Review of Apocalypto (2006) by Ashur D — 09 Sep 2016
Fittingly gruesome and chilling story telling of the irony between the ever more brutal nature of the "civilized," in contrast to the purity and tranquility of more simple societies. This movie really builds the suspense for this conclusion, putting you in the footsteps of the native on the treacherous path toward your forced sacrifice.
It is amazing how applicable this story is, even to our own country and as email leaks and hacks expose the nearly unbelievable brutality that has been caused around the world in our name, while we gather around observing and cheering on.
Once again Mel Gibson does an amazing job here, and like The Passion, this movie utilizes the gore for a good purpose and to make that "aha" moment especially shaking.
This review of Apocalypto (2006) was written by Ashur D on 09 Sep 2016.
Apocalypto has generally received very positive reviews.
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