Review of Apocalypto (2006) by Jason J — 28 Apr 2011
Basically Apocalypto is the story of a young man, trying to stay alive and save his family. You get inside the Mayan culture of the time, the war between them, the sacred rituals, the offerings, their gods, their leaders, language, weapons, jungle, cities, works, life and all; in an explicit, amazing way that will leave you breathless; and a the same time you get deeply involved in a story of courage, heroism, blood, war techniques, suffering, love and family that will pull you closest inside the facts (you really experiment a travel trough time!).
This movie doesn't use any big, flashing words for us to understand easily - its all in the action, in the eyes of the characters. Mel Gibson excelled himself at directing this movie - he created an exciting, mind-boggling and realistic movie with a fanatic attention to detail unmatched by anything you have ever seen.
Apocalypto is an education for everyone unaware of Mayan history and is well worth watching. Brilliant!
This review of Apocalypto (2006) was written by Jason J on 28 Apr 2011.
Apocalypto has generally received very positive reviews.
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