Posted on 12/08/2006 4:56:23 AM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
Indeed. When the Brits took over New Amsterdam from the Dutch, they wanted to get rid of the pesky (but peaceful) Canarsie Indians that lived within Brooklyn, Queens and the rest of Long Island. They brought down the Mohawk from the upper Hudson Valley and they wiped the Canarsies out.
It is a mesmerizing film even if one has no interest in the Mayas.
That quote is worth repeating: "A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within."
Mayan civilization: Coming soon to an Aztlan near you.
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 darn 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.
Then, as for the big-picture "meaning" of the film, Gibson structured it as a marvelous Rorscharch test. It depicts man's inhumanity to man in such a spectacular way, that the viewer is invited to see parallels with the world today. Yet he also offers the hope for transformation and change through transcendent love.
I have been to the Yucatan several times. Human sacrifice was a later Mayan practice and they are not proud of it.
sounds like another snuff film.
There are panthers in Mexico?
Tarantino movies are like comic books - you cannot take them seriously.
Have you seen the Sopranos lately? It has become BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORING.
There are panthers in Mexico?
WHY, WHY , welcome back to FR , you idjit! Up to your old tricks eh?Couldn’t stay away huh?
Incoming.
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