Catholics - the truth is that the Mayans were just savages and the Spanish saved them from themselves and their evil witch doctors. The movie "Conquest of Paradise" shows the leftist view of western civilization destroying the Indian New World - Mel's movie shows the Spanish coming with a cross to destroy the hellish world that the Indians created for themselves and to bring them a better future. Excellent.
Very interesting. Thank you!
A friend of mine advised me to avoid all reviews before seeing it, and I'm glad I followed his advice. But if you're here, it's probably too late for that for you. LOL! I won't give any plot spoilers, but I was amazed by the story itself. Even apart from the big-picture "meaning" of the film, Gibson is just a good storyteller about these characters. And the cast of unknown actors were fantastic. There is complete conviction and believability in every character. Dean Semler did the cinematography -- he did the filming of all three "Mad Max" movies, and was the perfect choice for this film. Having the dialogue completely in Mayan was genius. Kudos to everyone involved with the costuming and special effects.
I saw the movie last night.
I believe that Mel was trying to show the audience that the native culture was terrible, bloody, savage, etc.
That the "invasion" of the Spanish Catholics was an improvement.
The audience applauded after this terribly bloody movie. That's California, I guess.
We had the same observations about the movie...
I kept wondering why it was so bloody; it was worse than "Saving Private Ryan." At the end I understood, and agree with you.
Fantastic film on so many levels. Too bad the reviewer is caught up in ugly ignorance.
This film is a masterpiece!
Don't worry. Pres. Reagan came from Hollywood's Golden Age. this Italian psychopath came during Commieweird's septic age. The movie was about 2-3 years ago.
HE would be very disappointed at the quality of movies today. The graves of actors, actresses, and directors of the Golden age have been turned into electrical generators, if you catch my drift.
I saw a deep Christian message throughout the movie, which this reviewer apparently missed. I can understand how the bloody violence in the story would distract away from the underlying Christian theme, though.
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