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"Apocalypto" - the movie, WOWOWOOW (pg. 4)
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| afterhrsgurl |
| quote: | Originally posted by jon jon
lol sorry about that little tirade, not sure where that came from. |
haha lol it's all good |
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| jon jon |
taken from Wikipedia:
Themes
Maya civilization in the Central Area reached its full glory in the early eighth century, but it must have contained the seeds of its own destruction, for in the century and a half that followed all its magnificent cities had fallen into decline and ultimately suffered abandonment. This was surely one of the most profound social and demographic catastrophes of all human history.[12]
—Michael Coe, The Maya
As Coe puts it, the precursors to the fall of the Maya civilization, the "seeds of its own destruction," are similar to those found in other past civilizations. Yet Mel Gibson takes this comparison a step forward and claims these same "forces" are "occurring in our society now." Apocalypto is partially intended as a political allegory about civilizations in decline.[13] The movie is an attempt to illustrate the parallels between a great fallen empire of the past and the great empires of today. Gibson states, "People think that modern man is so enlightened, but we're susceptible to the same forces – and we are also capable of the same heroism and transcendence."[14][3]
The filmmakers researched exactly what was the cause behind the Mayan collapse. The problems "faced by the Maya are extraordinarily similar to those faced today by our own civilization" co-writer Safinia stated during production, "especially when it comes to widespread environmental degradation, excessive consumption and political corruption."[3] The peek through time at this culture of the past serves as a looking glass onto our own lives today. The film serves as a cultural critique – in Dr. Hansen's words, a "social statement" – sending the message that it is never a mistake to question our own assumptions about morality.[15]
The corrosive forces of corruption are illustrated in specific scenes throughout the movie. Excessive consumption can be seen in the extravagant lifestyle of the upper-class Maya, their vast wealth contrasted with the sickly, the extremely poor, and the enslaved. Environmental degradation is portrayed both in the exploitation of natural resources such as the over-mining and farming of the land, but also through the treatment of people, families and entire tribes as resources to be harvested and sold to slavery. Political corruption is seen in the leaders' manipulation, the human sacrifice on a large scale, and the mass slave trade. These themes are prevalent throughout the movie and often overlap and blend together, creating an overall sense of sadness, devastation and destruction.
The Ancient Greek verb αποκαλύπτω (apokalýptō) means "I uncover," "disclose," or "reveal." Gibson commented about the movie's title: "[It] just expresses so well what I want to convey. I think it's just a universal word. In order for something to begin, something has to end. All of those elements are involved. But it's not a big doomsday picture or anything like that."[16] |
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| geroin |
because of this thread i dled the movie and watched it, i found it to be great but not amazing, some parts were too disturbing. it somewhat reminded me of braveheart, gladiator and similar movies put together, great costumes and acting though
definitely worth a watch 8.5/10 |
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| Vivid Boy |
| quote: | Originally posted by jon jon
I realize this movie is barely a "video new release" and I'm sure it's been talked about somewhere on the board (I did a search, to no avail) but I can't stress how badly this movie deserves a "heads-up".
I can safely call it the most epic movie I've ever seen (yes I've seen "Ben Hur", yes I've seen "The Ten Commandments"). The intensity level is through the roof, holy wow. (think the last 20 mins of "Requiem for a Dream" mixed in with "Braveheart")
The cinematography, costume design but more importantly storyline are ing incredible. (10/10/10) Props to Mel Gibson for executing this movie the way he did, from now on I will always pay attention to the work he's doing.
Remember the first time you saw "the Matrix" in the theatre, and you just sat there shaking your head going "what the is happening to me". This movie is like that, but with more blood. lol
 *WARNING* Smoke weed/watch at your own discretion, the intensity level is unparalleled to anything else I’ve ever seen.
***SPOILERS*** AFTER THIS POST |
to me this movie was like we spent our whole budget in the first 1 hr of the movie. what should we do now?!?! CHASE SCENE! |
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| jon jon |
| quote: | Originally posted by Vivid Boy
to me this movie was like we spent our whole budget in the first 1 hr of the movie. what should we do now?!?! CHASE SCENE! |
Mel Gibson on Wikipedia
| quote: | | We started to talk about what films excite us and what he wanted to do next, and we specifically spent a lot of time on the action-chase genre of filmmaking. Those conversations essentially grew into the skeleton of ('Apocalypto'). We wanted to update the chase genre by, in fact, not updating it with technology or machinery but stripping it down to its most intense form, which is a man running for his life, and at the same time getting back to something that matters to him |
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| Vivid Boy |
| quote: | Originally posted by jon jon
Mel Gibson on Wikipedia |
I went to that movie with different expectations. i guess if i knew it was gonna be a long chase scene i would appreciated it for what it was. just the first hour i was on the edge of my seat, theen the chase scene happened and i was like boooooooooooooo |
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| Vivid Boy |
| quote: | Originally posted by jon jon
Mel Gibson on Wikipedia |
I went to that movie with different expectations. i guess if i knew it was gonna be a long chase scene i would appreciated it for what it was. just the first hour i was on the edge of my seat, theen the chase scene happened and i was like boooooooooooooo |
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| r5a |
| way to much man ass for my liking. |
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| geroin |
| quote: | Originally posted by 2famous4u
i saw this on rogers on demand a month ago.. its great.. :) very funny 2.. lol.. |
where was it funny :conf: |
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| jchung52 |
| quote: | Originally posted by r5a
way to much man ass for my liking. |
made u a little uncomfortable there? |
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| Jem_hadar |
just watched it again, its being featured on TMN this month, on like 6 times a day! lol
nice seeing it again.
Jaguar Paw's wife... the girl is soooooooooooooooooo incredibly hot and cute!! shes beautiful. <333  |
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