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December 03, 2006
Mel Gibson's Apocalypto...
Ever since I first heard about Apocalypto a little over a year ago I have been waiting to see it.
Variety magazine says:
Mel Gibson is always good for a surprise, and his latest is that "Apocalypto" is a remarkable film. Set in the waning days of the Mayan civilization, the picture provides a trip to a place one's never been before, offering hitherto unseen sights of exceptional vividness and power.....Cast largely with indigenous nonpros speaking the prevailing surviving dialect of the Mesoamericans, "Apocalypto" is exotic, wild, ferocious, teeming with startling incident and brutal violence.
In 2001 I spent three months living in Antigua, Guatemala with a host family studying Spanish. One of the more remarkable times that I had in Central America was traveling through the various Central American countries by bus and visiting many of the ancient Mayan ruins. I spent some time in Northern Guatemala at Tikal which was one of the most remarkable places I have seen and on another occasion my friends and I traveled over to Western Honduras spending some time in the Mayan ruins of Copan. I was blown away walking around the massive structures that have lasted for thousands of years and that were built in such an advanced way with little or no "modern" tools. It was very humbling to be there, realizing that in many ways we have not come very far as a civilization. Humbling because we think we are often much more advanced than those who have come before us...and often I find that not to be true at all. My time in the Mayan culture was a reminder of that.
I am excited this movie is being made and I am looking forward to it.
Posted by rhett at December 3, 2006 03:04 PM
Comments
Hollywood needs some more ethnic diversity. It's good to see a film with a non-white starring cast. The story looks really compelling and original. I hope it does well in the box office.
Posted by: SolShine7 ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.rhettsmith.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at December 6, 2006 08:09 AM
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