Mel Gibson’s latest movie - “Apocalypto” - is all set to introduce a hitherto unseen world to the cinema audiences. It is an epic on the decline of the Ancient Mayan Civilization.
Spending months in the rainforests of Mexico, a spectacular set of this great culture has been created with the signature Mayan pyramids and temples.
Reviews of this movie have been very good. Rolling Stone magazine described Apocalypto as “breathtaking to watch”.
Considering the Mayan tradition of human sacrifices shown in the movie, blood and gore is very much a part of it.
The story is actually about Jaguar Paw, whose village of traditional hunters is brutally invaded by the Mayans and he is captured by them to be sacrificed to appease the gods. Strengthened by everything he cherished, he then makes a run, and his greatest enemy is not any Mayan but his own fear.
As in Gibson’s last film “The Passion of Christ” characters are speaking an unknown language, this time Yucatec.
Jaguar Paw is being played by debutant Rudy Youndblood.
Definitely a movie to look forward to, not for the blood shy.

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Source: BBC News