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!
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.