Regardless of what kind of stupid comments Mel may have made, I have heard from two trusted sources that it is a very very good movie. Conservative radio personalities and film critic Michael Medved said it was one of the years best and it captivated him from the opening scene. He said he was so captivated he almost forgot he was there to take critic notes on the film. And Seattle area conservative radio host John Carlson said it easily makes it in his list of top 10 best movies he has ever seen. He liked it better than the Passion, and he was a major Passion fan.
Both of these people said the film actually puts the arrival of the Spaniards and their religion at the end of the film in a favorable light, bringing civil order and Christianity to a once brutal and godless society. Yes the Spaniards brought disease and a heavy handed approach to conquer the new World, but that’s the subject for other movies.
I’m seeing it this weekend.